Posts by Boris

Your home internet connection is probably the biggest bottleneck when working from home. Let’s remember, the service providers designed their networks to optimize download speeds for streaming, and not upload speeds that allow you to share, video conference, and better work from home. Furthermore, most of the home internet services from AT&T and Comcast are…

As COVID-19 spreads, many schools and businesses are transitioning to “remote work” situations to avoid large gatherings of people.  Chances are that your firm is facing a work-from-home period, and if your business isn’t used to functioning outside of the office, you’re probably concerned about productivity levels.  For architects and engineers, the challenge is that…

One of the best things about modern technology is that it’s essentially as versatile as it is powerful. Your IT infrastructure can be anything you need it to be at any given moment as the possibilities are truly limitless. That can be an exceptionally exciting position for any creative endeavor like an architecture firm to…

At ArchIT, we work with many SMBs, architecture, design and engineering firms who are struggling under the weight of their old technology. The higher intensity an industry is, the less likely a business is to maintain its technology solutions. Unfortunately, this also causes problems for the business: without the right technology, it’s easy for your…

From the moment we opened our doors until now, the team at ArchIT has always fully believed in transparency above all else. We not only want to educate our clients about what we do, but we also want to make sure they’re totally clear on WHY that is the right move to make at this…

Complete Managed IT Services Cost and Pricing Guide for Architecture firm owners! Many owners of architecture and engineering firms we talk to want to know how much they should expect to pay for managed IT services. One size never fits all, so it’s a difficult question to answer. But today we’re explaining the general cost…

With cybersecurity continually being in the news with reports of data breaches and ransomware infections surfacing almost every day, we thought it would be a good time to remind everyone about a few basics for protecting your business and your data from these ever-evolving threats.   We thought it would be a good idea to…

Yes, I know! Growing your architecture firm from a small one-person operation into the practice of your dreams is not easy. It takes discipline, determination, a huge amount of resources, and some luck along the way. However it has been done before, and it has been done many times over. In this post, I’d like…

Every month, we at ArchIT meet with many Architecture, Design, and Engineering firm owners in the San Francisco Bay Area to discuss their technology needs and challenges. Moreover, because so many folks know our thoughts and feelings (from this website) on all things related to technology for the AEC industry, they often ask us who…

During our many conversations with architecture firm owners and CFOs we often get asked the following question: “How is managed IT service different from “normal” IT?” “Why should my firm switch to using managed IT services, and paying monthly for IT, instead of having our IT person come around only we have a problem?” “What…