Immediate Remote Help for Alpharetta Georgia Computer Networks
For organizations located in Alpharetta Georgia, Progent provides online technical support for information systems based on any mix of Microsoft, Cisco, macOS and OS, or Linux platforms. Progent's Microsoft Premier professionals have provided online troubleshooting to businesses in all 50 states in the U.S. (Check out testimonials from Progent's customers.) In addition, Progent offers the consultation services of Cisco CCIE-qualified network specialists to help with challenging infrastructure problems, plus the services of CISSP-qualified security experts to handle advanced security design and diagnostic jobs.
Progent's online support engineers provide excellent value because they possess the practical experience and are equipped with the sophisticated tools needed to solve the majority of network issues rapidly. This reduces direct costs since service calls accumulate fewer billable minutes. Online support also eliminates the expense of dispatching a consultant to your office. Your organization saves additionally with indirect expenses by reducing or avoiding network outages and associated losses stemming from business discontinuity, disgruntled customers and vendors, unproductive workers, and de-focused management. Progent's extensive remote consulting know-how is particularly helpful in environments that rely on public clouds for vital network infrastructure or applications like Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 Exchange Online, Amazon Web Service, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or where on-premises tech support may not be useful.
Progent's pricing policy for remote support is structured to leverage your network support dollar. Progent charges on a per-minute basis for phone assistance, so you are charged just for the support that you actually get. In contrast to many online service firms, Progent asks for no initialization surcharge or minimum payments. Progent's one-minute granularity and simple model for pricing avoid scenarios where quick solutions somehow end up as substantial invoices. Progent's skill at disposing of technical issues quickly means your business spends less cash.
Progent's Online Consulting and Technical Support Expertise
Over the years, Progent has mastered a collection of customized technologies and proven methodologies which allow the maximum level of effectiveness for online engineering help and troubleshooting for computer networks of any size. Progent's Technical Response Center can link to your company's system remotely without violating network security.
Progent's sophisticated technical support reporting system maintains detailed histories for all service that Progent's clients have been provided. Progent's team engineers have access to the records of services delivered to each Progent customer by any consultant. This database of problems and repairs is stored as a conveniently exploitable support knowledge base that permits Progent's remote technical professionals to share their knowledge company-wide to ensure that the value of Progent's support services improves over time. Progent's extensive list of certifications and close associations with key technology companies such as Cisco and Microsoft make available additional massive technical support databases and permit priority access to vendors' in-house engineering staff with the result that Progent's online service specialists are able to arrive at the best resolutions in the least time.
Remote support offered by Progent to clients in Alpharetta Georgia include:
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Authorized Windows Experts
Progent's Microsoft-premier remote service professionals can deliver network problem solving and consulting assistance for all Microsoft server technologies. Progent is a Microsoft Certified Partner and can provide your organization the expertise of support engineers who can help you with a broad variety of platform support including Microsoft Windows Server 2022 solution design and migration services,
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 migration,
Windows Server 2016 integration for hybrid environments, Windows Server 2012 R2 integration,
Windows Server 2008 R2 maintenance,
MS Exchange 2019 deployment,
MS Exchange Server 2016 migration, Exchange Server 2013 consulting,
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 maintenance,
SharePoint 2019 design and integration, SharePoint 2016 migration consulting services, Microsoft Teams migration expertise, Microsoft Skype for Business Server migration support, Lync Server 2013 integration, and Microsoft Communications Server 2007 troubleshooting,
Forefront Threat Management Gateway management and ISA Server 2006 migration, MS SQL Server 2019 migration expertise, MS SQL Server 2017 consulting, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 migration and development and Microsoft SQL Server 2014 support,
Systems Center Operations Manager system monitoring,
Project Server and Project Server Online training,
Microsoft Access Application Development,
Small Business Server support, and
Windows 2012 R2 Essentials cloud integration.
Progent also can deliver a broad range of affordable PC desktop consulting and support services to help your company to install, configure, troubleshoot, and manage workstations and notebooks based on Microsoft Windows. Progent's desktop support services cover areas such as providing Windows 11 system design and migration assistance and Windows 10 configuration assistance, as well as System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012) planning and installation, System Center 2016 Configuration Manager hybrid cloud integration, and Microsoft Intune expertise to streamline the administration of your PCs and web-facing tablets and smartphones.
