California Central Valley
South Sacramento, Florin, Elk Grove:

Progent has supported small business networks for years and has developed highly efficient, non-traditional IT outsourcing programs that address the special needs of small businesses. By leveraging techniques such as proactive monitoring, remote management and support, and automated security protection and correction, Progent can save you money and increase the business value of your information system.

Progent can provide small and midsize organizations a broad range of network consulting options highlighted on Progent's web. The following links describe a few of the support services and benefits provided for businesses in the Sacramento area:

	SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager Support		Progent can assist your company to conserve time and reduce expenses by deploying Microsoft SMS 2003 or System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to ease application and OS deployment and update processes. Progent can help your company to use Systems Management Server or System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to reduce IT management costs, improve network-wide protection, increase efficiency by keeping software up-to-date, oversee adherence to software licenses, and monitor applications usage patterns to help your company to make intelligent purchasing choices.
	Microsoft Windows Cluster Support		The server cluster technology incorporated into high-end editions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has been dramatically redesigned to provide improved levels of system availability, protection, performance, and versatility. New or improved capabilities include cluster Validation, improved cluster management, new cluster architecture for maximum availability, hardened security and quorum structure, minimization of failure points, greater disk and RAM capacity, and enhancements for geographically dispersed clusters. Progent's clustered server consultants can help you assess the business benefits of failover clusters, plan and execute a deployment, train your IT staff to administer your cluster environment, deliver continuing consulting and support services, and produce and test a disaster recovery plan.
	Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Support Services		Progent has lengthy background both providing consulting services for Microsoft Operations Manager and using this mature monitoring application to increase information system availability, throughput and security. You can outsource problem response to Progent's Microsoft-qualified support engineers. With years of server management experience, Progent's Information Technology professionals can also respond quickly on the information produced by Microsoft Operations Manager to make sure that business-critical systems remain up and running.
	Microsoft Dynamics GP Support		Progent can give you access to a Great Plains expert to maintain and enhance your accounting system. Progent can also assist you to plan and execute a smooth deployment strategy for Great Plains so that you preserve your data, enhance your security, enhance your analytics, take full advantage of Office integration, and minimize operational interruption.
	Network Security Consulting		Progent's CISSP, GIAC, CISM, and CISA-certified staff can help your business to protect your network by performing a variety of security services such as security assessments, setting up firewalls, designing Cisco Systems-based network architecture, and creating a proven security strategy. Progent offers cost effective hourly or contract service to help small businesses set up and maintain secure networks based on Microsoft Windows and Cisco solutions.
	Microsoft Windows Active Directory Consulting Services		Progent's Microsoft-certified staff have broad experience troubleshooting complex Active Directory issues such as server replication problems, multi-domain partition configurations, damaged AD objects, removal of legacy application configuration objects in on-line Active Directory systems, and restoration of unsuccessful setups of AD and AD-dependent applications. Progent is also skilled in using “expert only” AD utilities like NTDSUTIL, DCDIAG and NETDIAG. Progent can help companies to design and implement deployments of AD Domain Services as part of Progent's Microsoft Windows Server 2008 integration services.
	64-bit Processing Migration Services		Progent’s Microsoft Gold qualified consultants can assist you to enhance your application servers or workstations from 32 to 64 bits. Progent can assist your company to calculate the costs and benefits of migrating to 64-bit processing, plan an affordable upgrade process that reduces operational disruptions, and deliver economical, expert online support to assist your organization to configure 64-bit software and application programs on your current computers. Progent's 64-bit computing engineers can help you to integrate the 64-bit editions of Microsoft products like Windows Server 2008, SQL Server, Microsoft Windows 7, and Excel 2010.

White Paper: Advantages of Outsourcing
Progent has produced a report that discusses the advantages a small business can realize by outsourcing network management services. To view this white paper and learn the reasons outsourcing can reduce expenses, streamline management, and maximize efficiency, visit Small Company Information Technology Outsourcing Benefits.

Progent provides on-premise network assistance, phone-based technical services, and optional round-the-clock urgent assistance in Sacramento, Elk Grove, Parkway, South Sacramento, Florin and cities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Peninsula and the California Central Valley.

If your small business is in the Sacramento area and you need technical support, IT outsourcing, or high-level services from a Progent professional:

Call 916-273-1400 or send email to information@progent.com