IT Connection Newsletter: Number 6

The IT Connection is Progent's online newsletter that updates you about important new budget-friendly products and services for improving the business value of your network. Click on any topic to find out how these new developments can help make your small business IT system more secure, productive and manageable.

	Windows Server 2012: Bigger, Faster, Safer, and Cloud Ready Windows Server 2012 includes over 300 new or enhanced features that address critical IT issues such as cloud readiness, virtualization, scalability and performance, identity and security, Bring-Your-Own-Device support, availability and disaster recovery, application development, and manageability. Read the full article.
	Database Experts at Your Service: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or Access Help Progent's certified database consultants can provide online expertise for popular database platforms including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access, and MySQL. Services offered by Progent include database administration, design and application development, database migration, and online troubleshooting. Read the full article.
	Wireless Site Surveys for WiFi: Maximize Coverage, Reduce Hardware Costs Progent’s affordable Wireless Site Surveys use RF modeling plus software simulation to collect the data required to design an efficient wireless LAN (WLAN). Progent’s Onsite Wireless Site Survey is available nationwide and features on-premises inspection, RF and security audits of your existing WLAN, analysis of your floor plan, RF interference testing and propagation modeling, plus identification of the optimum locations for the Wireless Access Points of your choice. Read the full article.
	SQL Server 2012 Just Won’t Quit SQL Server is Microsoft's flagship database management and analysis system and is tightly integrated with key Microsoft platforms such as SharePoint, Excel, Microsoft CRM, and Dynamics GP (Great Plains). Progent can provide the expertise of Microsoft-certified engineers as well as experienced application developers, database administrators, project managers, network architects, disaster recovery experts, and security specialists to help you derive the maximum business value from your deployment of SQL Server 2012. Read the full article.
	Penetration Testing Helps Verify Compliance Penetration testing is the accepted method for enterprises to assess their exposure to cyber attack. Progent's penetration testing packages combine advanced remote scanning technology plus the expertise of Progent's seasoned security engineers to offer big-company security evaluations at prices companies of any size can afford. Read the full article.
	Windows 8 Touches All the Bases Windows 8 includes headline features such touch-screen support and a new tile-based Start interface, but Microsoft's latest client operating system also introduces less conspicuous yet significant improvements such as more built-in security, faster startup, enhanced cloud support, better synchronization, and client virtualization. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help you evaluate the business benefits related to upgrading existing PCs to Windows 8 or adding new Windows 8 clients to your network. Read the full article.
	Do You Need a Tested Business Continuity Plan? In the post 911 world, regulators, auditors, customers and prospects of larger enterprises are demanding to see a tested business continuity plan. CIOs who are unable to produce one can hurt their company's ability to compete. Progent offers high-level online consulting for business continuity planning to help you prepare for disasters, reduce downtime for your most critical IT operations, and comply with examiners' letters and agency requirements. Read the full article.
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