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Former Microsoft, HP Executive Joins Apex Digital Solutions Leadership Team

Southfield, MI. March 7, 2022 – Apex Digital Solutions, a Southfield-based Microsoft Gold Partner specializing in Modern Workplace, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, and Security solutions, is pleased to welcome Steve Thompson as its new Vice President of Solutions and Alliances.

With over 25 years of experience in the technology solutions industry, Steve specializes in developing technical strategy, growth plans, practice improvement plans, and improving services delivery. He has previously held leadership positions at organizations including Microsoft (Director, National Partners), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Regional Director, Cloud Professional Services), and produhtikv llc. (Founder and Chief Strategy Officer.) He is also a Board Member of The Samuel Eells Literary and Educational Foundation and serves as the President of the Board of Governors for the Alpha Delta Phi International Fraternity.

“We are pleased to welcome Steve to Team Apex and to our Leadership Team,” says Jason Lambiris, Apex Digital Solutions CEO, “As we expand our solution offerings to better meet the evolving needs of a dynamic world, we will look to Steve’s expertise to guide us on the innovative strategies that will empower our customers as well as help foster a deeper connection with our portfolio of partners.”

“I’m excited to join the fantastic Apex team and help supercharge growth and expansion in service of our customers,” Steve said. “This is a unique time in the world, and I think an organization like Apex can help customers, at scale, transform the way they work. Leveraging partnerships, especially the strong relationships with Microsoft and TD SYNNEX, will be a key part of our strategy now and in the future.”

This expansion of their leadership team indicates Apex’s dedication to deepening their Microsoft expertise. They have recently earned their Microsoft Advanced Specialization certifications in Microsoft Teams Calling and Microsoft Teams Meetings & Meeting Rooms, are a member of the exclusive Microsoft Rooms Partner Program, and launched their Aegis Advanced 24×7 managed detection and response for Microsoft 365 and Azure service within the past year.

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a technology success provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com

Apex Digital Solutions a 2022 DBusiness Top Corporate Culture Award Finalist

Southfield, MI. March 3, 2022 – Southfield-based technology solutions company Apex Digital Solutions was selected as a 2022 Top Corporate Culture Award finalist from DBusiness Magazine. This award honors the best places to work in metro Detroit according to a third-party survey of thousands of employees on a number of important workplace topics.

“To get a picture of how metro Detroit businesses are handling important employer-employee issues, DBusiness invited workers at small, medium-size, and large companies to fill out a survey with questions about their work experience,” says R.J. King, editor of DBusiness magazine, DBusiness Daily News, Tech and Mobility News, and Detroit 500. “We went well beyond the typical ‘Best Places to Work’ surveys to include insight into community engagement, continuing education, mentorships, teamwork, and leadership.

“The best-performing small and medium-to-large companies overall have been recognized as Corporate Culture Awards honorees. The top-rated firms in each of 11 categories in the survey also are recognized among thousands of respondents. The inaugural honorees will appear in the March/April issue of DBusiness. Our goal each year is to spotlight companies building and enhancing a best-in-class, diverse workforce.”

“We are honored to once again be recognized for our culture of empowerment,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions, “It is even more heartening to reflect on the survey responses of our team members—to see that in a hybrid work environment, our team continues to maintain a shared sense of identity and continues to lead with empathy every day. Our combined efforts as a team have helped continue to foster a compassionate environment with a healthy work/life coexistence.”

Apex Digital Solutions was honored during the Top Corporate Culture Awards reception on March 3rd at the Daxton Hotel and will appear in the March/April 2022 issue of DBusiness.

Apex has previously been honored for their corporate culture by Crain’s Detroit as a four year-in-a-row Cool Places to Work award winner, Inc. Magazine Best Workplaces in 2020, and Best of MichBusiness in 2022 and 2019.

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a technology success provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com

Apex Digital Solutions Earns Microsoft Teams Calling Advanced Specialization from Microsoft

Southfield, MI, February 17, 2022 — Apex Digital Solutions, a Southfield-based technology solutions company, announced today that they have achieved Advanced Specialization status from Microsoft for Microsoft Teams Calling.

Microsoft advanced specializations are validation of a partner’s capability to deliver high-fidelity services in a specific solution area. To receive the Advanced Specialization status, a partner must maintain Microsoft Gold Competency status, achieve key technology performance indicators and required performance thresholds, pass specific technical assessments, and provide customer references demonstrating successful delivery of services.

Microsoft Teams Calling was created to address the need businesses have for a modern voice solution and phone system capabilities that combines unified communication and teamwork. Because the implementation of these solutions can be complex and requires a highly specialized skillset, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Teams Calling advanced specialization.

