IT support for architecture and engineering firms in Los Angeles.
Managed IT for Los Angeles architecture and engineering firms: workstations that keep up with Revit and AutoCAD, project files that open fast from the office and the job site, and the security evidence your clients and prime contractors ask for. One flat monthly fee per user.
What a design firm needs from IT.
A 10-to-100 person firm runs on a handful of heavy applications, very large files and deadlines set by someone else. IT either keeps the model open and the drawings moving, or it costs billable hours. We've supported Los Angeles engineering and architecture firms since 1997, and the setup below is what works.
Workstations built for the software
Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad and Bluebeam on machines specified for them: the right graphics card, enough memory, and drivers kept at the versions Autodesk supports. Licensing managed so nobody loses a seat mid-project.
Project files that open fast
Egnyte or Autodesk Construction Cloud set up for large drawing sets, with fast office networking and sync that works from a trailer on site. Version history, so a wrong save isn't a lost week.
Procore, BQE Core and the rest
Procore for the field, BQE Core for time and billing, and the client portals and sharing links a project needs, all tied to one sign-in and removed the day a contractor rolls off.
Support that answers
A 24/7 helpdesk with every request acknowledged within five minutes, a 15-minute response target for emergencies, and on-site engineers across Los Angeles County. A dead workstation the morning of a submittal gets a person, not a ticket number.
What's included for the flat fee.
Everything a design firm needs from an IT department, priced per user. Most firms pay $125 to $200 per user per month, about $225 with 24/7 security monitoring.
Workstations and software
Machines specified for Revit and CAD, kept at supported driver and software versions.
- Workstation specs matched to Revit, Civil 3D and rendering
- Autodesk, Adobe and Bluebeam licensing bought right and reviewed quarterly
- Patching scheduled around deadlines, not during them
- Multi-monitor setups, plotters and large-format printers supported
Files, sharing and the job site
Large drawing sets that open fast from the office, from home and from the trailer.
- Egnyte or Autodesk Construction Cloud for project files
- Fast office networking and job-site connectivity, including cellular and satellite
- Version history and controlled sharing links for clients and consultants
- Procore, BQE Core and the client portals a project requires
Backup and archive
Project data kept for the years a liability claim can reach back.
- Backups of project files, email and the practice software, tested on a schedule
- Long-term archive of closed projects, searchable when a claim or a renovation comes up
- Backups kept off the network, so an attack on the office can't reach them
- Restore drills, with the time to recover written down
Security and the client questionnaire
The controls public agencies, primes and insurers ask about, with the evidence to show.
- Multifactor sign-in, encrypted laptops and access by project
- NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC readiness for firms on defense and federal work
- Access logs and reviews, so you can show who opened a client's files
- A written incident plan, with the first hour rehearsed
Why Los Angeles design firms choose us.
Because the people answering the phone have set up Revit workstations, moved a firm's drawing archive to Egnyte and sat with a principal through a client security review. We're based by LAX, we've done this since 1997, and 157 clients have reviewed us publicly at 5.0 stars.
- Workstations specified for Revit, CAD and rendering, kept at supported versions
- Egnyte and Autodesk Construction Cloud set up for very large files
- Multifactor sign-in, encryption and access by project on every account
- Procore, BQE Core, Bluebeam and the client portals supported alongside the core IT
- One flat monthly fee per user, quoted in a 20-minute call
- Since 1997, on-site across LA County, 5.0 stars from 157 Google reviews
Engineering & Architecture IT FAQs
Common questions from AEC firms on CAD, BIM, and large-file collaboration.
Want a straight answer on what IT should cost your firm?
Book a 20-minute call. Bring your headcount and your software list, and we'll give you the per-user price, what's included and an honest answer on fit.
