# Apex Technology Blog 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. [ Categories ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [How Planning Your Software Can Prevent Tech Sprawl](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/how-planning-your-software-can-prevent-tech-sprawl) Wednesday, 05 February 2025 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Business](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/business)  [ ![How Planning Your Software Can Prevent Tech Sprawl](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/February_2025/2-05-25/b2ap3_large_plan_968560961_400x400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/how-planning-your-software-can-prevent-tech-sprawl "How Planning Your Software Can Prevent Tech Sprawl") Your business needs software, along with the various integrations it allows for to keep your operations going. A little planning goes a long way, especially if you want to get the best return on your investment. Today, we want to look at how you can find the right mix of software for your business without breaking the bank or experiencing the dreaded “tech sprawl.” Tags: [Software](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/software) [Upgrade](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/upgrade) [Business](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/business) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/how-planning-your-software-can-prevent-tech-sprawl#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/how-planning-your-software-can-prevent-tech-sprawl) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Make Sure These 3 Types of Data Are Backed Up and Secured At All Costs](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/make-sure-these-3-types-of-data-are-backed-up-and-secured-at-all-costs) Monday, 03 February 2025 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [IT Blog](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/it-blog) [ ![Make Sure These 3 Types of Data Are Backed Up and Secured At All Costs](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/February_2025/2-03-25/b2ap3_large_secure-data_922960654_400x400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/make-sure-these-3-types-of-data-are-backed-up-and-secured-at-all-costs "Make Sure These 3 Types of Data Are Backed Up and Secured At All Costs") Every business’ worst nightmare is a data loss incident, and if you’re caught unawares, such an incident can set you back financially and operationally for months. Today, we want to cover some of the common data your business collects that you absolutely *need* to have backed up. If you don’t, you could become subject to serious fines due to regulations and other industry-specific mandates. Tags: [Data](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data) [Backup](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/backup) [Data Recovery](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data-recovery) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/make-sure-these-3-types-of-data-are-backed-up-and-secured-at-all-costs#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/make-sure-these-3-types-of-data-are-backed-up-and-secured-at-all-costs) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [There’s Yet Another Reason to Update to Windows 11 (As If We Needed One)](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/there-s-yet-another-reason-to-update-to-windows-11-as-if-we-needed-one) Friday, 31 January 2025 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Best Practices](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/best-practices) [ ![There’s Yet Another Reason to Update to Windows 11 (As If We Needed One)](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/January_2025/1-31-25/b2ap3_large_NewSoftware_127142733_400x400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/there-s-yet-another-reason-to-update-to-windows-11-as-if-we-needed-one "There’s Yet Another Reason to Update to Windows 11 (As If We Needed One)") As you should be aware by this point, the Windows 10 operating system is reaching its end of support on October 15 of this year—meaning that it will no longer receive updates of any kind afterward, including critical security updates. What you may not know, however, is that Microsoft is following suit and pulling Office support around the same time. Tags: [Microsoft](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/microsoft) [Upgrade](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/upgrade) [Windows](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/windows) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/there-s-yet-another-reason-to-update-to-windows-11-as-if-we-needed-one#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/there-s-yet-another-reason-to-update-to-windows-11-as-if-we-needed-one) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Tip of the Week: Stop Location Data Collection on Your Mobile Device](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-stop-location-data-collection-on-your-mobile-device) Wednesday, 29 January 2025 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Tip of the Week](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/tip-of-the-week) [ ![Tip of the Week: Stop Location Data Collection on Your Mobile Device](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/January_2025/1-29-25/b2ap3_large_MobileDataCollection_693206251_400x400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-stop-location-data-collection-on-your-mobile-device "Tip of the Week: Stop Location Data Collection on Your Mobile Device") At the beginning of this year, a massive data breach struck a location data broker called Gravy Analytics and took possession of a dataset with 30 million points from devices worldwide. This data could potentially be used to track individuals and their movements, tellingly, through healthcare, government, and military facilities. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about data that has already been breached, but preventative steps can and should be taken to protect your business. Let’s discuss how to prevent your applications from tracking your movements. Tags: [Data](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/data) [Security](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/security) [Quick Tips](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/quick-tips) [Tip of the Week](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/tip-of-the-week) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-stop-location-data-collection-on-your-mobile-device#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-stop-location-data-collection-on-your-mobile-device) [ ![Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_avatar/805_805_author_blog.png) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) ## [Looking at the Future of Social Media](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/looking-at-the-future-of-social-media) Monday, 27 January 2025 [Tim Campbell](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tim-campbell) [Apex Technology Blog ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/blog) [Miscellaneous](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/categories/miscellaneous) [ ![Looking at the Future of Social Media](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/images/easyblog_shared/January_2025/1-27-25/b2ap3_large_future-sm-_642427629_400x400.jpg) ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/looking-at-the-future-of-social-media "Looking at the Future of Social Media") Unless you’ve been living off the land in the wilderness for the past couple of decades, you’ve heard of *Facebook, Twitter (now X), and Instagram*. Most people have some type of social media presence on one or all of these platforms (or at least on *LinkedIn, TikTok*, or *YouTube*). Many businesses once used or currently use these platforms as a part of their marketing efforts, and despite being billion-dollar companies, there are some serious concerns about the viability of these platforms going forward. In this week’s blog, we will discuss some of the problems people are having with these established social media platforms and how alternatives might just be the future of social media. Tags: [Social Media](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/social-media) [Technology](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/technology) [Innovation](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/tags/innovation) [0 Comments](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/looking-at-the-future-of-social-media#comments) [ Continue reading](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog/looking-at-the-future-of-social-media) [ First Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog) [ Previous Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=235) [ 44 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=215) [ 45 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=220) [ 46 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=225) [ 47 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=230) [ 48 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=235) [ 49 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/javascript:void(0);) [ 50 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=245) [ 51 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=250) [ 52 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=255) [ 53 ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=260) [ Next Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=245) [ Last Page ](https://trustapex.directivesites.com/blog?start=745)