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Apex Digital Solutions Recognized by CRN as a Top 500 Managed Service Provider for the Third Year in a Row
Southfield, MI. February 22nd, 2021 – Apex Digital Solutions announced today that they have been named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category. This annual list recognizes North American solution providers who drive cutting-edge approaches to delivering comprehensive managed services.
“We are honored to be recognized on CRN’s Managed Services Provider 500 for the third time,” said Jason Lambiris, the CEO of Apex Digital Solutions, “Through the delivery of our Managed Services solution offerings, our team delivers experiences that empower our customers with the right technology and vision to achieve their desired outcomes.”
Over the past year, Apex identified business impacts brought on by the pandemic. Help desk support teams and remote end users faced unprecedented challenges related to secure, remote work. Additionally, the economic uncertainty resulted in budget constraints and delays in customer purchasing decisions especially with regards to long-term managed services agreements.
Apex quickly adapted to these new challenges. Through improved ticketing and reporting processes, automation, and maximizing investments in tools like Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Power Platform, and ConnectWise, Apex was able to seamlessly pivot and continue to provide world-class service to customers despite the shift to remote work. Apex also innovated on new managed services offers that provide critical services further heightened by the pandemic, like Aegis managed security services, and thoughtfully packaged them with flexible pricing modules and flexible contract terms to help meet their customers where they most need assistance today.
In 2021, Apex will continue to expand their managed services portfolio with the development of offers focused on empowering customers to be more secure, productive, and engaged through their investments in Microsoft cloud solutions, process improvement, and employee engagement.
In addition to their three years of being listed on CRN’s MSP 500, Apex Digital Solutions was also named to CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list in 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
About CRN and The Channel Company
CRN, a leading technology news outlet for more than 36 years, is the trusted media arm of 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, they connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users.
To learn more about The Channel Company visit: www.crn.com or www.thechannelco.com
Apex Digital Solutions Invited to Exclusive Meeting Room Program by Microsoft
Southfield, MI, February 3, 2021 — Apex Digital Solutions, a Southfield-based technology solutions company, announced today their participation in Microsoft’s Meeting Room Partner Program.
The Meeting Room Partner Program (MRPP) is an invitation-only program for partners that have a proven track record and the organizational capabilities to deploy, configure, and manage Teams Meeting Rooms devices, including Surface Hub. Apex is one of only 10 partners accepted into the program in the United States, and one of only 36 partners worldwide.
As a part of the program, Apex joins an engineering supported community, is given direct access to Microsoft engineering support, and is eligible to deliver the FastTrack Rooms offer to customers. Additionally, Apex is able to help customers enhance the overall Microsoft Teams experience with a broad range of certified devices for any work scenario through partnerships with Logitech, Poly, Jabra, and Yealink.
“Apex is honored to be recognized for our years of success with Skype and Teams Rooms Systems with an invitation to participate in the Meeting Room Partner Program,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO at Apex Digital Solutions, “Extending the benefits of the program to our customers supports our purpose of empowering others to be more secure, productive, and engaged.”
In addition to their inclusion in the Meeting Room Partner Program, Apex Digital Solutions has 4 Microsoft Gold Competencies and 5 Microsoft Silver Competencies. They also achieved an Advanced Specialization for Adoption and Change Management from Microsoft and recently launched Aegis, managed security services for Microsoft 365 and Azure. Apex has been listed on CRN’s Managed Services Provider 500 list in both 2020 and 2019 and on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list.
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 Launches Aegis, the Next Generation in Managed Security Services to Deliver True End-to-End Security to Microsoft Customers
Aegis, with the newly launched Vantage Maturity Model, provides services to help customers manage, detect, and respond to advanced cybersecurity threats while continuously improving their maturity over time.
Southfield, MI, November 12, 2020 — Apex Digital Solutions, a Michigan-based technology solutions provider, announced today the launch of new Managed Security Services to provide end-to-end security for customers leveraging Microsoft 365 and Azure. Aegis provides security expertise where you need it the most, leveraging Microsoft’s XDR capabilities and zero-trust approach to help your organization address security for the modern workforce.
