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Josh Budd

Josh Budd is editor of CRN, a position he has held since January 2021. He joined Incisive Media in 2016 and was previously editor of CRN sister title Channel Partner Insight. Before joining Incisive Media, he completed an NCTJ in Multimedia Journalism at News Associates and a Master's degree in English Literature at University College London.

Articles by Josh Budd

Infinigate lands and expands in the Middle East with Starlink buy

Distribution

Infinigate lands and expands in the Middle East with Starlink buy

The DACH distributor has acquired cybersecurity VAD Starlink: its third buy in three months

clock 04 October 2022 • 4 min read
Cybersecurity distributor Distology lands in Germany with first DACH acquisition

Distribution

Cybersecurity distributor Distology lands in Germany with first DACH acquisition

Distributor acquires Berlin-based software consultancy Squareball as CEO Hayley Roberts says she wants to create a ‘top five’ value-added distributor in Germany within three years

clock 08 September 2022 • 2 min read
Swiss VAD Infinigate acquires Microsoft cloud distributor Vuzion

Distribution

Swiss VAD Infinigate acquires Microsoft cloud distributor Vuzion

The deal is the second UK acquisition for Infinigate this year following its purchase of Nuvias in July

clock 01 September 2022 • 3 min read
Presidio's European boss on why the UK is 'a big focus' for the UK moving forwards

Solution Provider

Presidio's European boss on why the UK is 'a big focus' for the UK moving forwards

Brid Graham talks about the scale of the Presidio business in Europe following its acquisition of Arkphire

clock 10 August 2022 • 3 min read
Graeme Watt steps down as Softcat CEO

Solution Provider

Graeme Watt steps down as Softcat CEO

Watt will hand over the role next year to CFO Graham Charlton 1 August 2023

clock 12 July 2022 • 2 min read
Node4 acquires fellow British Microsoft Azure Expert MSP risual

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Node4 acquires fellow British Microsoft Azure Expert MSP risual

Node4 became a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP itself in 2021. Its latest acquisition adds 170 staff to the UK partner.

clock 07 July 2022 • 1 min read
Global reseller SHI 'the target of a coordinated and professional malware attack'

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Global reseller SHI 'the target of a coordinated and professional malware attack'

The $12.3bn reseller says it is working with the FBI and CISA, and insists there is currently no evidence to suggest its customers were impacted

clock 07 July 2022 • 1 min read
Nuvias and Infinigate's CEOs lift the lid on their distributor acquisition, the future of Nuvias' UC arm and further M&A

Distribution

Nuvias and Infinigate's CEOs lift the lid on their distributor acquisition, the future of Nuvias' UC arm and further M&A

clock 06 July 2022 • 7 min read
European distributor consolidation: Infinigate acquires Nuvias to form €1.4bn-revenue firm

Distribution

European distributor consolidation: Infinigate acquires Nuvias to form €1.4bn-revenue firm

Rigby Group sells Nuvias’ cybersecurity and networking business to Infinigate but keeps hold of UC arm

clock 05 July 2022 • 3 min read
Lenovo tells partners rationale for first-ever European manufacturing plant being based in Hungary

Vendor

Lenovo tells partners rationale for first-ever European manufacturing plant being based in Hungary

Lenovo claims its 50,000-square-metre facility can produce 4,000 workstations and 1,000 servers a day

clock 24 June 2022 • 4 min read