IT support for engineering firms across the Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney.
Engineering firms run the heaviest software in the building — CAD, BIM, FEA, GIS, PLM. Chewing IT delivers IT support for engineering firms across the Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney: workstations sized correctly, licences managed, projects backed up, and remote-desktop access that engineers actually want to use.
Why engineering firms choose Chewing IT
Engineering practices have IT needs that no generic MSP gets right. Workstations specced for AutoCAD or Revit are different from accounting workstations. Licence servers for SOLIDWORKS or Bentley products fail in industry-specific ways. Remote desktop has to be fast enough for an engineer to model in 3D from their kitchen — not just check email.
Chewing IT supports engineering firms across the Central Coast, Newcastle and Sydney with the IT stack the work actually demands. Including the engineering-software vendors' licensing servers, the high-IO project-storage layouts, and the secure remote-access fabric your engineers can use from any site.
IT challenges engineering firms face
The recurring patterns we see — and the ones that shape how we set up your environment.
Software-licensing chaos
Network licence servers, named-user licences, perpetual vs subscription, vendor portals, and the licensing audits that follow. We document every licence you own and align renewals with your billing cycle.
CAD, BIM and FEA workstation sizing
GPU, RAM and SSD configurations that suit your software stack — not the generic 'Pro' SKU a reseller wants to push. We spec workstations against your real workloads.
Secure remote access for engineers
Engineers need to model, render and review from any site. Secure remote desktop with conditional access, MFA and session recording — not a VPN that nobody uses.
Project-data protection and IP
Project files, drawings, calculations and deliverables are the firm's IP. Versioned backups, access controls, and recovery you can prove during a client audit.
What we deliver for engineering firms
The components we tailor to your sector. Each links through to the underlying solution.
Workstation procurement and lifecycle
Engineering-spec workstations sized to your software stack, deployed with your standard image, and refreshed on a schedule that aligns with depreciation.
Managed IT SupportSecure remote desktop for engineers
Azure-hosted virtual desktops or hardened on-premises RDS, with MFA, conditional access and the GPU profiles engineering software actually needs.
Azure & CloudProject file servers and backup
On-prem and cloud-hybrid file servers tuned for engineering project structures, with daily versioned backups and quarterly recovery tests.
Managed BackupLicence-server hosting and monitoring
We host and monitor your CAD/FEA/BIM licence servers — uptime, expiries, audit-readiness — so engineers never lose half a day to a licence outage.
Server & InfrastructureCyber security for engineering IP
Endpoint protection, MDR and DLP controls focused on protecting drawings, BIM models and bid data from theft and ransomware.
Cyber SecurityThe solutions behind the work
The most-relevant Chewing IT solutions for engineering firms. Browse the full solutions catalogue for everything we cover.
Managed IT Support
Fully managed support, security & strategy
A fixed-monthly managed plan that covers your people, your devices and your servers. We monitor, patch, secure and support — and act as your strategic IT partner so technology pulls in the same direction as your business.
Learn moreAzure & Cloud
Design, migrate, manage — done properly.
Azure is brilliant when designed properly and a money pit when it isn't. We architect, migrate and manage workloads on Microsoft Azure with cost optimisation built in from day one.
Learn moreServer & Infrastructure
On-prem done properly.
Some workloads still need on-premise infrastructure. We design, install, virtualise and maintain server, storage and network hardware — partnered with leading vendors and backed by managed support.
Learn moreCyber Security
24/7 protection, monitoring & response.
A layered, modern security stack built for small and medium businesses. We combine endpoint protection, application allow-listing, identity hardening and 24/7 managed detection & response — so threats are spotted, isolated and neutralised before they spread.
Learn moreManaged Backup
Immutable backups. Tested restores.
Most backup setups fail silently until the day you need them. We deploy enterprise-grade backup with Acronis Cyber Protect and ConnectWise — immutable, off-site, encrypted, and tested every month.
Learn moreBest-in-class technology partners
We don't pick vendors based on commission — we pick the best tools for the job and stand behind them. The stack we deploy day-in, day-out:
Microsoft
Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID
QNAP
Network-attached storage
LaCie
Rugged storage & backup drives
StorageCraft
Backup & disaster recovery
Bitdefender
Endpoint security & EDR
Sophos
Firewall & endpoint protection
Blackpoint Cyber
24/7 managed detection & response
ThreatLocker
Application allow-listing & ringfencing
IT support for engineering firms — common questions
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More industries we cover
Same family-run team, same standard, tailored to the sector.
Need IT support for engineering firms?
Book a 30-minute discovery call. No pressure, no quote on the call — just a clear conversation about where your IT could go.