https://acsapp.com/videos/shadow-ai/ 2026-10-19T19:33:28+00:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b_aWn9pLpP4/hqdefault.jpg Shadow AI: Your Staff Are Already Using It. Here's How to Fix It | Nerds News Special Every business I walk into is already using AI, and almost none of them decided to. In this special edition of Nerds News I walk through what shadow AI is, how big it has gotten, what it looks like in a real shop (quotes, P&Ls and customer data going into free AI accounts), and the three things that fix it: visibility, a written policy people sign, and an approved path. https://www.youtube.com/embed/b_aWn9pLpP4 1197 2026-10-19T12:33:28-07:00 yes https://acsapp.com/videos/traverse-city-managed-it/ 2026-10-16T17:26:49+00:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dlVCevTxnlw/hqdefault.jpg Managed IT Services in Traverse City: What It Costs, How Fast We Respond, and Why Local Matters Albert Steed, President of Advanced Computer Solutions, on what managed IT looks like for businesses in Traverse City and Northern Michigan: why a local IT company matters when there's six inches of snow on the ground, what happens when a server goes down, what a flat-rate agreement really costs ($50 to $150 per device in this market and what moves it), how switching providers works without downtime, co-managed IT, and seasonal and multi-site businesses. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dlVCevTxnlw 1931 2026-10-16T10:26:49-07:00 yes https://acsapp.com/videos/managed-it-vs-in-house-it/ 2026-08-18T12:58:57+00:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/X21OkFqDIQo/hqdefault.jpg Managed IT vs. Hiring Your Own IT Person: The Real Math (2026) A good IT hire costs $60,000–$160,000 a year fully loaded — and they still sleep eight hours a night. In this video I walk through the real math of in-house IT vs. managed IT: the costs nobody budgets for, the single-point-of-failure problem, when hiring in-house genuinely makes sense, and the third option most business owners have never heard of. I run Advanced Computer Solutions (ACS), a managed IT provider serving Chicagoland, Northern Michigan, and Central Florida. Last video I broke down what managed IT costs ($100–$250/user/month). https://www.youtube.com/embed/X21OkFqDIQo 441 2026-08-18T05:58:57-07:00 yes https://acsapp.com/videos/managed-it-cost/ 2026-08-13T15:23:56+00:00 https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_6T35aVyckc/hqdefault.jpg What does managed IT actually cost? (2026) Most small businesses pay $100–$250 per user, per month for managed IT — and in this video I break down exactly what moves that number up or down, so you can tell whether you're getting value or getting played. I run Advanced Computer Solutions (ACS), a managed IT provider serving Chicagoland, Northern Michigan, and Central Florida. This is the pricing conversation most MSPs won't have on camera: the four ways providers charge, what's actually inside a quote, the red flags in a cheap one, and the true story of a business that was one unplugged drive away from losing 25 years of data. https://www.youtube.com/embed/_6T35aVyckc 761 2026-08-13T08:23:56-07:00 yes