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Pittsburgh IT Services Provider Climbs 10 Spots on the Competitive MSPmentor 501 list

Apogee IT Services has been highly ranked on Penton Technology’s tenth-annual MSPmentor 501 Global Edition, the industry's most respected and competitve list of top managed service providers (MSPs). The coveted MSPmentor 501 ranking features MSPs large and small, from virtually every corner of the earth.

In 2017, small and medium-sized businesses have come to rely upon their technology in order to deliver their products and services. Law firms, manufacturing companies, and more require a stable environment with minimal downtime, but oftentimes they don’t have a reliable resource by their side to help them when IT issues arise. So, where should you turn to give your employees the support they need while bringing you peace of mind?

Apogee is hosting another Bagels & Bytes IT Trends Series event, this time in Cranberry, in partnership with Ethical Intruder – a leading global cyber security company. Join us for breakfast and an eye-opening presentation about the state of your company's security.

Business owners know that their technology isn’t stagnant. As an organization grows, their technological needs evolve as well. With the addition of new hardware, software, and users, your IT environment soon requires a resource to manage it all, leading some SMBs to hire an internal IT professional. But when your in-house resource needs a little backup, where should you turn?

­Apogee is hosting another Bagels & Bytes IT Trends Series event, this time in Pittsburgh, in partnership with Plus Consulting – an innovator in IT business solutions. Join us on the rooftop for happy hour and a panel discussion featuring local experts on Cloud strategy in the SMB world.

Small and medium-sized businesses utilize a lot of vendors to make their organization functional. Internet Service Providers, software companies, and plenty of other technology vendors play a part in the day-to-day operations of a business. However, when an issue arises, it’s not uncommon for these vendors to begin pointing fingers at one another when an issue relates to your technology network.

In 2016, we wrote a blog post that detailed when law firms should consider switching to managed services. The article discussed the various technology issues that signal the need for a change in how their IT is managed. One area we talked about was falling behind the IT security curve, or in other words, not proactively keeping systems protected from the latest cyber threats. In 2017, that issue has taken on even more importance as there are mounting concerns surrounding access control, data integrity, and other IT security threats – specifically ransomware.

When companies begin to explore managed services as an option for their business, their journey is often kick started by a compelling event. That event can be as simple as the belief that their current provider is underserving them or as threatening as a ransomware attack that has held their systems hostage. However, dealing with numerous sales teams and loads of tech speak can become overwhelming. It's an industry that is crowded, with far too many options and pros and cons to consider.

Here are some of your options for managing your technology and some things to keep in mind:

If you’re a small or medium-sized business, you probably know technology is the key to business success. In fact, several household brands transformed their companies by becoming technology companies that sold a product. (Domino’s Pizza, anyone?)

Pittsburgh-Based Managed Service Provider Recognized for Excellence in IT Service Delivery

(Sewickley, PA, February 21, 2017) — In business and in life, there is moving forward and there is moving backward – there is no standing still. Apogee IT Services, an IT Services provider that has experienced explosive growth since 2014, is no stranger to continually pushing forward, driven by the belief that it can always do better. Apogee’s mission to provide quality and customized managed services to each of its clients has proved to be a recipe for success since the company’s birth in 1990.