Trust
Recommendations and decisions guided by what we’d want for our own organization.
Who We Are
Your trusted IT partner
MCS will be your trusted IT partner. We believe that real trust has become a scarce resource in our era. Whether we are recommending a solution, writing code, or working on an emergency, our customers will be treated the same as we would want to be treated.
Our Vision
Our creative approach is different—and when an organization partners with MCS they will realize that we are different and we are the best.
Service
Clear communication, reliable follow-through, and support that respects your time.
Practical solutions
Security-first and scalable—designed for real constraints, not perfect-world budgets.
Our History
A quick tour of the milestones that shaped MCS.
Microchip Computer Solutions is incorporated
After years of IT consulting on the side our founder and CEO, Jesse Coultas, decided to dive head first into the world of entrepreneurship. In April of 2003, Microchip Computer Solutions, Inc. was officially incorporated in the state of Illinois. Jesse used his existing consulting contacts to spread word of mouth that MCS was in business full time and was ready to grow.
Finding a niche in SMB and K–12
After our first year, MCS was just starting to find a niche. We found success working with small businesses and K-12 markets. We found that K-12 school districts across Illinois had a need for lots of computers and MCS provided bids for computer roll-outs. Our strategy was to deliver the lowest cost for hardware to win bids and then leverage our technical expertise to also provide service to help install the new PCs efficiently.
Building our own hosting capability
The world of IT was starting to shift from on-premise servers to the cloud. MCS was paying 3rd party companies for space on a web server to host sites and applications for our customers. When an outage occurred, we had no control over when service would be restored. We know we could do things better ourselves and started our own data center. We bonded T1 lines together and secured our IP block. We bought our own servers and configured them to fit our needs.
Hosting more services for customers
Once we had a foundation for hosting websites and e-mail we started branching out to host more services for our customers.
A permanent office and data center buildout
After leasing office space for 5 years, MCS moves to a more permanent office building. We moved to our office building and further build out our data center infrastructure. Our new space allowed the company to grow and offer even more services to our customers.
Shift from procurement to service-first
MCS began to shift focus away from IT hardware procurement to being primarily service based. Our company has always been made up of IT professionals with a passion for all things technology. Instead of focusing on commodity bids, MCS shifted to provide the thing that made us the most unique. That was our excellent service through consulting.
Placeholder: Standardizing managed support
Placeholder: We expanded recurring services—proactive maintenance, patching, monitoring, and documentation—to reduce downtime and improve consistency for customers.
Placeholder: Security-first operations
Placeholder: We strengthened baseline security practices (identity controls, endpoint protection, backup/DR, and policy alignment) to help customers reduce risk as threats grew.
Remote office branch in Chicago
Any company has to change over the years to stay competitive and MCS is no different. We are constantly looking at emerging technologies and coming up with new and innovative solutions for our customers. We opened our first remote office branch in Chicago, IL in 2018 and look forward to expanding our organization.
Supporting hybrid work
We helped organizations adapt to remote and hybrid work with secure access, better collaboration, and more resilient endpoint management.
Modern monitoring & alerting
We continued evolving monitoring programs (including Nagios consulting) to improve signal-to-noise, response speed, and reporting for both SMB and enterprise environments.
Always improving
We are constantly looking at emerging technologies and coming up with new and innovative solutions for our customers.
Who We Work With
Business-focused support for always-on organizations.
MCS is business focused and does not work with residential or consumer customers. By specializing in the business to business model, we are able to provide service focused on the always-on demands of organizations large and small.
SMB
Small businesses make up 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms according to the SBA. These businesses still want the competitive advantages technology grants for the big guys, but at a price point scaled to fit.
We work with Associations, Banks, Non-Profits, Auto Dealers, Lawyers, Manufacturers, Engineering Firms, and more.
Enterprise
We continue to provide Web Application Development and IT consulting services to companies you may rely on every day. MCS understands how to work with existing IT staff across many departments to get a project done right the first time.
Most of the Nagios consulting we perform is with enterprise customers.
K-12
Some of our first customers were K12 School Districts and MCS continues to work in this segment. We know what matters to District Technology Coordinators and how to recommend an IT solution that works for them.
Projects include cybersecurity, tablets, roll-outs, server setup, and network design.
Fed, State, & Local Gov
With our headquarters being in Springfield, the Illinois state capital, we have bid and won several State of Illinois projects ranging from simple hardware purchases, to Web Design and Web Application Development.
We also provide Nagios licensing and implementation consulting and are registered to do business with the Department of Defense.
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