Connect the farm systems your people rely on
Farm and estate teams use management records, mapping, GPS, telemetry, supplier portals and mobile devices across widely spread locations. Stratiis helps agricultural businesses in Scotland coordinate the business IT, access, connectivity and specialist vendors behind these workflows.
What is farm system co-ordination?
Farm system co-ordination identifies how farm-management software, records, GPS and mapping, monitoring, accounts, devices and connectivity fit together. It names who owns each application, data feed, network component and supplier escalation. Stratiis can support agreed business IT and shared infrastructure; machinery, automated feeding, irrigation, control and safety-critical equipment remain with the farm operator and specialist supplier unless a separate scope is agreed.
Less confusion when a system or connection fails
Clear ownership helps teams find the right fix and keep information available across sites and seasons.
Named support routes
Know whether a problem belongs to the device, connection, application or equipment vendor.
Connected records
Understand which system holds the current field, livestock, asset or financial information.
Safer supplier access
Approve and review access for machinery, software and monitoring specialists.
Recovery priorities
Plan how business systems and critical data can be restored after an outage.
Which farm systems should be included in the support map?
The mix varies by farm, estate and production model. Start with the work people must complete, then record the systems and vendors behind it.
| System area | Typical use | Dependencies to clarify |
|---|---|---|
| Farm-management software | Field, crop, livestock, work and operational records. | Application owner, users, devices, data, integration, backup and vendor. |
| GPS and mapping | Location, guidance, field data and precision-agriculture information. | Accounts, mobile coverage, file transfer, mapping platform and equipment supplier. |
| Telemetry and sensors | Weather, soil, livestock, storage or equipment monitoring. | Gateway, connectivity, cloud service, approved data feed and alert ownership. |
| Accounts and supplier portals | Purchasing, payments, customers, grants and financial reporting. | Identity, email security, approvals, records and recovery. |
| Connected machinery and controls | Machinery software, automated feeding, irrigation, CCTV and IoT devices. | Operational owner, specialist maintenance, safety, network boundary and access. |
A useful inventory includes the business owner, supplier contact, location, contract, support hours, criticality and recovery route for each system.
Who supports each part of a connected farm?
Business IT and farm equipment can share connections and information while needing different owners and change controls.
| Area | Potential Stratiis role | Farm or specialist role |
|---|---|---|
| People and devices | Support agreed identities, laptops, tablets, phones and security controls. | Approve who uses each farm application and operational workflow. |
| Shared network and cloud | Manage agreed Wi-Fi, internet, firewalls, servers, cloud services and backup. | Approve equipment connections, site requirements and operational access. |
| Farm applications | Help isolate IT faults and coordinate with software vendors. | Own application configuration, product fixes, data rules and specialist integrations. |
| Machinery and control | Document the boundary and assist only within an agreed scope. | Own machinery, control logic, safety, approved changes and maintenance. |
| Incidents and recovery | Restore agreed IT components and coordinate supplier escalation. | Decide operational workarounds and authorise equipment-related action. |
Does Stratiis support farm machinery and automation?
Stratiis can support agreed business IT, connectivity, devices and shared infrastructure, and coordinate with machinery or application suppliers. Equipment control, automated feeding or irrigation, and safety-critical changes should remain with the farm operator and qualified specialist unless a distinct support scope has been agreed.
Keep farm information usable without opening unnecessary access
Field and livestock records, documents, maps and accounts can be spread across applications. Agree the source of truth for important data, who may change it, and what can be shared with agronomists, contractors or equipment suppliers.
Secure collaboration
Organise approved documents, email and shared working while protecting accounts and reviewing external access.
Mobile devices
Manage devices used in yards, fields, offices and vehicles, including enrolment, updates and loss procedures.
Cyber protection
Reduce risks from stolen credentials, supplier connections, email fraud and unsupported equipment.
Design connectivity around real farm coverage
Offices, workshops, yards, stores and fields may need different fixed, mobile or wireless options. Test serviceability and application needs at each location before choosing a route.
Site network and Wi-Fi
Map coverage for approved devices and keep guest, business and equipment traffic separate where appropriate.
Multiple sites
Use consistent identity and support standards across farms, estates and offices while respecting local conditions.
Connection resilience
Assess a second route or an agreed offline process where interruption would affect essential work.
Field and office teams can also use a planned approach to field and hybrid working.
Plan recovery for the whole farm workflow
Restoring one file may not restore a farm-management application, device, identity service or site connection. Set priorities with the people who own the work and test the complete route.
| Question | Why it matters | Useful evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Which systems are critical? | Accounts, records, supplier portals and monitoring may have different seasonal impacts. | Prioritised processes, sites and owners. |
| What data is protected? | Cloud services, local servers, devices and vendor platforms may have different coverage. | Documented backup scope, exclusions and retention. |
| What else is needed? | Applications, access, connectivity and specialist support may be required to resume work. | Dependency map, contacts and workarounds. |
| Has recovery been tested? | A backup report does not prove records can be restored and used. | Restore results, actions and retest dates. |
Stratiis can support the agreed business platform through cloud, backup and disaster recovery services.
Build a practical farm system support map
A focused review should make responsibilities clear for the people who report faults, approve changes and maintain equipment.
Discover
List locations, workflows, applications, devices and suppliers.
Assign
Agree business, IT and specialist ownership for each dependency.
Prioritise
Address access gaps, fragile links, unsupported IT and recovery risks.
Improve
Review incidents and update the plan as sites, equipment and seasons change.
Broader improvements can be delivered through projects and digital transformation and planned with vCIO services.
Support the business IT around farm operations
Systems become easier to support when people, devices, networks and suppliers are considered together.
Agriculture IT support
See the wider approach to rural connectivity, devices, cybersecurity and business continuity.
Managed IT services
Helpdesk, monitoring, users, networks and vendor liaison under an agreed scope.
Co-managed IT
Additional capacity and specialist support for an internal team.
Business connectivity
Connections, Wi-Fi and resilience across distributed rural locations.
Farm system co-ordination explained
What systems are included in farm system co-ordination?
It can map farm-management applications, GPS and mapping, telemetry, accounts, mobile devices, networks and the approved interfaces around connected equipment. The actual support scope is agreed for each farm.
Can Stratiis fix a fault in connected farm machinery?
Stratiis can diagnose and support agreed IT components such as a device, account or connection, then coordinate with the machinery supplier for equipment-specific faults. Operational and safety-related changes remain with the farm and specialist.
Who should approve supplier access to farm systems?
The farm’s business or operational owner should approve the purpose, scope and duration. IT can provide agreed authentication and connection controls and remove access when it is no longer needed.
How do we connect farm-management and GPS data?
First confirm the data owner, supported product interfaces, connectivity and who can change each system. An integration project should be designed and tested with the application and equipment vendors.
What if broadband is unreliable at a rural site?
Assess fixed, mobile, wireless and other available routes against actual workload. Where an interruption matters, consider a separate backup route or an approved offline procedure.
What should an agricultural business back up?
Review critical business records, documents, accounts, application databases and configurations. Confirm what each cloud or specialist vendor protects and test how the complete workflow is restored.
Can one support arrangement cover several farms or estates?
Yes, agreed business IT, identities, devices, connectivity and security can follow common standards across locations. Specialist equipment responsibilities and local connectivity limitations should be recorded per site.
How do we start a farm technology review?
Begin with the most important workflows and locations. Stratiis can map supporting business IT, system owners, vendors, site connections, access and recovery gaps, then propose priorities and an agreed support scope.
Discuss your farm technology and support boundaries
We can help map the business IT behind your farm systems and agree practical next steps for connectivity, access and recovery.
