IT support that understands how a professional firm actually runs.
Purplo is a boutique managed IT provider for accounting, law, and architecture firms in Greater Vancouver — run by a CPA who has sat on your side of the desk. Fewer clients, senior people, no surprises on the invoice.
No pitch deck. No obligation. We'll tell you in 15 minutes whether we're a fit.
You didn't start your practice to manage an IT vendor.
- Your "IT guy" is great — when you can reach him. During month-end close or a filing deadline, you can't.
- You're pretty sure you'd fail a client's security questionnaire, and cyber insurance renewal keeps getting harder.
- Every invoice is a surprise. Hourly billing punishes you for having problems — the opposite of an incentive to prevent them.
- Your team loses billable hours to slow machines, flaky VPNs, and "have you tried restarting it?"
- Nobody has ever tested whether your backups actually restore.
Built for firms where trust is the product.
We deliberately keep a small client roster, concentrated in three verticals we know deeply. If your firm bills for expertise and holds confidential client data, we speak your language.
Accounting & CPA firms
Tax-season surge capacity, CRA e-services reliability, working-paper systems, and the PIPEDA-grade confidentiality your engagement letters promise. Our owner is a CPA — we know what busy season means.
IT for accounting firmsLaw firms
Document management, matter-centric security, Law Society of BC technology obligations, and airtight client confidentiality — without slowing your lawyers down.
IT for law firmsArchitecture & engineering
Large-file workflows, CAD/BIM workstation performance, project archives that stay retrievable for years, and collaboration with consultants outside your walls.
IT for design firmsThree steps. No lock-in theatre.
A 15-minute fit call
You tell us what's frustrating you. We tell you honestly whether we're the right fit — and if we're not, who might be.
A plain-English assessment
We review your environment and hand you a prioritized findings report you own either way — written for a managing partner, not a sysadmin.
Proactive managed care
One flat monthly fee. Monitoring, patching, security, backups, and a real human who answers — with quarterly reviews that tie IT spend to your firm's goals.
Everything a 5–50 person firm needs. Nothing it doesn't.
Managed IT plans
Helpdesk, monitoring, patching, vendor management, and a virtual CIO — for one predictable monthly fee per person.
DetailsCybersecurity & compliance
Endpoint detection, email security, staff training, and the documentation you need for cyber insurance and client security questionnaires.
DetailsBackup & business continuity
Datto-powered backup and disaster recovery — tested restores, documented recovery times, and continuity plans that survive an audit.
DetailsProjects & advisory
Office moves, cloud migrations, and ERP/CRM selection — scoped fixed-fee, led by someone who has evaluated software as a CFO would.
Details"Most IT providers learn your industry from the outside. Our founder ran technology inside retail, wholesale, and CPA firms before starting Purplo — so we budget, document, and communicate the way a professional firm expects."— The short version of our story · Read the longer one
The Professional Firm's IT Budget Guide
What a 5–50 person firm should actually spend on IT in 2026, which line items are padding, and the five questions that expose a weak IT provider. No fluff — real numbers.
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Fifteen minutes. Zero obligation.
Bring your most annoying IT problem. We'll tell you how we'd fix it — whether or not you hire us.