The short answer
Every year, BarrieToday asks its readers to vote on the local businesses they’d actually recommend to a friend. No judging panel, no submission fee, just people in Barrie and Simcoe County saying who they trust. This year, in the Computers & Electronics category, that vote went to ACT360.
We want to be direct about what this actually means to us. A vote like this doesn’t come from a marketing campaign or a contest push. It comes from clients, from people we’ve worked alongside for years, and from neighbours in a community we’ve been part of since Adam Bowles started fixing computers out of his basement in 2008. When people take a minute out of their day to vote for a local IT company, that’s a level of goodwill that has to be earned one project, one support call, and one straight answer at a time.
That’s been the operating idea behind ACT360 from the start. Long before “managed IT” was the term for it, the approach was the same. Understand the business before recommending anything, and be the kind of technology partner a client would actually vouch for. Fifteen-plus years and hundreds of businesses later, across healthcare, engineering, manufacturing, and professional services throughout Central and Southern Ontario, that hasn’t changed.
This recognition belongs to the whole ACT360 team. The technicians answering tickets, the project managers keeping migrations on schedule, the account managers who actually pick up the phone, and every client who gave us the chance to prove it. Thank you to everyone who voted, and thank you to BarrieToday for running a recognition program that puts the decision in the community’s hands instead of a boardroom’s.
If you’re a Barrie or Simcoe County business that hasn’t worked with us yet, this is a good moment to ask around. We think you’ll hear the same thing the voters told BarrieToday.
Curious what a Barrie-based IT partner actually looks like day to day? Get in touch.
The short answer
Complete IT Services for Barrie Businesses
Recognition like this is really about the day-to-day work behind it, so it’s worth spelling out what that work actually covers. Barrie businesses come to ACT360 for the full range of technology support, not one service they eventually outgrow. Our IT support in Barrie covers the day-to-day helpdesk and troubleshooting that keeps a team productive, while our managed IT services in Barrie take a broader, proactive view of a business’s entire network and infrastructure.
For businesses that already have an internal IT hire but need extra hands or specialized expertise, our co-managed IT services in Barrie fill the gap without replacing the team already in place. On the security side, our cybersecurity services in Barrie address the threats that actually target small and mid-sized businesses, and our business continuity and disaster recovery planning in Barrie make sure a bad day doesn’t turn into a bad quarter.
We also help Barrie businesses plan ahead. Our vCIO services in Barrie give owners and operators a technology roadmap without the cost of a full-time executive hire, and our cloud migration services in Barrie help teams move off aging on-premise servers on their own timeline. For anyone starting from scratch, our full IT services in Barrie overview is the best place to see how the pieces fit together.
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Questions About ACT360’s BarrieToday Reader Favourite Win
It’s a real community vote, since BarrieToday readers choose the winners with no judging panel and no submission fee. That’s why the result reflects which local businesses people in Barrie and Simcoe County would actually recommend to a friend.
ACT360 placed first in the Computers & Electronics category of the 2026 BarrieToday Reader Favourites. The votes came from clients, people we’ve worked alongside for years and neighbours, not from a marketing campaign or contest push. We see it as goodwill earned one project, one support call and one straight answer at a time.
Since 2008, when Adam Bowles started fixing computers out of his basement, ACT360 has been helping local businesses with their technology. More than 15 years and hundreds of businesses later, the team supports healthcare, engineering, manufacturing and professional services firms across Central and Southern Ontario. The operating idea hasn’t changed in that time. Understand the business before recommending anything, and be the kind of technology partner a client would actually vouch for.
The whole ACT360 team shares it, from the technicians answering tickets to the project managers keeping migrations on schedule and the account managers who actually pick up the phone. Every client who gave us the chance to prove it is part of it too.
From day-to-day IT support to cloud migration, ACT360 covers the full range of technology needs for Barrie businesses. Managed IT takes a proactive view of your whole network and infrastructure, while co-managed IT fills gaps for businesses that already have an internal IT hire. Cybersecurity, business continuity and vCIO planning round it out, so owners get protection and a technology roadmap without the cost of a full-time executive hire.
Ask around, then book a free 30-minute IT Readiness Assessment with no obligation to see what a Barrie-based IT partner looks like day to day. We think you’ll hear the same thing the voters told BarrieToday.