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Talk to a Cisco CCIE for Complex Infrastructure Problem Solving
The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert credential is the premier recognition for network consultants, and indicates a consultant's network technology skills at the expert level. Cisco-qualified CCIEs know how to deal with even the most challenging problems occurring in network planning, installation, management, compliance, and repair. CCIEs work on a privileged basis with Cisco's internal product support engineers in analyzing problems with IOS Software network administration tools and coming up with alternate approaches or identifying software updates. Cisco CCIEs offer exceptional cost-effectiveness since their deep expertise allows them to solve problems quickly. In many instances, less qualified engineers can struggle for hours or days with the same tasks that a Cisco CCIE can dispose of in a few minutes. Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers can tie into your network using state-of-the-art on-line troubleshooting tools in order to provide efficient, safe, and affordable diagnosis and remediation.
Atlanta Metro Area Contact Information:
Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout the Atlanta Metro Area.
Progent locations in Atlanta Metro Area
Progent's Cisco CCIEs offer expertise in the complete line of Cisco's industry-leading selection of connectivity devices by offering consulting services that include:
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Ransomware 24x7 Hot Line: Call 800-462-8800
Progent's Ransomware 24x7 Hot Line is intended to assist you to complete the urgent first phase in mitigating a ransomware attack by putting out the fire. Progent's online ransomware engineer can assist businesses to identify and isolate breached servers and endpoints and guard undamaged resources from being compromised. If your Alpharetta network has been breached by any strain of ransomware, don't panic. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800. For details, see Progent's Ransomware 24x7 Hot Line.
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Ransomware Recovery Services
Progent's ransomware recovery consultants can help your Alpharetta company to reconstruct a network damaged by a ransomware attack such as Ryuk, Maze, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, Conti or Egregor. Progent's team of IT security experts have the wide selection of knowledge required to reconstruct all critical facets of a compromised network rapidly and with little data loss. To learn more, see Progent's ransomware cleanup and business continuity expertise.
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CISSP and ISSAP Certified System Security Consultants
Progent's qualified CISM, CISSP, and CISSP-ISSAP cybersecurity experts can provide a range of security solutions to bolster the defenses of your Microsoft Windows, macOS and OS X, Linux, or UNIX network against attacks or help your company to recuperate quickly following a damaging breach. Security support services available from Progent cover thorough data security and compliance evaluation using utilities such as GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner, AMAP Application Scanner, and software from Solar Winds tools and Nikto; fast recovery from malicious assaults; integrating firewalls; designing safe techniques for remote and mobile communication; defending your messaging system against spam and DHA attacks; and setting up 24x7 proactive monitoring.
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Cloud Integration
Progent offers expert online consulting services to help companies of any size connect their information networks with popular public clouds such as Azure and Amazon Web Services. Progent can help you to plan and administer cost-effective ecosystems that can include Windows and Linux operating systems and applications in either cloud-centric solutions or in hybrid network models that combine physical resources as well as cloud services. To help you to integrate public clouds with physical datacenters, Progent can provide a range of cloud migration support services such as Microsoft 365 integration with on-premises Exchange deployments,
Azure hybrid cloud design and deployment consulting, Amazon Web Services hybrid cloud migration, Amazon Web Marketing Service (WMS) programming and debugging, and Google Cloud Platform integration expertise. Progent has over 20 years of background providing high-level consulting expertise remotely, and Progent can help you successfully carry out your cloud migration initiatives quickly and affordably.
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VMware Site Recovery Manager Planning and Deployment
VMware's Site Recovery Manager is a component of VMware vCenter that lets you orchestrate, automate and verify a repeatable process for restoring applications and services rapidly after a breakdown. SRM supports centrally managed and automated recovery, application mobility, and transparent site relocation, failback and re-protect. Site Recovery Manager also allows transparent testing for disaster recovery, upgrades and patches and can generate audit reports to confirm complete service recovery, validate Service Level Agreements and demonstrate compliance. Progent offers the skills of a VCDX certified VMware Site Recovery Manager consultant to assist your organization to design, deploy, test and manage a DR solution based on VMware SRM.
