IT That Protects Your Innovation and Engineering Workflow

Your Vancouver startup is advancing the future — robotics, biotech, IoT, advanced manufacturing, or material science. These fields depend on complex systems, hybrid infrastructure, sensitive IP, and mission-critical workflows. Most IT providers are simply not designed to support this environment.

GM Solutions delivers fully managed IT services for engineering-driven startups that require stability, security, and scalability — without slowing innovation.

What Engineering and R&D Startups Need from Modern Managed IT Services

Complex Environments Require Precision

Your infrastructure spans CNC machines, laboratory equipment, IoT devices, embedded systems, high-performance computing, and cloud platforms. Legacy and cutting-edge technology must co-exist reliably. Our managed IT services help you integrate, protect, and optimize both ends of your environment so your workflows stay consistent.

Prototyping and Downtime Don’t Mix

Every hour of lost prototyping, testing, or simulation work introduces delays, missed milestones, and frustrated engineers. Our managed IT support emphasizes uptime, equipment stability, and operational continuity — ensuring your R&D cycles don’t stall.

Compliance Is Now a Core Part of R&D Operations

ISO 27001, NIST, and partner security reviews are increasingly required for funding, partnerships, and vendor approvals. We build your managed IT foundation to align with these expectations from the beginning so you stay ready for scrutiny.

How GM Solutions’ Managed IT Services Support R&D Teams

Scalable Infrastructure That Evolves with Your Growth

From secure networking and server configurations to collaborative cloud platforms, we design managed IT environments built to scale. Whether you are 10 employees or 100, we ensure your systems grow with your team and support your technical roadmap.

Legacy System Integration and Operational Support

Engineering startups rely on specialized legacy systems that cannot be replaced easily — CNC controllers, testing equipment, proprietary software, or industrial devices. Our managed services wrap modern protections around these environments while keeping them stable and functional.

Cloud Solutions and Secure Remote Access

We architect hybrid cloud systems, secure remote access, encrypted file sharing, VPNs, and cloud-native workflows using Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Git-based systems, and engineering collaboration tools. Your team can access resources securely from anywhere.

Layered Cybersecurity for IP Protection

Your intellectual property is the core of your company’s value. Our managed IT security services combine threat detection, endpoint protection, hardened firewalls, secure backups, and real-time monitoring to keep your research safe from breaches, ransomware, and internal risks.

Network Architecture Built for Engineering Workloads

Engineering environments generate heavy data traffic, instrument signals, and connected-device loads. We design low-latency, high-performance networks that support prototyping, lab workflows, remote sensors, and cloud integrations.

Helpdesk and On-Site Support for Engineering Teams

Our local Vancouver managed IT team provides responsive support for hardware issues, system failures, software crashes, and testing-lab interruptions — often the same day. We understand engineering terminology, workflows, and tools.

Compliance and Risk Management for R&D Organizations

Security Alignment with Canadian and Industry Standards

R&D organizations in Canada face increasing expectations around data protection, confidentiality, and system security. As your managed IT partner, we help teams strengthen their security posture and align with recognized frameworks such as ISO 27001 and NIST (including NIST SP 800-53 and NIST SP 800-171 where applicable). Our focus is on supporting the controls, documentation, and best practices that matter most for engineering environments.

Canadian Privacy Requirements (PIPEDA, PIPA, and Provincial Regulations)

For Canadian engineering and biotech organizations, we support privacy and data-handling requirements under PIPEDA as well as provincial regulations such as BC PIPA. We help ensure that your systems, access structures, and data governance processes reflect the expectations of Canadian privacy law.

Supplier Security Reviews and Technical Assessments

Many R&D organizations undergo security questionnaires, procurement risk assessments, or due-diligence reviews from investors, enterprise partners, or government bodies. We assist with the preparation process — improving your security posture, organizing documentation, and helping you respond to requirements clearly and confidently.

We support R&D and engineering teams in aligning with standards such as ISO 27001, NIST (800-53 and 800-171), and Canadian privacy laws like PIPEDA and BC PIPA, as well as partner or investor security requirements.

Real-World Proof: Prepared for High-Stakes Security Requirements

Approved as a Supplier to a Top Global Defense Company

A Vancouver R&D-focused manufacturer we’ve supported with managed IT services for over a decade was approached by one of the world’s leading defense organizations. Before they could be approved as a supplier, they were required to complete a comprehensive cybersecurity and compliance assessment.

Because GM Solutions had proactively maintained and secured their systems for more than 10 years, every requirement in the security review was already met. No emergency upgrades. No system changes. No downtime for their engineering teams.

We completed the documentation package with them, and they were approved as a supplier on the first submission. This level of readiness is what we build for all R&D and engineering environments — even when audits or security reviews arrive without warning.

Managed IT Services for Every Stage of Engineering Startup Growth

Early-Stage Teams

Lean and efficient managed IT services designed for teams of 5–15, with secure communication, shared cloud storage, and stable lab operations.

Scaling Startups

As your engineering and R&D operations expand, we ensure your managed IT environment scales with new locations, new staff, and increasingly complex workflows.

Audit-Ready Organizations

For teams facing increased scrutiny from investors, partners, or regulators, we implement documentation and controls required for technical due diligence and compliance audits.

Why Engineering and R&D Startups Choose GM Solutions as Their Managed IT Partner

  • 20+ years supporting Vancouver’s engineering and R&D-driven companies
  • Specialists in hybrid, legacy, and high-sensitivity environments
  • Experienced in compliance, audit readiness, and supplier reviews
  • Operational continuity and security-first managed IT design
  • Local Vancouver team offering hands-on support

Start with a Free Managed IT Strategy Consultation

Let’s talk about your engineering workflows, infrastructure challenges, and growth plans. We’ll walk through how GM Solutions’ managed IT services can protect your innovation and stabilize your systems — with no obligation.

Call 604-210-0010 or request your complementary R&D IT Readiness Assessment — we’ll guide you from there.

Protect your innovation. Power your team. Scale securely with Vancouver’s trusted managed IT services partner.