Enterprise Services Professional Branch Office Computer Consulting: Local Support for Nationwide Corporations
Years of experience delivering Microsoft expertise and Cisco network consulting has enabled Progent to build a unique ability for serving branch offices that require network service with the flexibility associated with with small organizations but which offers effective client interaction, complete documentation, and compliance with enterprise IT protocols. If your enterprise has a sales office situated anywhere in Northern California or any area covered by Progent's consultants, Progent can provide a broad range of in-person and remote IT consulting services and network design assistance.
Progent's Microsoft-certified Windows 2000 Server consultants offer network help and information technology consulting services for the entire line of Microsoft .NET Servers, Windows Server 2000, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Progent's Windows Server 2000 integration, optimization, and support services include network planning, installation, documentation, on-site and remote support, Help Desk outsourcing, professional security analysis, turn-key outsourcing, and economical co-sourcing.
GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification) was established in 1999 to validate the skill of IT security engineers. GIAC's mission is to verify that an accredited professional has the skills needed to deliver support in critical categories of network, data, and application security. GIAC accreditations are recognized by companies and institutions throughout the world including and the U.S. National Security Agency. Progent offers the expertise of certified consultants for any of the security capabilities addressed under GIAC accreditation programs including auditing perimeters, incident response, traffic analysis, and web-based application security.
Even if your company has a small computer support group and a modest technology budget, your information system can still have the same high reliability and performance that once required a large internal service group. Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services for small businesses combine the expertise of skilled Microsoft-qualified and Cisco-certified network consultants, the latest network management products for 24x7 monitoring and threshold alarms, and economical support packages such as a help desk call center to keep your vital business applications and hardware operating. Progent's 24x7 Network Management Services include remote system monitoring, server monitoring, and program monitoring to reduce service expenses, resolve trouble spots quickly, and prepare for problems before they impact network productivity. Progent is expert at deploying System Center 2005, part of Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative built on Microsoft Operations Manager (Microsoft MOM) to perform comprehensive process management. Progent can help with Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 and Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to give small business networks enterprise-class reliability, security and capacity.
If you are developing Linux-based software on a network that includes MS Windows-based servers, desktops, and office applications, Progent offers comprehensive IT outsourcing that allows you to concentrate on your field of high-value expertise while avoiding the continual distraction of maintaining your company information system. By using smart network monitoring and by delivering online and in-person support as your company needs it, Progent represents an economical alternative for managing an information network that features excellent availability, security, and efficiency. Progent's UNIX/Linux developer assistance offerings feature comprehensive network support outsourcing, virtual server infrastructure, remote and in-personservice and repair, 24x7 monitoring services, and help desk call center outsourcing.
Progent's UNIX family consulting services provide small companies and developers assistance with managing and supporting UNIX, Linux or Solaris systems that coexist with Microsoft-powered technology. Progent can give your organization access to UNIX consultants, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISM certification. This broad range of experience offers you a convenient single consulting firm to help you create and maintain a secure and robust mixed-platform network and communications environment that supports UNIX and Microsoft coexistence by integrating Windows with major versions of UNIX including Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, AIX, HP-UX (Hewlett Packard UNIX), Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX or major Linux platforms such as RedHat, SuSE, Debian GNU/Linux and Slackware.
By using virtual servers, businesses can run many virtual machines on one actual server. Virtual server technology allows businesses to gain all the advantages of server isolation, while avoiding the costs associated with buying additional server hardware. Other key server management options include server monitoring software, Microsoft WSUS, and remote server management cards. Progent's professional server management specialists can assist you in all aspects of server consolidation and administration to enable your company to cut expenses and save time.
Progent's Check Point Software consultants can show you how to choose and deploy Check Point Software Firewall utilities and hardware based on Check Point Software's security platform to provide an economical and efficient security defense for your corporate network. Progent can also show you how to configure other Check Point technologies including ZoneAlarm and Check Point NGX VPN with protection solutions from other suppliers and offer a central stop for continuing technical support, maintenance, education, and consulting services.
In addition to providing Microsoft Dynamics GP specialists, Progent can supply consultants experienced in Microsoft Axapta, Microsoft Navision, Microsoft Solomon, Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System, Macola ERP by Exact Software, MAS 90 ERP by Best Software, and QuickBooks Pro by Intuit. Progent's experts also can help you build and support a secure, robust server and communications infrastructure to support your ERP, MRP and accounting solutions.
Progent's service experts offer Apple Mac clients a variety of services including desktop help, interconnectivity with Windows-based computers, email help, custom software development, and one-on-one user education. Progent's Apple-certified experts and Microsoft-certified engineers can help your business design and maintain a safe, robust network and communications architecture to support environments in which Apple Macintosh computers coexist with Microsoft-based and UNIX/Linux-based technology.
Progent's UNIX platform support services provide small companies and developers support for administering and maintaining UNIX, Linux or Solaris environments that operate with Microsoft-based networks. Progent offers your organization access to UNIX experts, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISM and CISA certification. This wide range of experience provides you with an easy single source to show you how to build and manage a secure and reliable cross-platform network and communications environment that supports UNIX and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with major variants of UNIX such as Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, BSD, SCO UNIX, and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX or leading Linux platforms such as RedHat Linux, SUSE Linux, Mandrake/Mandriva, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware Linux.
When performing IT projects for enterprise customers, Progent follows a structured methodology driven by defined milestones in order to achieve budgetary, timing and technical targets while reducing business disruption. Progent's Enterprise Services Project Methodology utilizes accepted project management standards derived from the best practices described by the Microsoft MSF methodology which includes requirements definition, architecture proposals, test models, design adjustments, and professional implementation. All phases are recorded to make available a detailed description of IT services delivered and to help in downstream system support.
Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 financial software is a full-featured business management solution that unifies data and operations throughout your company, interfaces easily with other applications, and brings together workers, clients and vendors regardless of time or location. Designed for small to mid-size businesses, Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 provides capability for financials, management reporting, project management, inventory and order processing, eCommerce, human resource management, customer relationship management, field force automation, manufacturing, retail, and online business services. Progent can show you how to set up and manage a robust, secure server and network infrastructure to support Microsoft Great Plains, and can give you access to expert Great Plains consultants to help your company exploit the full power of Microsoft Dynamics GP Release 10.0.
