Canalys Forums 2025’s Post

Closing the main stage at Canalys Forums 2025 Americas, Omdia’s Jay McBain spotlighted how AI is redefining the customer lifecycle and why the next era of growth will be partner-led. Key insights: 🔹 AI partner opportunity surging: The ecosystem around AI is projected to grow to $267 billion by 2030, unlocking massive potential for partners across every segment. 🔹 Customers lean on partners for agentic AI: The majority of organizations say they’ll rely on trusted partners to build, deploy, and manage autonomous and agentic AI solutions. 🔹 People-powered innovation remains key: Even as AI accelerates, human expertise and connected devices will stay central to delivering value throughout the customer journey. 🔹 The next decade of partner-driven growth: From AI copilots to humanoid home robots, partners sit at the center of how AI will be commercialized and scaled. It’s been an amazing two days of insights, connection, and collaboration at Canalys Forum Americas - a true look into the future of the partner ecosystem and the AI-powered decade ahead. #CanalysForums2025 #Omdia #PartnerEcosystem #Channel #AI