This is the third advanced specialization designation that Apex has received, and the second in the year 2022. Apex recently announced that they received advanced specialization status for Microsoft Teams Meetings and Meeting Rooms and received the Advanced Specialization status for Adoption and Change Management in October 2020.

“I am proud of our team for achieving this significant achievement,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO at Apex Digital Solutions, “This distinction goes beyond being a Microsoft Gold Partner: it places us in an elite group of technology providers. By continuing to expand our expertise through hard work and dedication, we can continue to rise to the unique and increasingly complex challenges our customers face with technology and change management.”

Apex also has 6 Microsoft Gold Competencies and 5 Microsoft Silver Competencies spanning Cloud Platform, Enterprise Mobility Management, Windows and Devices, Application Development, Collaboration and Content, Datacenter, and Security.

 

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a technology success provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com. 

Apex Digital Solutions Earns Microsoft Teams Meetings and Meeting Rooms Advanced Specialization from Microsoft

Southfield, MI, February 9, 2022 — Apex Digital Solutions, a Southfield-based technology solutions company, announced today they have achieved Advanced Specialization status from Microsoft for Microsoft Teams Meetings and Meeting Rooms.

Microsoft advanced specializations are validation of a partner’s capability to deliver high-fidelity services in a specific solution area. To receive the Advanced Specialization status, a partner must maintain Microsoft Gold Competency status, achieve key technology performance indicators and required performance thresholds, pass specific technical assessments, and provide customer references demonstrating successful delivery of services.

For many organizations, Microsoft Teams is the platform that enables a level of collaboration and communication on the level of face-to-face meetings. Because the implementation of these solutions can be complex and requires a highly specialized skillset, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Teams Meetings and Meeting Rooms advanced specialization.

“By receiving the advanced specialization status for Microsoft Teams Meetings and Meeting Rooms, Apex Digital Solutions has demonstrated that they are dedicated to providing meaningful value to customers as they seek to navigate the rapidly evolving world of hybrid work,” said Mehryn Corrigan, Partner Sales Executive, Microsoft Teams Rooms at Microsoft.

“I am proud of our team for achieving this significant achievement,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO at Apex Digital Solutions, “This distinction goes beyond being a Microsoft Gold Partner: it places us in an elite group of technology providers. By continuing to expand our expertise through hard work and dedication, we can continue to rise to the unique and increasingly complex challenges our customers face with technology and change management.”

Apex Digital Solutions also earned the Advanced Specialization status for Adoption and Change Management in October 2020. Apex also has 6 Microsoft Gold Competencies and 5 Microsoft Silver Competencies spanning Cloud Platform, Enterprise Mobility Management, Windows and Devices, Application Development, Collaboration and Content, Datacenter, and Security.

 

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a technology success provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com. 

Microsoft Teams Rooms Customer Success Story

This case study highlights the expertise we brought to AM General, when we deployed Microsoft Teams Rooms across their organization, enabling high-quality meeting experiences for their hybrid workers and simplifying room management for their IT team.

AM General Microsoft Teams Rooms success story

Apex Digital Solutions a 2021 Best of MichBusiness Award Winner

Southfield, MI. January 20, 2022 – Southfield-based technology solutions company Apex Digital Solutions was selected as a 2021 Best of MichBusiness Winner. This list honors the companies that made a difference in 2021 and showed outstanding leadership in a time of social and economic uncertainty.

“When I think about the practices that make Apex stand out as a great Michigan business, I don’t think it’s what we do. I believe it’s the empowerment mindset we embrace that stems from our purpose and our core values,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions, “Our team excels at this, whether it’s evaluating our current practices, going about our daily work, or planning for the future. To us, the primary ingredients for success, both internally and externally, are seeking out key opportunities, fostering ownership thinking, and creating the confidence that drive positive outcomes for all involved.”

Apex Digital Solutions will be honored during the annual Best of MichBusiness Awards, held virtually this year, on Thursday, February 10th, 2022. For more information on the event, visit https://michbusiness.com/events/2021-best-of-michbusiness-awards/.

Apex was previously honored as a Best of MichBusiness Award Winner in 2019 under the “Technology Guru” category.

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a professional and managed services provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com
 

About MichBusiness:
MichBusiness, formerly MBPA, is dedicated to helping small businesses across Michigan succeed through valuable resources, educational programs, high-impact events, and more. For more than three decades, as the Michigan Business and Professional Association, the organization’s mission and history of successful business partnerships have positively impacted more than 150,000 businesses.