“Our mission is to empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others, and the services we bring to market are designed to fulfill that mission,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions. “In the complicated and ever-changing world of cybersecurity, success can only be achieved by focusing on the people and process, not just the technology.”
The Aegis suite of services helps 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.
“Cyber threats are becoming increasingly more complex and the workforce complications brought on by the global pandemic have only made this process more rapid,” said Sean Flahie, Senior Practice Director of Microsoft at Apex Digital Solutions, “We have identified that it is not enough for customers to secure their people, data, and devices with one-off projects and deployments; instead it is essential to form long-term partnerships that permit customers to consistently reassess and mature their security postures over time.”
Depending on the Aegis services selected, customers are assigned named experts across all critical activities including a Customer Success Manager (CSM) for assessments and roadmap management, a Security Architect for deployment and configuration, and a Security Concierge for incident response planning and security event monitoring, tuning and triage. Through continuous observation, orientation, decision making, and action, the Aegis security team guides customers through their unique journey to a more secure and modern workforce.
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.
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Apex Digital Solutions Earns Adoption and Change Management Advanced Specialization from Microsoft
Southfield, MI, October 6, 2020 — Apex Digital Solutions, a Southfield-based technology solutions company, announced today that they have achieved Advanced Specialization status from Microsoft for Adoption and Change Management.
“The Adoption and Change Management specialization was launched in April 2020 to identify partners with extensive skills and experience helping organizations manage the rapid pace of adoption while positively impacting the productivity of employees by using cloud products like Microsoft Teams,” said Terry Stein, Partner Development Manager at Microsoft. “Apex is among the top tier of Microsoft Partners and continues to demonstrate leadership in the Microsoft partner community by investing in their team’s capabilities and achieving an advanced specialization within the first 6 months of availability.”
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 designation for Adoption and Change Management, 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.”
“Apex is proud to be amongst an elite list of partners in achieving the Adoption and Change Management Advanced Specialization,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO at Apex Digital Solutions, “We aim to create a path to success for our customers. Maintaining deep expertise around change management best practices is critical to guiding customers through transformational experiences and adoption of solutions to become more secure, productive, and engaged.”
In addition to this specialization, Apex Digital Solutions has 4 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.
Apex has been listed on CRN’s Managed Services Provider 500 list in both 2020 and 2019 and on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list.
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 6th on the Cool Places to Work 2020 List by Crain’s Detroit Business
Southfield, MI. August 14, 2020 — Southfield-based technology solutions company Apex Digital Solutions has been named to the Crain’s Detroit Business 2020 Cool Places to Work in Michigan list in their August 17th issue. This year, Apex ranked as the #4 Coolest Small Company in Michigan, and #6 overall in the list of 100 companies. This is Apex Digital Solutions’ third year-in-a-row being named to the highly competitive list which honors workplaces that promote flexibility, growth, and empowerment.
“At Apex, our purpose is to empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions, “The first step to fulfilling that purpose is to foster a culture of empowerment within our team. Considering the crises that our world continues to face, it is paramount that we continue to lead with empathy and provide a compassionate and engaging environment that promotes healthy work/life coexistence.”
The Cool Places to Work report has been a coveted list in Michigan for eight years. It 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.
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 Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces for 2020, CRN’s 2020 Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list, and CRN’s 2020 Fast Growth 150 list.
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 56th on CRN’s 2020 Fast Growth 150 List
Southfield, MI. August 3rd, 2020 – Apex Digital Solutions announced today that they have been named to CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list. 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 have achieved over the previous two years.
“We are honored to be recognized on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO at Apex Digital Solutions, “It reflects the success and positive outcomes our customers are achieving with the help of our team. It also validates our long-standing belief, especially considering the increased amount of remote work, that our top priority should continue to be empowering people to be secure, productive, and engaged.”
The elite group of companies named to this year’s list have generated a combined total revenue of more than $37.8 billion between 2018 and 2019. Apex is 1 in only 4 Michigan companies named to the list.
