Analytics and Internet of Things are perhaps two of the market opportunities with the biggest upside for the channel right now, and at distributor Avnet Technology Solutions, they both fall under the responsibility of vice president Colin Blair.

In this video interview, Blair discusses how the distributor is attacking the two markets, the opportunities it sees, new developments and partnerships that present new opportunities for solution providers, and offers some thoughts on where two of the hottest fields in technology are headed in 2017.

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