To learn more about MichBusiness visit: https://michbusiness.com 

Apex Digital Solutions Named a Cool Place to Work by Crain’s Detroit Business for Fourth Year-in-a-Row

Southfield, MI. August 23, 2021 — Southfield-based technology solutions company Apex Digital Solutions has been named to the Crain’s Detroit Business 2021 Cool Places to Work in Michigan list in their August 23rd issue. This year, Apex ranked 12th overall in the list of 100 companies. This is Apex Digital Solutions’ fourth year-in-a-row being named to the highly competitive list which honors workplaces that promote flexibility, growth, and empowerment.

“We are honored to once again have our culture of empowerment recognized on this prestigious list,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions, “As the world faced great challenges over this past year, our team lead with empathy and combined their efforts to promote a compassionate environment with a healthy work/life coexistence.”

Crain’s Cool Places to Work is a program open to Michigan businesses, nonprofits, and government entities. The types of organizations that are often given this distinction have employee-centric benefits, professional development programs, and a welcoming work culture.

“I found Apex when browsing previous years’ Cool Places to Work lists,” said Brittany DiCicco, Sales Operations Specialist at Apex, “I was looking for a company that prioritizes a strong culture and I found that with Apex.” Bruce Keezer, Support Technician at Apex adds that it is also about the people, “Our team is always friendly, hard-working, eager to help one another, and just plain cool. Apex actively works to build a culture that supports our shared values by finding people who fit the model of being an ‘Apex Warrior.’”

A few ways Apex puts culture first:

  • Employee recognition and appreciation programs throughout the year to celebrate individual contributions and successes
  • Company sponsored volunteer activities, paid volunteer days to support a cause the employee is passionate about, and charitable giving opportunities
  • Monthly all-company meetings, team building activities, personal development opportunities, and social events
  • Consistent communication and feedback through weekly engagement surveys, weekly 1:1s, and daily touch points

The recognition follows Apex Digital Solutions being named to CRN’s 2021 Fast Growth 150 list, CRN’s 2021 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 List, and Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2020.

 

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a professional and managed services provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com

Apex Digital Solutions Ranks 76th on 2021 CRN® Fast Growth 150 List

Southfield, MI. August 9th, 2021 – Apex Digital Solutions announced today that they have been named to CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list for the second year-in-a-row. This annual list recognizes the most rapidly expanding solution providers, technology integrators, IT consultants and strategic service providers in North America for the substantial growth and performance they’ve achieved over the previous two years.

“We are honored to be recognized on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list,” said Jaime Waterfield, Chief Revenue Office at Apex Digital Solutions, “Over the past year, we have made significant investments to grow our team, expand our services portfolio, and broaden our partner network for the purpose of empowering our customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. It is rewarding to see those efforts translate to our own growth, enabling us to re-invest in providing outstanding customer experiences.”

The IT channel is a highly competitive, fast-paced environment comprised of solution providers that deliver a complex array of hardware, software, communications, and services. They must think outside the box to differentiate themselves, making sustained growth a notable achievement. To maintain the highest levels of growth, solution providers constantly need to evolve and keep ahead of groundbreaking changes within the marketplace. The 2021 Fast Growth 150 list acknowledges these companies’ exceptional accomplishments and ongoing dedication to success.

“In today’s unpredictable world, the pace of change within the IT channel is happening at breakneck speed. CRN’s 2021 Fast Growth 150 list highlights industry-leading companies within the IT channel and their ability to outpace an ever-evolving market,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “The prominent companies on this year’s list serves as an inspiration, setting an admirable level of excellence for their peers to follow. We are thrilled to honor these industry-leading professionals and wish them continued success for the foreseeable future.”

A sampling of the 2021 Fast Growth 150 list will be featured in the August issue of CRN Magazine. You can view the complete list online at www.crn.com/fastgrowth150.

In addition to being listed on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list, Apex has also been listed on CRN’s Managed Services Provider Pioneer 250 list for the past three years and had 2 executives named to CRN’s Women of the Channel in 2021.

 

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a professional and managed services provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers, and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com 

 

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Apex Digital Solutions Launches Aegis Advanced 24×7 MDR Protection for Microsoft 365 and Azure

Southfield, MI, July 22, 2021 — Apex Digital Solutions announced today the expansion of their Aegis Security Services to include Aegis Advanced, which delivers critical 24×7 managed detection and response (MDR) capabilities to customers globally. With this new tier of service, Apex delivers true real-time security event monitoring, triaging, and response capabilities to address threats across a customer’s Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.   

