Business Strategy

What Is a vCIO — and Why Growing SMBs Can’t Afford to Not Have One

By Shane Morris / June 6, 2026 /

Posted by Shane Morris | Reading time: 6 minutes. Most growing businesses eventually hit a point where their technology decisions stop being simple. What started as “buy a few laptops and a server” becomes a tangle of software licenses, security requirements, compliance obligations, and a budget line that keeps growing without anyone quite owning the…

How Much Should Managed IT Services Cost? A 2026 Benchmark by Industry

By Shane Morris / February 6, 2026 /

Posted by Shane Morris | Reading time: 8 minutes. If you’ve ever tried to get a straight answer on what managed IT services should cost, you probably noticed most MSPs don’t tell you. They want to “assess your environment” first. That’ll happen, regardless. They want to understand “your unique needs” before they’ll give you a…