Articles by Josh Budd
US services giant Ensono bought in PE sale for a reported $1.7bn
Private equity firm KKR buys partner last acquired in 2015 for just $190m
Microsoft hit by lawsuit from UK reseller
ValueLicensing claims vendor is abusing its power in the software market
Devices set to be fastest growing segment in 2021 - Gartner
IT spending is set to rocket to $4tn this year, according to Gartner analysts
Laptop and tablet usage to surge in 2021 - Gartner
Analysts predict that around 6.2 billion devices will be in use by the end of 2021
Cisco as-a-service coming to select European markets by mid-2021
Vendor launches Cisco Plus to be available by mid-2021
How could AWS' new CEO make his mark on the channel?
Gartner research VP suggests four ways the cloud giant's new boss could transform the AWS business
Software vendors raked in an additional $2.8tn in 2020
Zoom, Adobe and Splunk were the big winners of 2020, according to research from a global investment bank
Computacenter's North American business suffers 'weaker than expected' 2020
However, UK reseller still posts highest profit growth in 22 years as a public company
NetApp reshuffles global leadership team
Global restructure includes EMEA partner boss, and both channel and direct sales teams
Sabio snaps up Spanish AI chatbot specialist
Sabio CEO says 'every customer interaction' will be enabled by AI following acquisition
ScanSource staff exodus to rivals marks 'a time out' for US distributor's European business
Europe boss pays homage to more than two decades at US distributor, as EMEA staff leave to join Nuvias, Blue Star and Varlink
Pandemic continues to be spanner in the works for Cisco enterprise sales
Vendor giant sees shares take a tumble after CEO warning
How Covid changed managed print forever
With print volumes expected to drop by as much as 30 per cent post-pandemic, how are managed print players recovering lost business?
Four things we learned from Microsoft's Q4 numbers
We pick out the details from Microsoft's results, as the vendor's cloud growth continues to surge
Italian distributor lands in UK MSP market
Milan-HQ Achab says it will bring ‘unique distribution model’ to the UK
Mimecast latest vendor to fall foul of hackers
'Sophisticated' threat actor targeted Microsoft 365 Exchange Web Services
Top challenges and opportunities facing channel partners in 2021
Despite the ongoing COVID pandemic, the IT channel will be full of new opportunities for partners willing to seize them, argues Jesper Hersbro, distribution manager for Benelux and Nordics at Vertiv
Top 10 VAR acquisitions in Europe of 2020
Channel Partner Insight reveals the top reseller M&A moves of the year