“Evolution within the IT ecosystem is occurring at breakneck speed. The CRN 2020 Fast Growth 150 list highlights the achievements of elite industry-leading companies in the IT channel and their ability to innovate in an ever-changing market,” said Bob Skelley, CEO of The Channel Company. “The extraordinary group of companies on this year’s list serve as an inspiration, setting an exemplary level of excellence for us to follow. We are excited to honor these industry leaders and wish them continued success in the years to come.”
In addition to being listed on CRN’s Fast Growth 150 list, Apex has also been listed on CRN’s Managed Services Provider 500 list in both 2020 and 2019.
The complete 2020 Fast Growth 150 list can be viewed at www.crn.com/fastgrowth150.
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 CRN and The Channel Company
CRN, a leading technology news outlet for more than 36 years, is the trusted media arm of 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, they connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users.
To learn more about The Channel Company visit: www.crn.com or www.thechannelco.com.
Apex Digital Solutions Named a Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine
Southfield, MI. May 5, 2020 — Southfield-based technology solutions company Apex Digital Solutions has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the Best Workplaces for 2020.
Hitting newsstands on May 12th as part of the May/June issue of Inc. Magazine, and with a prominent feature on Inc.com, this list recognizes private American companies that have created exceptional workplaces through vibrant cultures, deep employee engagement, and stellar benefits. After collecting data from more than 3,000 submissions, Inc. chose only 395 finalists for this year’s list.
“It is an honor for Apex to be recognized for fostering a culture of empowerment with both our customers and our team,” said Jason Lambiris, CEO of Apex Digital Solutions, “We are proud to provide our team members with an environment that promotes growth, compassion, and a healthy work/life balance.”
Each nominated company took part in an employee survey, conducted by Quantum Workplace, on engagement, benefits and perks, confidence in the future, and effectiveness of management. Inc. then gathered, analyzed, and audited the data and ranked the employers using a composite score of survey results.
“Building a great corporate culture comes only from strong leadership,” says Inc. magazine editor-in-chief Scott Omelianuk. “The companies on Inc.’s Best Workplaces list are setting an example that the whole country can learn from, especially now, when company culture is more important to the workforce than ever.”
A few ways Apex puts culture first:
- Employee recognition programs including: Cheers for Peers, the Unicorn Award, and the Grit Award
- 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 bimonthly engagement surveys, weekly 1:1s, and daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly team meeting rhythms
The recognition follows Apex Digital Solutions being named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list, the 2019 Cool Places to Work in Michigan by Crain’s Detroit, and receiving a 2019 Best of MichBusiness award in the “Tech Guru” category. The company also recently celebrated its 20th year in business.
About Apex Digital Solutions
Since 1999, the purpose at Apex Digital Solutions has been to empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others. One of the many ways their team achieves this each day is through transformational experiences and solutions to become more secure, productive, and engaged. Their professional and managed services provide customers with the expertise needed to achieve desired outcomes throughout the technology lifecycle.
To learn more about Apex Digital Solutions, visit apexdigital.com
About Inc. Media
The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
About Quantum Workplace
Quantum Workplace, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is an HR technology company that serves organizations through employee-engagement surveys, action-planning tools, exit surveys, peer-to-peer recognition, performance evaluations, goal tracking, and leadership assessment. For more information, visit QuantumWorkplace.com.
Apex Digital Solutions Recognized by CRN as a Top 500 Managed Service Provider for the Second Year in a Row
Southfield, MI. February 19th, 2020 – Apex Digital Solutions announced today that they have been named to CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category. This annual list recognizes North American solution providers who drive cutting-edge approaches to delivering comprehensive managed services. This is their second year in a row being named to the popular list.
“We are honored to be recognized on CRN’s Managed Services Provider 500 list again,” said Jaime Waterfield, the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Apex Digital Solutions, “We are dedicated to providing technology for people’s sake, and our team is passionate about empowering our customers – and each other – with the right technology and vision to achieve desired outcomes.”
In 2020, Apex will continue investments in growing the managed services business. The digital transformation era has created significant opportunity for organizations, but also new risks and considerations in the areas of collaboration, productivity, security, and change management.
