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Service Description: Total IT Manufacturing

The following services description covers incremental details specific to the Total IT Manufacturing offering. For a full description of our overarching Managed Services covering response time expectations, implementation/onboarding, how we provide support, limitations and client responsibilities please start here.

Overview

Total IT Manufacturing is a comprehensive managed service offering from ITS, purpose-built to support the unique operational demands of manufacturing environments. This integrated solution brings together infrastructure management, service desk support, advanced cybersecurity, and workplace services into a single, cohesive package.

ITS enhances this offering with a dedicated service desk team alongside specialized support from Strategic Advisors (SAs) with manufacturing industry expertise. In addition to being able to add VIP white-glove service for select employees, Total IT Manufacturing also provides flexible coverage options for warehouse, shop floor, and field staff, including partial user and email-only user support for individuals not assigned to a dedicated workstation—ensuring seamless IT service across the entire manufacturing workforce.

Total IT Manufacturing is comprised of Total IT’s 4 main service areas. The table below summarizes the categories of services in Total IT Manufacturing with a link to the full service description for each service area.

Service Summary
Advanced Cybersecurity
  • A suite of essential security measures providing a sound foundation to defend systems, data, and employees against the most prevalent threats.
  • Includes Multi-factor Authentication (MFA), Web & DNS Protection, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Email Threat Protection & Monitoring, Security Awareness Training, M365 Shield, and Dark Web Monitoring.
Infrastructure Support
  • Comprehensive management of IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, and networking devices.
  • Proactive infrastructure monitoring & alerting, cloud email & file backup, and firewall management.
  • Server Backup solutions are a required add-on to Total IT unless client has an existing, supportable solution in place.
Service Desk
  • 24×7 user support for software and hardware issues.
  • Tiered approach to efficiently resolve problems at all complexity levels.
  • Service desk team with experience in providing help desk response to manufacturing organizations. 
Workplace
  • 24 x 7 support of end user workstation management from onboarding to offboarding.
  • Includes Employee Onboarding and Offboarding, subsidized workstation provisioning, workstation patch management, workstation hardware break/fix, workstation monitoring & alerting, and workstation inventory tracking.
Role specific service:
Strategic Advisory (SA) Services Total IT Manufacturing clients are assigned a Strategic Advisor, with industry experience. They have a better understanding of the industry’s preferred software, compliance requirements, and will work with clients on an ongoing basis. SAs offer a regular point of contact for the client. SAs will schedule quarterly Strategic Review meetings and will prepare and maintain a 5 Year Strategic Roadmap. These Strategic Advisory Services are included at no additional cost.
Technical Alignment Expert (TAE) Services Total IT Manufacturing clients are also assigned a TAE who will proactively identify issues in a client’s environment before they become incidents impacting users. TAE’s ensure the client’s technology environment aligns with ITS recommendations based on industry standards such as NIST and CIS. The TAE works in partnership with the client’s SA to build and maintain a Technology Roadmap.

Please follow the links above to see a full description of each service area.

Total IT Manufacturing – User Levels 

A “user” is defined as an individual with an active, enabled user account in the client’s Active Directory environment, assigned to a human employee or contractor who accesses network resources and ITS managed services including security, workplace, infrastructure, and service desk. From an Active Directory perspective, only enabled AD user accounts are counted. Service accounts, shared mailboxes, and disabled accounts are excluded unless explicitly included in the client agreement. Add user device info including # of devices supported per user. 

A “partial user” differs from a “user” in that the partial user does not have a dedicated user device, however does have access to email and a limited application set.

An “email only user” differs from a “user” in that the email only user only has email access, with no device access or log-in capabilities. 

Partial and email users still have a need for critical cybersecurity services to protect the client’s business. Due to the fact these users have either a shared or no device, their service desk and network resources are limited. ITS reserves the right to adjust pricing if the actual service demands are beyond these assumptions. 

VIP users are full users that can expect enhanced response times. VIP users are an additional charge above the per user charge of Total IT Manufacturing. 

VIP Service Level Objectives are as follows: 

Type  Measurement  Description 
Urgent Response – P2  30 min  A technician will respond to the request and begin working the issue 
High Response – P3  1 hour  A technician will respond to the request and begin working the issue 
Normal Response – P4  1 hour  A technician will respond to the request and begin working the issue 
Average Speed to Answer (ASA)  45 seconds  Phone calls will be answered on average within 45 seconds. (measured monthly) 

 User Level Matrix

Service  Total IT
MFG User
 
VIP
User 
Partial
User 
Email-only
User
 
Infrastructure Monitoring & Alerting         
Infrastructure Patch Management         
Firewall Management         
Cloud Email and File Backup         
Server Backup         
Employee Onboarding/Offboarding         
Workstation Monitoring & Alerting      Shared
Device
 
 
Workstation Patch Management       
Workstation Hardware Break/Fix       
Workstation Inventory       
Subsidized PC Provisioning       
Endpoint Detection & Response         
Security Awareness Training         
Email Threat Monitoring & Protection         
M365 Shield Alerts         
Dark Web Monitoring         
MFA Monitoring & Logging for Users         
Web & DNS Protection         
Standard Software Support         
Standard Hardware Support         
24/7 User Support         
Specialized Software Support         
Strategic Advisor (SA)         
Technical Alignment Expert (TAE)         
Enhanced Response Times         

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