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Managed IT & Cybersecurity for Manufacturers in Minnesota
SOL-I.S. provides managed IT and cybersecurity for manufacturers across the Minnesota South Metro, keeping the shop floor running and production data protected. We support manufacturing and production clients including Thelen Cabinets and FARM SHOW Magazine. When production is on a deadline, technology has to keep up, not slow it down.
When production stops, the cost adds up by the minute.
In manufacturing, downtime is measured in stalled production, missed shipments, and idle labor. When the systems that hold estimates, files, and production data go down, or when ransomware locks them, the whole operation can grind to a halt. Manufacturers also increasingly connect office IT with shop-floor and production systems, which widens the surface that has to be kept available and secure.
What you're up against
The IT challenges this industry actually faces.
01
Shop-floor and production uptime
Production schedules do not pause for IT issues. The systems and files behind the floor have to stay available, because downtime turns directly into stalled output and missed deadlines.
02
Ransomware and production data
Manufacturers are frequent ransomware targets, and an attack that locks files or production systems can stop the line. Layered security and tested backups are essential to keep an incident from halting the business.
03
File, estimate, and quote access
Estimates, drawings, and job files have to be available to the people who need them to keep work moving. Lost or inaccessible files create costly delays between the office and the floor.
04
Bridging office IT and operational systems
As office and production technology connect, the security and reliability of one affects the other. That connection has to be managed deliberately so a problem on one side does not cascade to the other.
"Thank you for setting everything up and addressing all of the small details afterward. The way you set up OneDrive with my work machine is awesome. Exactly what I needed!"
How we help
Built for the way you operate.
- Managed IT with proactive monitoring to keep office and production-supporting systems reliable and available.
- Cybersecurity and ransomware defense to protect production data, files, and the systems the floor depends on.
- Backup and disaster recovery (BCDR) so a ransomware hit or failure does not stop production and files can be restored quickly.
- Reliable, secured access to estimates, drawings, and job files for the people who keep work moving.
- Email security and phishing defense to close one of the most common entry points for ransomware.
- Co-managed IT to support and strengthen an existing internal team during busy production cycles.
- vCIO planning to align technology investments with production growth and new equipment or systems.
Compliance we work within
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) for structuring industrial and IT security controls
Core services for you
Answers
Manufacturing: common questions
Do you work with manufacturers?
Yes. SOL-I.S. supports manufacturing and production clients in the South Metro, including Thelen Cabinets and FARM SHOW Magazine. We focus on keeping production-supporting systems available and protecting the files and data the operation runs on.
How do you protect manufacturers from ransomware?
We layer cybersecurity with email and endpoint protection and back it with monitored, tested backups, so an attack does not lock up production data or stop the floor. If something does get through, recovery from backups is what keeps a bad day from becoming a closed week.
Can you keep our shop floor and production systems running?
We provide proactive monitoring and managed IT to keep the systems and files behind production reliable and available. The priority is uptime, because in manufacturing every minute of downtime carries a real cost.
We already have some internal IT help. Can you work with them?
Yes. Our co-managed IT model is built to work alongside an existing internal team, adding monitoring, security, and depth without replacing your people. That is especially useful during busy production cycles when your team is stretched.
Let's talk about IT
Ready for IT that understands manufacturing?
Start with a free, no-pressure technology assessment. A real conversation about your security, infrastructure, and risk, from a team that has done this since 2009.