Aegis leverages best-in-class technology from Microsoft combined with dedicated security experts. The Aegis suite of services help customers manage, detect, and respond to threats within their environments using the Microsoft 365 and Azure security and compliance portfolio. By better securing organizations across identities, devices, applications, infrastructure, network and data, Aegis provides organizations confidence that they can secure their business and their data no matter where their users or workloads exist. In combination with the Vantage Maturity Model, Aegis enables customers to continuously evaluate and identify how to clearly improve their capability and operational maturity over time.

This new tier of service comes as part of Apex’s recently announced partnership with CRITICALSTART, a market leading MDR provider based in Plano, Texas.

“Organizations around the world are facing new and overwhelming cyber threats every day. It is important to us that we empower our customers to be more secure in every way possible,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions. “By partnering with CRITICALSTART, we are able to provide vital services to customers across the globe who need to actively monitor and respond to threats in real-time.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Apex Digital Solutions to further enhance the capabilities of the Aegis security services portfolio,” said Dwayne Meyers, VP, Channels & Alliances at CRITICALSTART. “The threat landscape is rapidly evolving as today’s organizations become more and more inundated with security alerts and risk. With our MDR services, Aegis customers can rest assured that all threats will be detected, investigated and responded to as quickly as possible.”

In addition to MDR response services, Aegis Advanced customers are assigned a dedicated Customer Success Manager, a Sr. Technical Advisor, and a Sr. Security Advisor to support business and technical objectives in alignment with their cybersecurity roadmap.

To learn more about Aegis visit: apexdigital.com/aegis-service-levels

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a professional and managed services provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com. 

About CRITICALSTART
CRITICALSTART is the only MDR provider committed to eliminating acceptable risk and leaving nothing to chance. They believe that companies should never have to settle for “good enough.” Their award-winning portfolio includes end-to-end Professional Services and Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Their MDR puts a stop to alert fatigue by leveraging their ZTAP platform plus industry-leading Trusted Behavior Registry, which eliminates false positives at scale by resolving known-good behaviors. Driven by 24x7x365 human-led, end-to-end monitoring, investigation and remediation of alerts, their on-the-go threat detection and response capabilities are enabled via a fully interactive MOBILESOC. For more information about CRITICALSTART visit: crtiticalstart.com

Apex Digital Solutions Enters Key Partnerships to Expand Security Capabilities

Southfield, MI, July 15th, 2021 — Apex Digital Solutions announced today the expansion of their Aegis security services portfolio through the addition of two key security partners: CRITICALSTART, a market-leading Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider based in Plano, Texas as well as Antigen Security, an incident response and recovery engineering firm based in Holt, Michigan. 

“We aim to empower our customers to be more secure. We developed Aegis to advise and guide organizations in an increasingly complex world of cyber threats and a myriad of security solutions and services,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions. “Today’s reality is most organizations will be impacted by a cyber attack. Through partnerships with CRITICALSTART and Antigen, we are able to assist our customers with reducing risk and minimizing the impacts of a breach.”

Aegis leverages best-in-class technology from Microsoft combined with dedicated security experts. The Aegis suite of services help customers manage, detect, and respond to threats within their environments using the Microsoft 365 and Azure security and compliance portfolio. By better securing organizations across identities, devices, applications, infrastructure, network and data, Aegis provides organizations confidence that they can secure their business and their data no matter where their users or workloads exist. In combination with the Vantage Maturity Model, Aegis enables customers to continuously evaluate and identify how to clearly improve their capability and operational maturity over time.

“We are thrilled to partner with Apex Digital Solutions to further enhance the capabilities of the Aegis security services portfolio,” said Dwayne Meyers, VP, Channels & Alliances at CRITICALSTART. “The threat landscape is rapidly evolving as today’s organizations become more and more inundated with security alerts and risk. With our MDR services, Aegis customers can rest assured that all threats will be detected, investigated and responded to as quickly as possible.”

“Aegis addresses both proactive and reactive response measures for customers, powered by Microsoft technologies and driven by experts who specialize in the solutions they are providing,” said Steven Legg, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Antigen Security, “This approach resonates with how we operate at Antigen, as we believe Security should be an ongoing part of your business mindset, not a box to be checked. Apex takes this thinking to heart with Aegis and we are very excited to offer incident response services to customers alongside the Apex team.”

To learn more about Aegis visit: apexdigital.com/aegis

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a professional and managed services provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com. 

