Koltiv

Koltiv Our passion is simplifying technology and providing solutions that help your organization run more efficiently, more profitably and more productively.

Koltiv provides 24/7 managed IT services, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, IBM Power Systems support, and custom app development to help agriculture and manufacturing businesses grow with secure, scalable technology. Solutions that reduce your stress and increase your confidence in accomplishing strategic business initiatives. Our staff develop solutions that are tailored to your needs, your compan

y and your business goals. Since 1980, ACS has proudly offered our clients the latest technology innovations. There are no “off-the-shelf” solutions - we focus on functional requirements and needed efficiencies rather than specific platforms. This allows us to lead you to more creative, relevant solutions by choosing from a wide variety of hardware and operating systems that no one else considers or offers.

Technology should make your life better, not more complicated.Learn our 6-step method for using automated processes to c...
05/27/2026

Technology should make your life better, not more complicated.

Learn our 6-step method for using automated processes to clean up complex business processes. Led by our Director of App Development, Shawn Holman and our guest speaker Jason Jones, Director of Services at Solar Transport.

Come get a clear plan to make your workday easier, and leave with a simple scorecard to find the biggest wins in your own department.

🍔 Lunch is included!
🗓️ June 17th | 11:30am - 1pm
📍 Des Moines Golf & Country Club
✉️ Register today: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05M3950

Most IT teams at mid-sized manufacturers know they have security gaps. What's harder to identify is where to get started...
05/26/2026

Most IT teams at mid-sized manufacturers know they have security gaps.

What's harder to identify is where to get started in filling them.

The 2026 Cyber-Resilience Workbook is built for that exact situation.

It outlines the 10 most critical controls that protect your production line and how to prioritize them within a tight budget.

Download the workbook here: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05fb3R0

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. The...
05/25/2026

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice protects the freedoms we live and work under every day, and we are deeply grateful.

From all of us at Koltiv, we remember and honor those who served.

While most of our office is closed today, members of our US-based team are on call. If you need help, please call us at 515.223.0078.

Every IT Director in manufacturing knows the feeling: You start the week planning to make progress on the long-term stuf...
05/22/2026

Every IT Director in manufacturing knows the feeling:

You start the week planning to make progress on the long-term stuff, but instead, you spend it putting out fires.

The proactive work keeps getting pushed because the reactive work never stops.

That's the cycle Koltiv is built to break.

We get into the details of how your operation runs, co-create the infrastructure to support it, and stay on top of it so emergencies are fewer and further between.

Learn more in the comments 👇

Do you know what an hour of downtime costs your plant?We built a free calculator that gives you the real number, broken ...
05/19/2026

Do you know what an hour of downtime costs your plant?

We built a free calculator that gives you the real number, broken down across labor, lost production, and recovery costs, and formatted into a report you can share with your leadership team.

Launch the calculator: https://koltiv.outgrow.us/manufacturing-downtime-calculator

Technical debt is the new inventory waste.Most manufacturers consider idle machines, excess inventory, and inefficient m...
05/15/2026

Technical debt is the new inventory waste.

Most manufacturers consider idle machines, excess inventory, and inefficient movement as waste.

But tracking outdated systems, unmonitored infrastructure, and deferred IT maintenance typically isn't prioritized in lean systems.

But the cost shows up the same: idle crews and recovery time nobody budgeted for.

Proactive IT monitoring is the closest thing manufacturing has to preventative maintenance for the digital side of the operation.

We recently published an article about what that looks like and how to calculate your downtime cost.

👇 Check it out using the link in the comments below.

IT budgets planned in Q4 2025 look a lot different these days. If you're managing a lean team and trying to make the cas...
05/12/2026

IT budgets planned in Q4 2025 look a lot different these days.

If you're managing a lean team and trying to make the case for security upgrades when costs keep rising, this workbook was built for you.

The 2026 Manufacturing Cyber-Resilience Workbook walks you through 10 controls in a 90-day plan, with a financial justification built into every step.

It also flags which controls are eligible for grant funding, so you know where to focus when the budget is tight.

Download the workbook using the link in comments. 👇

Small and mid-sized manufacturers are increasingly the first cyberattack target, not the last.→ Thinner defenses→ Lean I...
05/07/2026

Small and mid-sized manufacturers are increasingly the first cyberattack target, not the last.

→ Thinner defenses
→ Lean IT teams
→ Enough operational data to make a disruption worth the effort.

If your plant has under 150 employees, read more about what a practical response looks like: https://na2.hubs.ly/H05f9Ft0

Most manufacturing leaders have never added up what an hour of downtime costs their facility. Not a back-of-the-napkin e...
05/04/2026

Most manufacturing leaders have never added up what an hour of downtime costs their facility.

Not a back-of-the-napkin estimate, but the real number across labor, lost production, and recovery.

We built a calculator that does it for you, using a formula built specifically for mid-sized manufacturing environments in 2026.

Plug in your numbers and you'll get a report you can take directly to your leadership team.

👇 Link in comments.

When you come to us with a hardware need, we don't open a catalog or call the first vendor on our contact list. Instead,...
05/01/2026

When you come to us with a hardware need, we don't open a catalog or call the first vendor on our contact list.

Instead, we start investigating.

→ What does your environment actually require?

→ Where is the real cost pressure coming from?

→ What configurations and vendor programs could you benefit from?

Our Proven Process starts with understanding what matters most so we can eliminate chaos and deliver clarity at every step.

Read more about that strategy in action - link in comments. 👇

We hate to say it, but this isn't just a temporary period of high inflation.The baseline cost of doing business is highe...
04/28/2026

We hate to say it, but this isn't just a temporary period of high inflation.

The baseline cost of doing business is higher now more than ever, and it probably feels like happened almost overnight.

Read the full breakdown to see how to move your IT initiatives forward without rebuilding your budget from scratch.

Link in comments. 👇

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