Is Microsoft, the company that effectively kicked off the generative AI arms race with its multi-billion-dollar partnership with OpenAI, losing its grip on its own creation?
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Apex Technology has been serving the Carolinas since 1998, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses.
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Vendor management can sound like just another piece of business jargon. Actually, it’s much simpler than that. It’s the process of having a single point of contact—us—handle the relationship, the troubleshooting, and the procurement for every technology-related service you use.
One month ago, the United States Federal Communications Commission put forth a ban on the sale of all Wi-Fi routers made outside the US, giving manufacturers the option to apply for a conditional approval exemption on the agency’s website.
Let’s talk about what this ban is going to mean to your business (and to your entire team’s personal lives) as things progress. Fair warning, things aren’t going to be simple.
For decades, the cybersecurity industry has operated on a comfortable, if flawed, assumption: finding a Zero-Day vulnerability (a bug unknown to the developers) was a Herculean task. It required elite human developers and ethical hackers, months of manual code review, and high-cost developer tools. This friction gave defenders a grace period—a window of time where obscurity acted as a shield.
That era officially ended on April 6, 2026.
Choosing the right managed IT services model isn’t about trends—it’s about fit. Your company size, number of locations, and risk/compliance priorities should drive the decision. This guide breaks down the 10 most common managed IT service models so IT directors and CIOs can quickly match needs to the right approach.
