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IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 Part 2 - Networking Reception (+46 photos)

With half of the conference out of the way, attendees took some time out from the busy two day schedule to enjoy food and drinks from some of Sydney’s finest providores and merchants.

IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 Part 2 - Networking Reception (+46 photos)
IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 - Solutions Showcase Part 1 (+60 Photos)

This year’s Gartner security summit was all about facilitating productivity in the face of increasing security concerns. Over 25 vendors and distributors had a presence at the solutions showcase where partners and end users alike were able to get a taste of what is new and renewed in the security space.

IN PICTURES: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2015 - Solutions Showcase Part 1 (+60 Photos)
In Pictures: Top Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service vendors

Choosing the right Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider is growing increasingly difficult in a highly competitive market. Here are the top IaaS players identified by Gartner and their recommended use cases.

In Pictures: Top Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service vendors

Early indications show PC shipment growth for first time in six years

Steady business market demand drives PC sales
Windows 10 adoption set to impact devices market

Increasing PC prices will lead to flat growth of global device shipments in 2018
Dell EMC takes pole position in global server market

Global server revenue increasing by 33.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2018
Application infrastructure and middleware market revenue tops $881M in Australia

A shift towards digital business models is driving the revenue increase
AWS joins list of blockchain-as-a-service providers

Amazon plans to be one of a handful of vendors providing blockchain-as-a-service for enterprises seeking to test the waters without expense and risk
Windows 10 Pro is a dead end for the enterprise, Gartner says

Recent changes by Microsoft to the Windows 10 support schedule underline why Windows 10 Pro is an ill fit for most companies.

Gearing your business to close IoT deals

It’s time for businesses to up their game in sales enablement to succeed in the hyper-crowded Internet of Things market
How the channel can help big companies learn start-up techniques

Traditional organisations need to look to start-ups to compete in the digital world.
Understanding the Brexit impact on IT…

IT leaders and vendors should take these steps to stay ahead in the wake of the UK’s vote to exit the EU.
As Xerox files for divorce, what does split mean for the channel?

Tech giant Xerox has revealed plans to spin off into two multi-billion dollar companies, but as the separation date nears, what does the split mean ...
EXCLUSIVE: Delving deep into digital... Distribution Central outlines key Kiwi power play in 2016

“2016 is the year Kiwi partners can help their customers with their digital transformation strategy."
INSIGHT: How will Ericsson / Cisco partnership impact CSPs?

"Both players have strong complementary CSP product portfolio capabilities."

iPhone sales decline for first time as Samsung hangs onto smartphone crown

“For Samsung to stop falling sales of premium smartphones, it needs to introduce new flagship smartphones that can compete with iPhones."
Region posts highest vendor server revenue as HP maintains market share

From a regional standpoint, Asia/Pacific posted the highest vendor revenue growth at 25.4 percent.
Time for market leaders to reassess as tablet purchase patterns emerge

“Unless new compelling innovation or incentives to upgrade tablets are created, the churn of the mature installed base will continue to fall."
INSIGHT: The mediocrity of a 360 degree view

“A good test of your level of customer service is what happens when something goes wrong.”
Server market grows as HP holds off Lenovo charge

“The second quarter year-over-year growth for 2015 slowed compared with the annual growth of the first quarter of the year."
Windows 10 fragmentation? What fragmentation?

There will be different branches and builds, but it will still be better than today's situation with multiple OS versions being used, most analysts agree.