IT for architecture and design firms

Large files, Revit and Archicad machines that cannot be down on a deadline, a mix of Macs and Windows, and email that carries contracts and wire instructions. We look after several Seattle practices and we know the shape of the problem.

What slows a practice down
Three things that
cost a firm its deadline.

Files

Models and drawing sets are big and they have to move between the office, home and the site. We keep file servers and cloud storage fast, synced and backed up, and we size the network for it.

Machines

Rendering and modelling workstations get the updates, the drivers and the spare parts they need, on a schedule that respects deadlines.

Email

Fraudsters target firms that send invoices and wire instructions. We make sure nobody can send an email that looks like it came from your domain, and we watch for the signs that an account has been taken over.

What we do for architecture firms
Everything a practice
runs on, looked after.

Managed IT and help desk

One team that knows your office, your people and your projects, for a flat monthly price. See Managed IT.

File server and cloud storage

Project folders that open quickly in the office and from home, stay in sync, and keep their history.

Workstation care

Revit and Archicad machines kept current, with graphics drivers tested before they go out and spare parts on hand.

A weekly security review

Your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace checked every week for risky settings, forwarding rules and sign-ins that do not look right.

Managed backups

Encrypted copies of your projects and email, off site, tested so we know they restore. See Managed Backups.

Building information modelling (BIM) server hosting

Archicad BIMcloud or Revit Server hosted in our Seattle data center, close to your team and off your office closet.

Who we already work with

We look after Seattle-area practices.

We work with architecture and design practices in the Seattle area, so we already know the software, the file sizes and what a deadline week looks like.

See how your firm looks from the outside.

The free check reads your public email and domain settings and tells you, in plain words, whether someone could impersonate you. One minute, nothing to install.