Progent's VMware vSphere consultants have extensive experience of VMware vCloud Director (vCD), vRealize Automation (vRA), vRealize Orchestrator and vCloud Suite tools for administering private and hybrid cloud solutions that provide high availability, data security, and disaster recovery. Progent also offers advanced VMware NSX expertise from a VCDX-NV certified network architect to help you to plan and deploy a completely virtualized Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) that can be provisioned or migrated in minutes and administered with a high level of automation independent of the physical components making up the basic IP network.
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UNIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, and macOS and OS X Expertise
Progent's UNIX/Linux consultants and Apple macOS and OS X specialists offer phone-based support services to address a wide array of information technologies including system architecture, messaging solutions, system and operational security, plus UNIX/Linux and Microsoft Windows integration. For server hardware economization and simplified management in environments that combine Linux with Microsoft Windows, Progent offers VMware integration and Citrix support. Progent can also help with migration from legacy systems to MS Windows or Linux-based environments. Progent's group-oriented approach to solving technical issues enables fast escalation, if necessary, to consultants with appropriate experience to tackle complex scenarios. This accelerates solutions of critical problems, minimizes lost productivity, and cuts support costs.
Important Linux platforms for which Progent can provide expert support include:
RedHat
SUSE
Debian GNU/Linux
Slackware
Ubuntu
ProSight Flat-rate IT Services for Small and Medium Size Organizations
Progent offers a selection of low-cost, fixed-price managed services intended to allow small and medium-size organizations to utilize the same cutting-edge IT solutions deployed by many of the world's top enterprises. Progent's ProSight portfolio of outsourced network management services covers all key aspects of information technology such as email protection, behavioral-based threat defense, automated backup/recovery, network infrastructure management, virtual server cloud hosting, and IT resources documentation management. ProSight managed services offered by Progent include:
- ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint detection and response (EDR) service that incorporates SentinelOne's next generation behavior-based analysis technology to defend endpoint devices and physical and virtual servers against modern malware assaults like ransomware and file-less exploits, which routinely escape legacy signature-based anti-virus products. ProSight ASM protects local and cloud resources and offers a unified platform to automate the entire threat lifecycle including protection, detection, containment, cleanup, and post-attack forensics. Key capabilities include one-click rollback using Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and real-time system-wide immunization against newly discovered attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, dealer, and integrator. Learn more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) endpoint security and ransomware recovery powered by SentinelOne technology.
- ProSight Enhanced Security Protection: Physical and Virtual Endpoint Protection and Exchange Filtering
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) managed services offer ultra-affordable in-depth security for physical servers and VMs, workstations, mobile devices, and Exchange Server. ProSight ESP uses contextual security and advanced machine learning for round-the-clock monitoring and reacting to cyber threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP provides two-way firewall protection, intrusion alerts, device control, and web filtering via cutting-edge technologies packaged within a single agent managed from a unified control. Progent's data protection and virtualization experts can help you to plan and configure a ProSight ESP deployment that addresses your organization's unique needs and that allows you demonstrate compliance with government and industry data security regulations. Progent will help you define and implement policies that ProSight ESP will manage, and Progent will monitor your network and react to alerts that call for immediate attention. Progent's consultants can also assist your company to install and test a backup and restore solution like ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS) so you can recover rapidly from a potentially disastrous security attack such as ransomware. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) unified endpoint security and Microsoft Exchange filtering.
- ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup and Recovery
Progent has partnered with advanced backup product vendors to create ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a selection of subscription-based management outsourcing plans that provide backup-as-a-service. ProSight DPS services manage and track your backup processes and allow transparent backup and fast restoration of vital files, apps, system images, plus VMs. ProSight DPS helps you recover from data loss resulting from hardware failures, natural calamities, fire, cyber attacks such as ransomware, human error, ill-intentioned insiders, or application bugs. Managed backup services available in the ProSight DPS selection include ProSight DPS Altaro VM Backup, ProSight 365 Total Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup, ProSight ECHO Backup based on Barracuda purpose-built hardware, and ProSight DPS MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent service representative can assist you to identify which of these managed backup services are most appropriate for your network.
