Channel forum: 30% of EMEA partners will disappear by 2030

Almost a third of EMEA channel businesses will disappear in their current form by the end of the decade as they evolve or are replaced by fresh entrants. That sobering assessment was shared by Omdia’s chief analyst, Alistair Edwards, at this week’s Canalys Forums event, with the analyst firm expecting 30% of current channel players across the region to be replaced by a new breed of partner by 2030