“Through our 20+ years we’ve come to understand that success is achieved by focusing on people, not just the technology, providing exceptional customer experiences, and achieving desired outcomes,” added Jason Lambiris, Chief Executive Officer.
About Apex Digital Solutions
Since 1999, the purpose at Apex Digital Solutions has been to empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others. One of the many ways their team achieves this each day is through transformational experiences and solutions to become more secure, productive, and engaged. Their professional and managed services provide customers with the expertise needed to achieve desired outcomes throughout the technology lifecycle.
To learn more about Apex Digital Solutions visit: apexdigital.com
About CRN and The Channel Company
CRN, a leading technology news outlet for more than 36 years, is the trusted media arm of 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, they connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users.
To learn more about The Channel Company visit: www.crn.com or www.thechannelco.com
Apex Digital Solutions Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to Ignite for Azure Information Protection pilot deployment services from Apex Digital Solutions to classify, label, and protect data in accordance with best-practice guidelines.
SOUTHFIELD, MI — February 17, 2020— Apex Digital Solutions today announced the availability of its Ignite for Azure Information Protection service in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Apex Digital Solutions customers can now take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, with streamlined deployment and management.
A Microsoft gold partner specializing in modern workplace, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and security solutions, Apex Digital Solutions’ Ready, Ignite, and Empower solution offerings are designed around the customer journey. Ignite for Azure Information Protection is a two-day implementation service providing customers with a success framework to protect sensitive data, no matter where it lives or travels.
“The amount of sensitive data created and managed by our customers is growing,” said Jaime Waterfield, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Apex Digital Solutions. “In addition, there is a growing need to share data across – and outside – the organization, making it imperative to ensure that data is protected and security policies are adequately observed to avoid costly data breaches or loss of intellectual property. Ignite for Azure Information Protection addresses these security concerns.”
Sajan Parihar, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Platform at Microsoft Corp. said, “We’re pleased to welcome Apex Digital Solutions to the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, which gives our partners great exposure to cloud customers around the globe. Azure Marketplace offers world-class quality experiences from global trusted partners with solutions tested to work seamlessly with Azure.”
The Azure Marketplace is an online market for buying and selling cloud solutions certified to run on Azure. The Azure Marketplace helps connect companies seeking innovative, cloud-based solutions with partners who have developed solutions that are ready to use.
Learn more about Apex Digital Solutions’ two-day implementation service at its page in the Azure Marketplace.
About Apex Digital Solutions
Since 1999, the purpose at Apex Digital Solutions has been to empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others. One of the many ways our team achieves this each day is through transformational experiences and solutions to become more secure, productive, and engaged. Our professional and managed services provide customers with the expertise needed to achieve desired outcomes throughout the technology lifecycle. To learn more, please visit www.apexdigital.com.
Apex Digital Solutions a 2019 Best of MichBusiness Award Winner
Southfield, MI. October 22nd, 2019 – Southfield-based technology solutions company Apex Digital Solutions was selected as a 2019 Best of MichBusiness Winner in the “Technology Gurus” category. This list recognizes companies that lead the way with cutting edge technology ideas and innovative solutions.
Apex Digital Solutions takes pride in their commitment to empowering their customers to embrace change and transform the way that they work. This award comes the same year that Apex was listed on CRN’s MSP 500/Pioneer 250 list and named a Crain’s Cool Place to Work in Michigan.
Apex Digital Solutions will be honored during the annual Best of MichBusiness Awards and Gala at the Silver Garden Events Center in Southfield on November 21st, 2019. For more information on the event, visit https://michbusiness.com/event/2019-best-of-michbusiness-awards-and-gala/.
About Apex Digital Solutions
Apex is a premier technology solutions provider whose purpose is to “Empower people to make a positive difference in the lives of others.” As a top Microsoft Gold Partner with 20 years of experience Apex achieves this by working to make its customers more secure, productive, and engaged. Their offerings surrounding Microsoft and Office 365 help organizations assess where they are, develop and prioritize a success plan, and accelerate their time to value, outcomes, and transformation.
To learn more about Apex Digital Solutions visit: www.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
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