Images: Telarus Partner Summit — Verizon, Five9, Fuze, Momentum, More

They came for company news, the education and the awards ceremony. But most of all, attendees at the Telarus Partner Summit, July 27-30, were there for the networking.

Most likely the largest live, in-person channel event since the start of the pandemic, it drew nearly 1,000 attendees to San Diego. About half were partners. All were excited to do business, dine and get caught up after so long apart.

Telarus reports an attendance jump of 15% from its 2019 Partner Summit in Aurora, Colorado.

It was a news-making event for the services distributor:

• Sales numbers are up significantly in every major technology category.
• A new on-demand Telarus University offers certification, best practices and supplier education around the clock.
• Several big-name suppliers and partners took home awards at Thursday night’s gala.

Channel Futures was there for the entire Telarus Partner Summit. In the slideshow above, you’ll find highlights from the main stage. You’ll also see our pictures from the expo hall where you or the companies you work with were there in force.