IN PICTURES: Distributor Forum - the changing face of distribution

The changing face of distribution was discussed by a host of distributors and resellers at a Distributor Forum roundtable at Bilson’s in Sydney. There’s no question today’s distribution landscape is undergoing massive upheaval thanks to a host of challenges including currency fluctuations, economic conditions and decreasing margins.
Attendees discussed a bevy of topics including current market opportunities and top business challenges, the role of consolidation in the IT industry, commoditisation, along with the move towards cloud computing.
Attendees included Westcon’s Leigh Howard, Distribution Central’s Nick Verykios, WhiteGold’s Dominic Whitehand, Synnex’ Darren Tan, Avnet’s Michael Costigan, along with resellers Sean Murphy of Nexus, Craig Neil of NSC Enterprise Solutions, Mark Gluckman of Regal, Tony Fleming of Verizon Business, Ian Van Engelen of Digital Convergence Group and Service Elements’ Mark Johnston.