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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

'We've got way bigger ambitions' - Infinigate bosses eye M&A in the UK to reach €1.5bn sales goal

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'We've got way bigger ambitions' - Infinigate bosses eye M&A in the UK to reach €1.5bn sales goal

Distributor ‘cannot be satisfied’ with its scale in the UK market, says chief business development officer Julien Antoine

clock 04 February 2022 • 3 min read
Irish reseller Arkphire rebrands to Presidio

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Irish reseller Arkphire rebrands to Presidio

Irish IT procurement and services company lays out plans to grow headcount by 10 per cent as part of international expansion effort

clock 01 February 2022 • 1 min read
Christmas revenue helps mitigate chip shortages and boosts Apple to a record quarter

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Christmas revenue helps mitigate chip shortages and boosts Apple to a record quarter

Revenue rose 11 per cent year-on-year as iPhone and Mac sales saw gains

clock 28 January 2022 • 2 min read
From the Newsroom podcast #6 - When governments crack down on MSPs, the best and worst vendor name changes and lessons from the world's most sustainable reseller

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From the Newsroom podcast #6 - When governments crack down on MSPs, the best and worst vendor name changes and lessons from the world's most sustainable reseller

clock 21 January 2022 • 1 min read
Exertis appoints newly created global diversity and inclusion lead

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Exertis appoints newly created global diversity and inclusion lead

Kim Lonas will play a role in "actively encouraging broader cultural and positive change" within the business

clock 17 January 2022 • 2 min read
German factory fire adds to 'chipageddon' fears

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German factory fire adds to 'chipageddon' fears

Chip machinery maker ASML has been forced to close part of its Berlin factory this week

clock 07 January 2022 • 1 min read
Palo Alto hires former Orange Business Services global boss to be CEO of EMEA and LATAM regions

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Palo Alto hires former Orange Business Services global boss to be CEO of EMEA and LATAM regions

Helmut Reisinger moves from partner leadership to join the management team at the vendor

clock 04 January 2022 • 1 min read
Apple becomes first company to hit $3tn market cap - greater than the individual GDP of every European country apart from Germany

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Apple becomes first company to hit $3tn market cap - greater than the individual GDP of every European country apart from Germany

Apple reached its previous $2tn milestone in August 2020

clock 04 January 2022 • 1 min read
'Selling AWS is now more profitable than Microsoft Azure' - Partners give their verdict on AWS v Microsoft Azure

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'Selling AWS is now more profitable than Microsoft Azure' - Partners give their verdict on AWS v Microsoft Azure

Partners are ‘feeling the love’ from AWS following new partner announcements at re:Invent

clock 23 December 2021 • 6 min read
From the Newsroom podcast #5 - Key findings from Top VARs, resellers going global and what WWT's CEO has planned for 2022

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From the Newsroom podcast #5 - Key findings from Top VARs, resellers going global and what WWT's CEO has planned for 2022

clock 17 December 2021 • 1 min read
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'I've been aware our MSP approach requires some refinement': Barracuda CEO Hatem Naguib speaks from the vendor's Discover22 EMEA conference in Athens

19 May 2022 • 6 min read