IT support for architects in Raleigh and the Triangle
As-Built IT looks after the IT for architects, interior designers and landscape architects in Raleigh and across the Triangle. Mac or Windows, rendering machines, big model files and safe sharing with your consultants, with a help desk that replies within 30 minutes. One monthly price, month-to-month.
- Cisco certified
- Month-to-month
- 30-minute response promise
IT services for architecture firms, built for big design files
In an architecture practice, a lot of time quietly disappears into waiting: for a model to open, for a render to finish, for a consultant to get the latest set. Most of it isn't the computer's fault, whatever the computer would like you to think.
Managed IT services for architects, Mac or Windows
We look after the whole office the same way, whether your designers work on Macs, production runs on Windows, or both. Rendering machines stay updated and running, models and drawings reach your consultants securely, and years of past projects stay backed up and findable.
Real-world experience speeding up an architecture firm
An architecture firm with approximately 35 employees was struggling with slow access to large Revit models, AutoCAD drawings, and shared project files. Architects working on the same projects frequently experienced delays opening files, syncing changes, and accessing documents remotely.
The firm initially assumed it needed faster computers, but the real problem was its underlying IT infrastructure. Its network and file storage systems hadn't kept up with the demands of modern design software.
I assessed the environment, identified bottlenecks in network connectivity and storage performance, and helped redesign the infrastructure to better support large design files and simultaneous access by multiple users.
We also improved secure remote access so architects could work from home or project sites without sacrificing security or reliability.
The result was a more dependable working environment where architects could spend less time waiting on technology and more time designing buildings and delivering projects.
The lesson was simple: technology should support the creative process, not interrupt it.
What architecture firms get from us
Everything in the plan for architecture firms, one line each
Mac and Windows. Both supported in the same office.
Rendering and visualization machines. Kept updated, monitored and running. We support them; we don't sell them.
Sharing with consultants. Models and drawings shared securely with engineers and other consultants.
Project archives. Years of past projects backed up and easy to find.
Help desk. Phone, email, online ticket or Teams, with a reply within 30 minutes.
Monitoring, updates and antivirus on every computer.
Microsoft 365. Email, user accounts, licences, Teams and SharePoint.
Network and firewall.
Printers, scanners and plotters.
Autodesk, Revit and Bluebeam. Through our CAD and BIM IT support, which adds on.
Why architecture firms need IT that understands design work
Designers often prefer Macs while Revit runs on Windows, so the office has to work both ways.
Renders run for hours, often overnight, so a machine that sleeps or updates at the wrong moment can cost a day.
Every project is shared with consultants, and every share is a security decision.
Coordinating with engineers? See IT services for engineering firms. For the full picture of what we run day to day, see managed IT services in Raleigh.
Four steps, no runaround
- 01FreeBook a free 30-minute callSend the form or call. Tell us whether you run Macs, Windows or both, and what keeps going wrong.
- 02We get to know your firmThe free call is for discovery: we ask about your software, your offices and job sites, and what is already in place.
- 03Per firmOne quote for your firmOne monthly price, based on your people, your devices and anything you add on.
- 04We take it from thereMonitoring and updates go on every computer, your staff get the help desk number, and it runs month-to-month.
Areas we serve: Raleigh and the Triangle
We work with architecture and design firms in these eight towns, and we don't take clients outside the Triangle.
How much IT support for architects costs
One monthly price for your whole firm, based on how many people you have, how many computers we look after, and which services you add, such as CAD and BIM support.
Questions architecture firms ask
Straight answers for architects, interior designers and landscape architects.
How fast do you respond?
Within 30 minutes. Your staff reach the help desk by phone, email, online ticket or Teams.
Do you support Macs?
Yes. We support Mac and Windows computers side by side, so designers and production staff can each use what suits them.
Can you keep our rendering machines running?
Yes. We keep rendering and visualization machines updated, monitored and supported. We don't sell or spec them.
Do you support Revit, AutoCAD and Bluebeam?
Yes, through our CAD and BIM IT support, which adds on to the plan. It covers Autodesk, Revit and Bluebeam, plus the workstations and file sync behind them.
How do we share models with consultants safely?
We set up secure sharing for models and drawings going to engineers and other consultants, so the right people get the latest set, and nobody else does.
Which design firms do you work with?
Commercial and residential architects, interior designers and landscape architects across Raleigh and the Triangle.
Your first 30-minute call is free
Send the form or call (919) 807-1540. Thirty minutes, no charge, and you'll know whether we're a fit.