Apex Technology Blog

Does your business operate in the moment, or does it prioritize what’s just around the corner? As a business owner, you have a tricky balance to strike between the two, and where technology is concerned, the answer is not always so clear-cut. But it’s generally better for your business to look at technology management with the perspective offered by an IT roadmap to inform your decision-making, from everyday implementations to major deployments.

Forget the sophisticated cyber-attacks you see in the news. Often, the real business killer is much more mundane: that aging server in your storage room. Many business owners assume that if it’s still humming, it’s still working. Unfortunately, hardware doesn’t just retire; it crashes; usually at the worst possible moment. When a primary server fails, it doesn't just take your data with it; it takes away your ability to compete.

In its current form, Artificial Intelligence is a bit like a highly gifted but incredibly literal intern. If you don't provide a crystal-clear roadmap, it will happily lead you down a "digital rabbit hole," burning through your team's billable hours and patience.

Is your network infrastructure a Frankenstein’s monster of mismatched tools and quick fixes? This is what most small business IT looks like; companies adopt solutions without a thought as to how they are supposed to work together, and it ultimately ends up impacting operations. This creates tech debt, and not the monetary kind, that is hard to bounce back from without taking a serious look at your IT practices.

It’s undeniable that artificial intelligence is a big part of doing business in 2026. Given this, it is not surprising that many products are being developed to push the technology into areas of business it hasn’t touched. Today, we are going to tell you about the difference between AI models and why one man’s great idea could be the thing that set AI back.