Expert Cisco Phone-based Computer Consulting for Minneapolis Small Business IT Networks
For small offices and startups in Minneapolis or anywhere in the state of Minnesota, Progent can provide convenient, quick, and economical access to Cisco CCIE-certified network experts. Cisco CCIEs are world-class network experts who achieve this elite recognition by completing rigorous examinations administered by Cisco. CCIEs can handle the most complex problems associated with network deployment, troubleshooting, and configuration. Progent’s CCIEs work directly with Cisco's in-house staff in analyzing problems with IOS utilities and developing workarounds or receiving software patches to fix problems. A Cisco certified CCIE has the experience to pinpoint the cause of network problems whether from hardware or software.
Progent can provide immediate access to a CCIE specialist by phone so your company can receive urgent assistance for complex network problems that are impacting your business but are outside the scope of your ordinary IT support organization. Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified consultants can connect to your network via advanced remote support utilities in order to provide fast and economical analysis and remediation of serious network issues.
Progent's CCIE Support Services
Most CCIEs work for big enterprises or national ISPs, and consequently their help is not easily accessible to the general public. Progent is among the rare consulting firms to make CCIEs available to assist small and medium sized businesses. Also, Progent can provide fast contact with a CCIE by phone so you can get timely help for urgent network problems that are reducing worker efficiency.
To learn how to contact a Progent CCIE for timely assistance with your network, go to Urgent Support.
As a registered partner for Cisco Systems and with the resources of one of the largest teams of Cisco-certified CCIE engineers of any independent consulting company, Progent offers unbeatable expertise in finding network infrastructure solutions focused on Cisco technology. Since Progent is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and offers expert application support for a broad range of business applications, Progent can help you achieve end-to-end IT solutions that optimize the business value of your network.CCIEs represent an exceptional value since their depth of experience enables them to fix the most complex problems quickly. In many instances, less qualified consultants can wrestle with identical tasks for hours or even days. Most Progent's Cisco-certified CCIEs are not only experienced with Cisco technologies, but also have multiple advanced industry credentials such as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and an important security certification such as CISSP or CISM. This allows Progent to provide complete services that address a broad range of technologies without incurring needless expenses and delays managing too many consultants.
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How Does My Minneapolis Business Start Receiving Online Cisco Technical Support from Progent?
To get started with Progent's remote services for Minneapolis or to find out more about Progent's online support programs, call Progent at 888-412-5546 or send email to information@progent.com. If you have an emergency requirement for IT support, visit Immediate Emergency Support.
Other Support Services Offered by Progent
Progent's core consulting services include system integration, Microsoft Exchange Server consulting, network security design, desktop help, and Help Desk outsourcing services. Progent's Experts Team offers world-class consulting expertise in specific application areas. Help offered by the Application Experts Group includes:
By offering a full service one-stop source for IT generalists and specialists, Progent is able to tailor fast, affordable, and thorough IT solutions that meet the special requirements of businesses in Minneapolis or throughout the state of Minnesota.
Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server consultants have extensive experience creating Microsoft-based security solutions for IT networks with many sites, remote users, and mission-critical eCommerce applications. A Progent ISA Server engineer can help your small or mid-size company plan and deploy a configuration of Microsoft ISA Server 2004 that meets your information protection requirements without limiting your network.
Progent's UNIX platform consulting services provide small businesses and developers assistance with managing and maintaining UNIX, Linux or Solaris systems that coexist with Microsoft-powered networks. Progent can give your organization access to UNIX consultants, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security specialists with CISSP certification. This wide array of experience provides you with a convenient single consulting firm to show you how to build and maintain a protected and reliable cross-platform network and communications infrastructure that supports UNIX and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with popular versions of UNIX such as Apple Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UX (Hewlett Packard UNIX), BSD, SCO and Silicon Graphics IRIX or major Linux platforms including RedHat Linux, SuSE, Debian GNU/Linux and Slackware.
Progent is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and has earned accredited competencies that include Advanced Infrastructure Solutions and Information Worker Solutions. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners represent the most successful Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest client endorsement and enjoy the closest operational relationship with Microsoft. The understanding, skills, and dedication required to achieve the level of Microsoft Gold Partner pays dividends to Progent's customers by enabling Progent to provide your company more complete support for your IT network.
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is a complete, web-aware database and data analysis package that opens the door to the rapid creation of cutting-edge enterprise-class programs that can give your business a significant competitive advantage. SQL Server features core support for XML and the ability to query across the Internet and beyond the firewall. The experience of Progent's certified SQL Server 2000 consultants, with an average of more than over 10 years of work supporting Microsoft integration, ensures you success in designing, deploying and supporting Microsoft SQL Server applications that are well integrated with other applications based on Microsoft's .NET platform.
