Managed IT Services for Manufacturing Companies

Maintaining Uptime

Maintaining uptime is the age-old IT challenge of manufacturing. Downtime (especially of the unplanned variety) can kill profit margins in a flash and create havoc.

A 2021 global study found that, on average, medium-to-large-sized plants lose 323 production hours to downtime per year.

But regardless of a manufacturing facility’s size, the costs to productivity – and the bottom line - build up:

• Lost revenue
• Financial penalties
• Idle staff time
• Restarting lines

That’s why the key to maintaining your uptime (or reducing downtime) is implementing a robust data backup and disaster recovery solution that forms the foundation for business continuity.

Ntiva supports your business’ continuity with:

• Onsite and offsite daily backups
• Cloud Backups as a second line of defense
• Emergency Response Planning, training and procedures
• Encryption of backed-up files

Managing Growth and Scalability

Shifting market demands and new tech innovations create new challenges, making existing processes and equipment obsolete.

But, integrating legacy systems with the latest applications and platforms to improve production quality and efficiency can be a huge challenge, requiring significant fluctuations in resources and manpower, as well as forcing some tough decisions regarding employment and budget issues.

Working with a managed services provider like Ntiva gives your business expert insight on the best way to optimize your technology resources, as well as experienced support in the design, implementation, and support of any new technology strategy.

Managing Cybersecurity

From data breaches to hacks, manufacturing companies face the very real potential of significant losses from cyber events.

A successful cyberattack on a manufacturer can be devastating: Not only are money and intellectual property at stake, but a successful takedown of any part of the manufacturing process can halt production – potentially for days.

In addition, the growth of IoT devices and networks are making these businesses even more vulnerable to attacks. Experts forecast that the rate of industrial cyberattacks will only increase over the next decade.

IT solutions for manufacturing must offer robust cybersecurity services that can help manufacturers minimize these risks.

Ntiva keeps your business secure with:

• 24/7 security monitoring
• Security management and remediation provided by a dedicated team of cyber experts
• Layered protection, starting with a security assessment and offering high availability SOC, SIEM and more
• Access to skilled cybersecurity consultants, including Virtual CISO services

For those manufacturing companies operating as a government contractor, Ntiva is accredited to provide CMMC consulting and support to Organizations Seeking Certification (OSC) in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).