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IN PICTURES: Reseller News Roundtable - Shifting the role of storage: How the channel can rise to the enterprise challenge

As companies adapt to business game-changers such as Cloud, Big Data and the Internet of Things, information, at all levels, continues to gather mission critical importance. The Kiwi channel market debated the shifting the role of storage at Gusto Restaurant, Auckland, answering how the channel can rise to the enterprise challenge - sponsored by Dell, EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and Westcon Group.

IN PICTURES: Reseller News Roundtable - Shifting the role of storage: How the channel can rise to the enterprise challenge
IN PICTURES: Westcon, Cisco and NetApp Flexpod's Tesla test drive (+41 images)

Westcon Group celebrated the launch of its OneSource NetApp and Cisco Flexpod solution with a drinks and canapes networking session at Tesla Motors in Sydney's St Leonards. The event allowed attendees to get up close and personal with Netapp's and Westcon's Flexpod specialists - and test drive the latest Tesla Model S. Photos by Allan Swann

IN PICTURES: Westcon, Cisco and NetApp Flexpod's Tesla test drive (+41 images)
IN PICTURES: Real Time Security - Raising Your Threat Intelligence Roundtable (+32 images)

Industry executives across the channel, from both here and overseas, gathered at Cafe Sydney to discuss the new threats emerging in the security landscape, and how threat intelligence can be used to protect businesses. ARN in conjunction with Check Point Security, Cyberoam, FireEye, Hemisphere Technologies, RSA, Symantec, and Westcon Group. Photography by Ian Sharp.

IN PICTURES: Real Time Security - Raising Your Threat Intelligence Roundtable (+32 images)
IN PICTURES: Westcon Imagine 2014, Sydney (+64 photos)

The second leg of Westcon Imagine 2014 landed in Sydney at the Hilton Hotel. More than 450 attendees heard from a broad range of speakers including Westcon MD A/NZ, Dave Rosenberg, and Asia-Pacific (APAC) services and Cloud solutions director, Darryl Grauman. Famed pilot, Richard de Crespigny, detailed how the collaborative efforts of pilots, air hosts, and air traffic control led to the effective risk assessment which resulted in the safe landing of an Airbus A380 (Qantas Flight QF32) after it suffered uncontained (and at the time, unexplained) engine failure after leaving Singapore Changi Airport. There were also panel discussions on Data Privacy in 2014 and Making Cloud Profitable. Photos by IAN SHARP.

IN PICTURES: Westcon Imagine 2014, Sydney (+64 photos)
IN PICTURES: WESTCON IMAGINE 2014 - Avaya VIP Breakfast

Avaya held an exclusive breakfast briefing for its VIPs before Westcon Imagine 2014, where Martin Claridge, Avay's VP, IP & Cloud Network Solutions, laid out the company's vision for the future of networking - beyond SDN.

IN PICTURES: WESTCON IMAGINE 2014 - Avaya VIP Breakfast
IN PICTURES: Westcon Imagine 2014, Melbourne

The first leg of Westcon Imagine 2014 landed in Melbourne at the Sofitel on Collins. A full-house heard Cisco CTO, Kevin Bloch, speak on the Future IT Leader, Westpac senior economist. Elliott Clarke, address The State of IT, and panel discussions on Data Privacy in 2014 and Making Cloud Profitable. Westcon MD A/NZ, Dave Rosenberg, and Asia-Pacific (APAC) services and Cloud solutions director, Darryl Grauman, opened the event.

IN PICTURES: Westcon Imagine 2014, Melbourne
IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Don't Call Me Reseller: How the changing role of the partner affects distribution

ARN's latest roundtable was held in conjunction with Distribution Central, Express Data, Newlease, Westcon Group and WhiteGold Solutions at The Drawing Room in Sydney's Langham Hotel. Transformative technologies and the advent of XaaS (anything-as-a-service) are the catalysts for changing the reseller’s current business model into a service provider role. As a result, is it still fair to call distributor's partners resellers? Attendees discussed the the changes Cloud has wrought on the Channel landscape and the emergence of other transformative technologies that have changed the reseller's MO drastically. Photographs by Ian Sharp

IN PICTURES: ARN Roundtable - Don't Call Me Reseller: How the changing role of the partner affects distribution
IN PICTURES: More highlights from Westcon Group's Imagine Conference 2011

The Westcon Group held its annual Imagine Conference this year at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. Here are more highlights of the day including conference speakers, trade show booths and attendees.

IN PICTURES: More highlights from Westcon Group's Imagine Conference 2011
IN PICTURES: Westcon Group Imagine Conference 2011

The Westcon Group held its annual Imagine Conference this year at the Sofitel Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. See all the highlights of the day - including the conference speakers and trade show booths.

IN PICTURES: Westcon Group Imagine Conference 2011
Barefoot and bubbles on Hamilton Island

Jabra recently held its partner forum on Hamilton Island.

Barefoot and bubbles on Hamilton Island