With Catalyst switches for small and medium-sized companies, Cisco allows companies to realize all the benefits of adding smart traffic control into their networks. Cisco's switch product line makes it possible to enable features to make your IT network sufficiently robust to handle real-time requirements, scalable to support growth, secure enough to protect confidential data, and capable of prioritizing and managing traffic flows to optimize system performance. Progent's Cisco certified consultants can show you how to select and deploy Cisco switches that make sense for your business. In addition, Progent's CISM certified security consultants can show you how to create a strategic protection policy and set up Cisco switches so they powerfully support your security policies. Cisco Catalyst switches that Progent provides expertise for include the Cisco Catalyst Express 500 switches, Cisco Catalyst 3560 switches, Cisco Catalyst 4948 switches, and Catalyst 6500 Series Switches.
Cisco's security and remote connectivity solutions for small to medium sized companies represent a full array of easy-to-administer security products to help you safeguard your wired and wireless network infrastructure. Cisco's Virtual Private Network line includes routers, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPN solutions. Progent's expert consulting staff includes field-proven specialists with Cisco's Certified Internetwork Expert and CCNP qualifications who can help your company to select Cisco VPN, Cisco RADIUS Security, and other Cisco protection technologies that fit most closely with your business goals.
Progent's certified consultants can help you evaluate the possible advantages of Hyper-V-powered virtualization for your company, perform pilot implementations to verify Hyper-V's compatibility with your production applications, assess your network infrastructure for smooth performance with virtual server solutions, assist you in upgrading to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and configuring Hyper-V, train your network management staff to track and manage Hyper-V, offer world-class consulting help for enhancing the security of your virtual machines, establish and validate business continuity processes that maximize network uptime, and deliver continuing consulting and technical support including affordable low-cost online troubleshooting and comprehensive Help Desk services.
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants offer a range of support services for Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a Microsoft accounting package and corporate management solution built, like all Microsoft financial solutions, on the expandable and familiar foundation of Windows technology. Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0, the most recent edition of Microsoft accounting software in the Microsoft Great Plains Accounting family, offers an affordable tool for controlling and combining finances, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, field service, CRM, and HR. Microsoft Great Plains is easy to install and configure, and with its modular design you can purchase only the capability you currently need, with the ability to add clients and enlarge functionality when necessary. Progent’s Microsoft Great Plains Software support experts can help you install, customize and manage Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 and also earlier editions of Great Plains including Microsoft Great Plains 8.0 and Microsoft Great Plains 7.5.
Progent offers Windows Cluster Server assistance to help your organization deploy high availability server clusters that can provide 24x7 operation. Clustered Windows servers for fault-tolerant systems include Windows Cluster Server, Microsoft SQL Cluster, and Exchange Server Cluster. By showing you how too create high availability clustered server solutions around Microsoft Windows Clustered Server 2003, Progent’s certified Windows professionals make sure that your high availability server clusters are configured to maximize the competitive value of your information network.
Progent’s colocation center IT services are intended for companies with hardware housed at Internet Data Centers or data center colocation hosting facilities and requiring timely in-person service at the colo facility as well as off-site support from Microsoft and Cisco qualified professionals. Progent offers a complete array of IDC and data center and colocation consulting services including network architecture evaluation, Windows and Linux server installation and maintenance, tech support for server and telecommunications infrastructure, development and deployment of high availability systems, defining and implementing layered security defenses, firewall integration and support, designing load balancing solutions, and planning fault tolerant server cluster systems.
By using virtual servers, businesses can operate multiple virtual machines on a single actual server. Virtualization technology allows IT organizations to gain all the advantages of server isolation, but without the expense that goes with purchasing extra server equipment. Other important server management technologies include network monitoring software, Microsoft WSUS, and remote system management cards. Progent's professional server management experts can help you with all aspects of server virtualization and management to enable your company to cut expenses and conserve time.
Progent offers a selection of network service bundles for small organizations. These information technology outsourcing and server monitoring services are based on the anticipatory problem handling abilities of Microsoft's MOM 2005, a next-generation server and system support product that tracks the reliability, performance, and safety of your network and isolates incipient problems before they can disrupt your network. With Progent's economically priced network support packages, small organizations can choose a simple MOM-based co-sourcing service program with network monitoring, reporting, Help Desk and online troubleshooting or a complete 24x7 outsourcing solution.