About CRITICALSTART
CRITICALSTART is the only MDR provider committed to eliminating acceptable risk and leaving nothing to chance. They believe that companies should never have to settle for “good enough.” Their award-winning portfolio includes end-to-end Professional Services and Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Their MDR puts a stop to alert fatigue by leveraging their ZTAP platform plus industry-leading Trusted Behavior Registry, which eliminates false positives at scale by resolving known-good behaviors. Driven by 24x7x365 human-led, end-to-end monitoring, investigation and remediation of alerts, their on-the-go threat detection and response capabilities are enabled via a fully interactive MOBILESOC. For more information about CRITICALSTART visit: crtiticalstart.com.

About Antigen Security

Antigen Security is a leading provider of digital forensics, incident response, and recovery engineering solutions aiming to help fight cybercrime, stop fraud, and tackle threats.  Headquartered in Holt, Michigan, and with roots in the information security community, Antigen Security is a self-funded startup servicing clients in nearly any industry, including finance, energy, medical, and other regulated businesses. For more information about Antigen Security visit: antigensecurity.com.

2 Executives of Apex Digital Solutions Recognized on CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List

Southfield, MI. May 10, 2021 — Apex Digital Solutions today announced that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Jaime Waterfield, Chief Revenue Officer, and Cortnie Talbot, Vice President of Service Delivery, to the highly respected Women of the Channel list for 2021. Waterfield was also named to the 2021 Power 60 Solution Providers list, an elite subgroup of honorees chosen from the highly regarded Women of the Channel list.

The women honored on this year’s list pushed forward with comprehensive business plans, marketing initiatives and other innovative ideas to support their partners and customers, helping them through the uncertainty brought on by the global COVID-19 pandemic. CRN celebrates these exceptional women for their leadership, dedication, and channel advocacy.

The Power 60 Solution Providers are chosen by the CRN editorial team based on their contributions, expertise, and dedication to building strong solution provider businesses. The award recognizes an exclusive subgroup of elite industry role models who continue to drive professional success through leadership and dedication to their own organizations and the entire IT channel.

Jaime Waterfield has over 20 years of experience in the Software industry spanning development, product marketing, product management, professional services, sales, and customer success. Jaime currently serves as the Chief Revenue Officer at Apex Digital Solutions, where she leads the Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams. Throughout all these roles, one constant has been her engagement with Microsoft and their partner ecosystem and navigating the go-to-market strategy with Microsoft to successfully partner and meet customer needs.

In the past 12 months, Jaime has led several go-to-market initiatives to bolster Apex’s brand, portfolio, and pipeline including: acceptance into exclusive partner programs for Meeting Rooms and Security, co-selling with Microsoft to drive Microsoft Teams adoption, and promotion of Apex’s offers through Microsoft’s marketplace for customers.

“I am honored to be recognized by CRN for my contributions to the channel and to my team at Apex,” said Jaime Waterfield, “We achieved strong growth this past year despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic in part due to tight alignment with Microsoft to help customers be more secure and productive in a remote work setting. I make it a priority to stay abreast of channel programs and maximize opportunities to strengthen our relationships and brand within the channel. Partnering with the channel is critical to our success in continuing to innovate our portfolio, evolve our skill sets, and expand into new customer geographies and industries.”

Cortnie Talbot has over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology field, and has worked through various roles including help desk, office management, and project management. She has been in her current role as Vice President of Service Delivery at Apex Digital Solutions for over 4 years.

In the past 12 months, Cortnie has helped advance Apex’s channel business by continuing to drive Apex’s world-class customer satisfaction scores, even given the changes in how the support team interacted with end users due to the effects of the pandemic. Additionally, she has developed skills with Power BI to make the data Apex operates with on a daily basis communicable and visual.

“It is an honor to be named to the 2021 Women of the Channel list,” said Talbot. “At Apex, we want to ensure that we are striving to hit our customers’ desired outcomes and empower them to make a positive difference with technology. I am proud to drive this purpose at Apex, and to do so especially during a time of unprecedented global change.”

“CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel list acknowledges accomplished, influential women whose dedication, hard work, and leadership accelerate channel growth,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “We are proud to honor them for their many accomplishments and look forward to their continued contributions to the IT channel.”

The 2021 Women of the Channel and Power 60 Solution Provider award will be featured in CRN Magazine on May 10th and online at www.CRN.com/WOTC.

About Apex Digital Solutions

Apex Digital Solutions is a professional and managed services provider enabling business transformation for customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged. A top Microsoft cloud partner, Apex was founded in 1999 with a purpose to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, the company specializes in productivity, device management, and security cloud services. For more information about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers, and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelcompany.com 

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