The Canalys Channels Forum will be covering Latin America

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Canalys will be bringing its Channels Forum from EMEA and APAC to LATAM and already has support from distributors in the region, such as Tech Data, Officer, Westcon/Afina, Avnet and Intcomex. The event will take place from the 21st to 23rd of October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Steve Brazier, Canalys President and CEO, said, ”The channel is in great shape, with leading distributors and channel partners enjoying share prices near all-time highs. The cloud is creating both new partners, and opportunities for existing partners. Vendors that embrace the channel are succeeding, and their participation in the Canalys Channels Forum demonstrates their commitment to the community.”

Tech Data will host more than 100 of its leading channel partners at the forum. Luis Oliveira, Vice President and General Manager of Latin America at Tech Data explained that, “This event will provide new opportunities for channel enablement both for our valued solution providers and vendor partners. We look forward to a successful event.”

Social, mobile, analytics, clouds and security are playing a vital role in shaping technology demand, influencing perceptions and determining budget allocation. This has inspired the 2014 universal theme of Engage, Inspire, Accelerate. Canalys Principal Analyst Alastair Edwards detailed that this theme focuses on the three core areas channel partners can concentrate on to improve their win rates.