Flying Buttress

Flying Buttress is a specialized managed IT services and technology consulting firm serving architecture, engineering, and design firms. Founded in 2010, the company helps AEC organizations manage, secure, and modernize the technology environments that support design, collaboration, and project delivery.

Unlike generalist IT providers, Flying Buttress focuses on the specific technology needs of architecture and engineering practices, including BIM and CAD environments, large project files, high-performance workstations, cloud infrastructure, distributed teams, cybersecurity, and business continuity.

Its services range from day-to-day managed IT support to executive-level technology strategy, helping firms align their IT infrastructure and systems with business goals, growth, security, and operational resilience.

Services

Flying Buttress provides technology services tailored to architecture, engineering, and design firms, including:

• Managed IT services and technical support
• Cybersecurity strategy and risk management
• Cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure
• Virtual CIO and strategic technology consulting
• BIM, CAD, and design software support
• Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD environment support
• Microsoft 365 and Azure infrastructure
• Data and file collaboration systems
• Network and workstation management
• Business continuity and disaster recovery
• Technology planning and budgeting
• IT support for firm growth, mergers, and multi-office environments

AEC Industry Expertise

Flying Buttress specializes in the technology environments used by design and engineering firms. Its team understands the performance and operational requirements associated with BIM, CAD, visualization, document management, project collaboration, and large design files.

The company works with technology ecosystems that may include Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam, Deltek, SketchUp, Lumion, Egnyte, Microsoft 365, Azure, and other AEC software and infrastructure platforms.

This industry specialization allows Flying Buttress to support both the technical and business sides of architecture and engineering practices, from improving workstation and network performance to helping leadership teams plan long-term technology investments.

Cloud, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure

Flying Buttress helps firms modernize legacy IT environments and transition toward secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure.

Its work includes cloud migration, remote and distributed collaboration, data management, infrastructure optimization, cybersecurity, backup and disaster recovery, and systems designed to support increasingly distributed project teams.

The company approaches cybersecurity and infrastructure as business-critical components of project delivery, helping firms reduce technology risk while maintaining productivity and access to project information.

Strategic Technology Advisory

In addition to managed IT services, Flying Buttress provides Virtual CIO and strategic technology advisory services for firm owners, principals, operations leaders, and internal IT teams.

The company helps leadership teams evaluate technology investments, establish IT priorities, plan infrastructure upgrades, manage technology budgets, and prepare for growth or organizational change.

Flying Buttress can also work alongside an existing internal IT team, providing additional expertise and strategic guidance rather than replacing internal staff.

Approach

Flying Buttress treats technology as a business enabler rather than simply a support function.

Its approach starts with understanding how a firm operates, how its teams collaborate, and where technology creates friction. From there, the company helps develop technology strategies that improve productivity, security, resilience, and scalability.

Rather than providing reactive helpdesk services alone, Flying Buttress focuses on proactive management and long-term technology planning.

Who Flying Buttress Works With

Flying Buttress is particularly suited to:

• Architecture firms
• Engineering firms
• Multidisciplinary design firms
• AEC organizations with multiple offices
• Firms supporting hybrid or distributed teams
• Growing firms that have outgrown generalist IT providers
• Firms looking to modernize their IT infrastructure
• Organizations seeking specialized cybersecurity or cloud expertise
• Firms that need strategic IT leadership without a full-time CIO