For businesses of any size, network downtime is costly whether it is due to unexpected breakdowns or scheduled maintenance. Enterprise networks have for a long time utilized processes and technologies that minimize the chances of network failure, expedite the recovery process in case of a catastrophe, and eliminate maintenance-related downtime. For small businesses, however, disaster recovery planning, fault tolerant network architecture, and non-disruptive maintenance solutions have all seemed too expensive to implement and too complex to manage. This has changed.
Progent’s Microsoft and Cisco certified network engineers have in-depth experience helping small businesses avoid network downtime by offering affordable consulting support for business continuity planning, high-availability system design, and on-line maintenance. Progent’s disaster recovery team can help you develop, implement, and validate a sensible business continuity plan that aligns with your business needs and IT budget. Progent’s specialists in fault tolerance can assist you to implement and maintain high-availability technologies such as redundant Internet connectivity, clustering, load balancing, virtualization, and multi-location data centers. Progent’s system management engineers can help you minimize or eliminate network downtime associated with routine maintenance.
Disaster Recovery Services and High Availability Technologies Supported by Progent
Progent's IT consulting experts offer a broad range of services that can help small businesses create a viable business continuity plan and a highly fault-tolerant network environment by providing expertise in these critical practice areas:
Disaster Recovery Planning
Progent's business continuity engineers can help you design a disaster recovery plan so you can restore network operations in case of an IT system catastrophe. Progent can assist you to develop a complete disaster recovery strategy that includes scheduled disaster recovery assessments and testing. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-authorized engineers can also help you build an affordable, fault-tolerant system architecture that takes into account reliability issues covering a wide range of network technologies and procedures. To learn more, visit Disaster Recovery Consulting and Support Services.
24x7 Internet Access
Progent's Cisco-certified network professionals can help you create an economical, fault tolerant Internet connection architecture that can achieve 24x7 Internet access through a broad range of high availability Internet network solutions including fault tolerant BGP, automatic fail-over, and redundant ISPs. Progent offers CCIE professionals to show you how to apply the most advanced techniques for fault tolerant Internet access to build an affordable, completely redundant Internet network with automatic failover and other features to create non-stop Internet connections. To read more, visit 24x7 Internet Access Architecture.
Microsoft Server 2008 Failover Clustering
The server cluster technology built into the high-end editions of MS Windows Server 2008 is radically redesigned to simplify the installation, configuration, and maintenance of clusters that provide greater levels of network availability, security, efficiency, and versatility. New or improved capabilities include cluster verification, revamped setup and deployment, unified cluster management, redesigned cluster architecture for maximum availability, better protection and quorum models, minimization of failure points, greater disk and memory capacity, and improvements for multi-site clusters. To read more, go to Windows Server 2008 Clustering Support.
Windows 2003 Server Clustering
Progent provides Windows 2003 Cluster Server support to help your business deploy non-stop clustered servers designed to deliver 100% operation. Windows cluster servers for high-availability networks include Windows 2003 Cluster Server, SQL Server Cluster, and Microsoft Exchange Server Cluster. By helping you create fault-tolerant clustered server environments based on Microsoft Windows Clustered Server 2003, Progent’s certified Windows experts ensure that your fault-tolerant clustered servers are set up to maximize the strategic advantage of your computer system. For more information, visit Microsoft Server Cluster Support.
High Availability Load Balancing
Progent provides high availability load balancing consulting covering system load balancing, load balanced applications, network infrastructure routing, and content dispatching products such as F5 Networks 3DNS. Non-stop load balancing products for which Progent can provide consulting expertise include Windows Server 2003 and 2008 Network Load Balancing Manager, Citrix Access Suite and Presentation Server, Cisco CSS, Cisco Content Engine and ACNS, and F5 Networks BIG-IP. To learn more, see Non-stop Load Balancing.
Non-stop Data Centers
Progent's Data Center engineers can show you how to identify fault-tolerant data centers that meet the particular needs of your business. High availability co-location sites are especially appealing to small companies because of their low cost and convenience in comparison to taking a do-it-yourself strategy. Trying to design an on-site data center with even a basic level of fault tolerance is too expensive for typical small organizations. Progent can show you how to get all the benefits of high-availability data centers by providing a complete range of engineering and support services. To learn more, see High-Availability Data Centers Solutions.
24x7 Inter-office Networking
Progent’s inter-site connection professionals can help small organizations create non-stop inter-site connectivity solutions through fully redundant networks featuring automatic failover. Progent’s Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers can plan and deploy ultra-reliable Inter-office networks based on fault tolerant EIGRP routers or non-stop OSPF configurations of Cisco routers. Progent can demonstrate how redundant connectivity and automatic fail-over can provide affordable 24x7 interoffice networking. To find out more, see High-Availability Interoffice Networking.
System Center Data Protection Manager Backup and Recovery Consulting and Support Services
Progent's expert System Center Data Protection Manager engineers can help you to create an effective business continuity plan, design a cost-effective non-stop IT infrastructure, deploy a Microsoft DPM-based backup and restore system, thoroughly test your system, train your IT staff or regular service providers how to manage DPM, or handle complete IT outsourcing services including remote hosting of Microsoft DPM servers in Progent's secure data center facility. To read more, see Data Protection Manager (DPM) Consulting.
Why Pick Progent for Workplace Recovery Planning and Fault-tolerant Networking Solutions?
Because Progent is a Microsoft Gold Partner and offers professional application consulting for a wide range of small business software programs, Progent can help customers to find comprehensive IT solutions that maximize the productivity of your IT network. As a Registered Partner with Cisco Systems, Progent can provide the expertise of certified consultants and specialists with expertise in designing, configuring and supporting networking environments built on Cisco Systems products. The breadth of Progent's technical experience and Progent's appreciation for the needs of small businesses make Progent the ideal resource for building and maintaining an affordable, dependable network.
How to Contact Progent's Consultants for Fault Tolerant Network Support
In order to contact Progent about technical assistance for non-stop infrastructure, call 1-800-993-9400 or send email to fault-tolerant-help@progent.com.
