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IT Support for Architects & Design Firms
Architecture firms run on Revit, AutoCAD, and multi-gigabyte models that have to open fast, sync cleanly, and never disappear the week of a deadline. ACS brings the same security and uptime discipline we built for healthcare to design firms: CAD-ready workstations, storage and sync that keep up with BIM, license management, and cybersecurity that protects your clients' drawings. Remote-first, nationwide.
Why design firms need specialized IT
A general IT shop resets passwords. It does not understand why a Revit model takes twelve minutes to sync the night before a submission.
Workstations that carry real weight
BIM models can run into the gigabytes, and Revit rewards fast processors, plenty of RAM, and a proper GPU. Underpowered or badly maintained machines turn every model rotation and render into billable time lost.
Your drawings are the product
Designs, client contracts, and project files under NDA are exactly what ransomware crews and IP thieves target. Losing them, or leaking them, costs more than the ransom.
Deadlines do not move
Submissions, permit sets, and client presentations land on fixed dates. A dead file server or a corrupted central model the week of a deadline is not an IT ticket, it is a crisis.
What IT support for architects should cover
Everything a design firm needs to stay fast, secure, and online, under one partner.
CAD & BIM workstation management
Spec, deploy, and maintain the high-performance machines Revit and rendering demand, with drivers, updates, and patching scheduled around project deadlines, never during them.
Storage & sync built for big models
Fast local storage, cloud worksharing done right, and networks tuned so multi-gigabyte models open, save, and sync without the whole studio waiting.
Cybersecurity
Endpoint protection, email and ransomware defense, MFA, and dark-web monitoring, so client designs and contracts stay yours.
Cloud & backup
Encrypted, immutable, tested backups of project files and central models, so a failed drive or ransomware event never erases months of work.
Software license management
Autodesk and other subscriptions tracked, assigned, and right-sized, so seats follow your headcount and you stop paying for licenses nobody uses.
Flat, predictable pricing
Per-seat monthly pricing that covers helpdesk, monitoring, and security, with no hourly break-fix surprises during your busiest weeks.
The software your studio runs on
We keep the environment around your design tools fast, licensed, and recoverable.
Design firms live in Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad, and Bluebeam, with models flowing through Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM 360, and rendering tools on top. We do not replace Autodesk's own support for those applications. What we do is manage everything they depend on: the workstations they run on, the network and storage that move their files, the licenses and user accounts behind them, and the backups underneath. When a problem does sit inside the software itself, we coordinate directly with the vendor so your architects can keep drawing instead of sitting on hold.
That is the same discipline we bring to healthcare clients whose systems cannot go down: monitor everything, patch on a schedule that respects the work, back up in a way you have actually tested, and defend the data with layered security. For a studio, that translates to central models that sync, renders that finish, and deadline weeks where IT is the one thing you do not think about.
Getting started takes one call
No obligation, no jargon.
IT support for architects: questions, answered
What does IT support for architects actually include?
Everything around your design tools: managing and maintaining CAD/BIM workstations, storage and networking sized for large model files, Autodesk and other license management, layered cybersecurity, tested backups, and a helpdesk that answers when a deadline is on the line. One flat per-seat price, one partner accountable for all of it.
Do you support Revit workstations?
Yes. We spec, deploy, and manage the workstations Revit and rendering workloads demand, including GPU drivers, RAM and storage sizing for large models, and update schedules that never interrupt a submission week. For issues inside Revit itself, we coordinate with Autodesk support so your team is not the one chasing tickets.
How much does IT support cost for an architecture firm?
Flat, predictable per-user monthly pricing, with no hourly break-fix surprises. See pricing or book a free assessment and we will scope it to your firm's size and software stack.
Can you support remote and hybrid design teams?
Yes. We are remote-first ourselves and support firms nationwide. We set up secure remote access and cloud worksharing so architects can work on shared models from anywhere, resolve most issues remotely, and go onsite when a project needs it, billed per project.
Do architecture firms really need this level of security?
Increasingly, yes. Client NDAs, contract security clauses, and government or defense-adjacent projects can carry real requirements, and frameworks like NIST 800-171 and CMMC apply to firms handling federal work. Even without a mandate, your drawings and client data are exactly what ransomware targets. ACS runs a SOC 2-aligned practice and builds the safeguards, and the documentation, that clients and cyber-insurers expect.
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