- Patch Management: Software/Firmware Update Management Services
Progent's managed services for software and firmware patch management offer businesses of all sizes a flexible and cost-effective alternative for evaluating, testing, scheduling, implementing, and documenting updates to your ever-evolving IT system. In addition to optimizing the security and reliability of your computer network, Progent's software/firmware update management services allow your in-house IT team to concentrate on line-of-business initiatives and activities that deliver maximum business value from your network. Learn more about Progent's patch management services.
- ProSight Duo Multi-Factor Authentication: Access Security, Endpoint Remediation, and Protected Single Sign-on
Progent's Duo authentication managed services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against compromised passwords through the use of two-factor authentication. Duo supports single-tap identity verification on Apple iOS, Google Android, and other personal devices. With Duo 2FA, when you log into a protected application and enter your password you are asked to verify your identity via a device that only you have and that is accessed using a different network channel. A wide selection of devices can be used for this added form of ID validation including an iPhone or Android or watch, a hardware token, a landline phone, etc. You can register multiple validation devices. For details about Duo identity authentication services, see Cisco Duo MFA two-factor authentication (2FA) services.
- ProSight Reporting: Real-time Reporting for Ticketing and Network Monitoring Applications
ProSight Reporting is a growing family of real-time reporting plug-ins created to work with the top ticketing and network monitoring platforms including ConnectWise Manage, ConnectWise Automate, Customer Thermometer, Auvik, and SentinelOne. ProSight Reporting uses Microsoft Graph and utilizes color coding to highlight and contextualize critical issues such as inconsistent support follow-through or machines with missing patches. By identifying ticketing or network health problems clearly and in near-real time, ProSight Reporting enhances productivity, reduces management hassle, and saves money. For details, see ProSight Reporting for ticketing and network monitoring platforms.
- ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering and Data Leakage Protection
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam filtering service that incorporates the infrastructure of top data security vendors to deliver web-based control and world-class protection for your email traffic. The hybrid structure of Email Guard integrates a Cloud Protection Layer with a local security gateway appliance to offer complete defense against spam, viruses, Denial of Service Attacks, DHAs, and other email-borne malware. Email Guard's cloud filter serves as a first line of defense and keeps most unwanted email from reaching your security perimeter. This decreases your exposure to external threats and saves system bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's on-premises gateway device adds a further level of analysis for incoming email. For outbound email, the local security gateway offers AV and anti-spam protection, DLP, and email encryption. The on-premises security gateway can also assist Microsoft Exchange Server to track and safeguard internal email traffic that stays inside your security perimeter. For more details, visit Email Guard spam and content filtering.
- ProSight WAN Watch: Network Infrastructure Management
Progent's ProSight WAN Watch is an infrastructure monitoring and management service that makes it easy and inexpensive for smaller organizations to map out, track, enhance and debug their networking appliances like routers, firewalls, and wireless controllers as well as servers, printers, client computers and other networked devices. Using cutting-edge Remote Monitoring and Management technology, WAN Watch makes sure that infrastructure topology diagrams are always current, captures and displays the configuration information of almost all devices on your network, tracks performance, and generates notices when issues are detected. By automating tedious management processes, ProSight WAN Watch can cut hours off common tasks such as network mapping, reconfiguring your network, finding devices that require critical updates, or resolving performance issues. Learn more details about ProSight WAN Watch network infrastructure monitoring and management consulting.
- ProSight LAN Watch: Server and Desktop Remote Monitoring Services
ProSight LAN Watch is Progent's server and desktop remote monitoring managed service that incorporates advanced remote monitoring and management (RMM) technology to keep your network running efficiently by tracking the state of vital assets that drive your business network. When ProSight LAN Watch detects a problem, an alarm is transmitted immediately to your specified IT management staff and your assigned Progent consultant so any potential problems can be resolved before they have a chance to disrupt productivity Find out more about ProSight LAN Watch server and desktop remote monitoring consulting.
- ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted Virtual Machines at Progent's World-class Data Center
With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small or mid-size business can have its critical servers and applications hosted in a protected fault tolerant data center on a fast virtual machine host configured and maintained by Progent's IT support professionals. Under the ProSight Virtual Hosting model, the customer retains ownership of the data, the operating system software, and the apps. Since the system is virtualized, it can be moved easily to a different hosting solution without requiring a lengthy and difficult configuration procedure. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, you are not locked into one hosting service. