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EDITOR ’ S COMMENT
Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent Tech Channels for Latin America . This month ’ s cover story features Juan Villalobos , Director of Sales Channels at F5 Latin America .
He discusses the evolving role of channel partners , key cybersecurity investments , and strategies for maintaining a competitive edge in the region ’ s dynamic IT landscape .
“ It is a top priority for us to work with our partners in building value proposals based on AI and Machine
Learning F5 solutions ,” he says .
“ The result of it is that we have strong channel partnerships : we are continuously investing in relationships with channel partners who have deep expertise in cloudbased solutions and emerging technologies .
“ Another key strategy is that we are continuously innovating the solutions to address the evolving needs of Latin American businesses , such as API security and automation .” Turn to page 19 to read the full article . Elsewhere on pages 40 – 42 , this month ’ s Expert Speak features Hilmar Becker , Regional Director of F5 Brazil , examining API policies across 10 different countries and exploring what Brazil can learn from these models .
“ Brazil is a major hub for the use of APIs . In addition to analyzing what other countries ’ policies for these languages can add to the local culture , it is essential to continue creating centralized and aggregated web portals for developers ,” he says . “ Those who have this structure are clearly ahead of the agencies that work with APIs on an ad hoc basis .”
On pages 50 – 52 , we learn how Confluent has launched its OEM Program to help partners quickly and confidently grow their business with data streaming .
With license to globally redistribute or embed Confluent ’ s enterprise-grade platform , partners can bring real-time products and Kafka offerings to market faster and easily monetise customer demand for data streaming with limited risk . The program makes data streaming a highmargin part of the business with expert implementation guidance and certification to help partners launch enterprise-ready offerings ; flexible commercial terms that match the ways partners sell ; and on-going technical support to ensure long-term customer success .
Don ’ t forget you can read daily news updates on our website . I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !
Mark Bowen Editorial Director
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