As for end-users , a lower percentage indicated that over 25 % of their organization ’ s physical security environment is cloud or hybrid cloud ( 29 %) than globally ( 44 %).
Channel partners are particularly concerned about staffing challenges , with 83 % expecting this issue to rise , compared to the global average of 70 %.
Fewer end-users in South America ( 30 %) faced project delays due to supply chain problems in 2023 compared to the global average ( 42 %).
More channel partners in South America ( 51 %) expect prices to drop as supply chain issues improve in 2024 , while globally , fewer than 39 % indicated the same .
Only 15 % of end-users reported higher 2023 budgets , which is less than the global average of 29 %.
Project delays are mainly due to economic ( 70 %) and political ( 36 %) uncertainties , which are higher than the global averages ( 57 % and 25 % respectively ).
Economic uncertainties and inflation are perceived as potential culprits for project delays in 2024 , with 59 % of channel partners in South America expressing concern , compared to the global average of 48 %.
South America takes cybersecurity seriously , but only 35 % of end-users identified hardening security infrastructure as a specific approach taken by their
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