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Organizations move from UNIX to Windows in order to extract more competitive advantage from hardware and software. The resulting Microsoft Windows-based systems simplify administration, enhance the efficiency of workers and network support staff, minimize information duplication, increase information consistency, and provide for smoother recovery from disaster. A Microsoft Windows environment helps companies develop applications rapidly and requires less effort to be spent on writing, integrating, and maintaining application software.

Progent can help you to design and carry out an efficient migration from a UNIX-based IT system to a Windows environment for supporting Microsoft's familiar office productivity software, commercial software applications, and software development tools. Progent's experienced UNIX/Linux, Windows, and Cisco CCIE engineers and application experts can show you how to save your information and minimize productivity disruption by creating and executing an economical migration strategy that preserves your past investments in UNIX software and infrastructure. Progent can also assist to train your users and network support staff so your company remains productive.

UNIX-to-Windows transition consulting expertise available from Progent include:

• Evaluation of Existing Infrastructure
  Progent will help you evaluate the possible advantages and risks of transitioning an operating system, software application, computer, storage subsystem, or database. The exercise provides a comprehensive evaluation of your information system, defines a baseline IT inventory, reduces engineering risks, and ultimately leads to a more affordable transition by conserving time and avoiding costly pitfalls.

• Migration Strategy and Testing
  Progent will develop a comprehensive transition deployment plan which may feature pilot installations. Progent uses a phased approach with defined waypoints in order to comply with budgetary, scheduling, and engineering goals while avoiding business discontinuity. This process is modeled after the best industry practices defined in the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF).

• MS Exchange Migration Expertise
  Progent can create and execute a complete strategy for transitioning from UNIX-based messaging to Microsoft Exchange Server and can assist you to port Notes or GroupWise applications to a MS SQL application or a Microsoft SharePoint solution. Progent's expert MS Exchange Server engineers can assess the risks and benefits of transitioning to Exchange and generate a detailed inventory of your current email infrastructure. Progent can also manage a pilot implementation to confirm an MS Exchange transition plan. Progent will also evaluate your existing email security and recommend procedures and tools to protect against threats.

• Data and Application Software Porting
  Progent can develop and implement a data and software application migration plan that incorporates descriptions of information and applications to be migrated, identification of tools and processes to be utilized for the move, risk analysis and risk mitigation strategies, detailed project management support, critical path estimates of the transition and expected network downtime, validation techniques, and critical back-out procedures. Progent's migration team can ensure the effectiveness of your data and application migration project by offering accredited MS SQL Server engineers and data migration professionals who are experienced with large engagements such as Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains migration.

• Processor and Storage Migration and Economization
  Processor and storage transition and consolidation from UNIX to Microsoft Windows can streamline IT administration, improve information consistency and accelerate network throughput. By removing unnecessary hardware and applications and by configuring processor and storage resources effectively, you can create an information architecture that is expandable, safe, easy to archive and recover, and inexpensive to administer and maintain. Progent's server and media migration and consolidation support features a comprehensive strategy with an assessment of your current processor and storage infrastructure as well as for equipment, software, services, training, and consulting for proof-of-concept piloting. Progent can assist you to design and implement a consolidated, high-availability network infrastructure informed by detailed load evaluation and capacity modeling and can specify backup and disaster recovery strategies.

If you need help migrating from a UNIX platform to a Windows-based network, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to experts@progent.com.

Microsoft, Cisco, and Applications Consulting from Progent
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco authorized consultants offer customers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, and in cities throughout the U.S a broad array of knowledge concerning the fundamental IT needs shared by typical small and mid-size business networks. Progent's core consulting areas include system support, Microsoft Exchange consulting, IT security consulting and Help Desk consulting and staffing. Progent's Application Experts Group offers in-depth expertise in specific application areas. By providing a single resource for IT generalists and experts, Progent can tailor speedy, cost-effective and thorough network solutions that align with the specific needs of your organization.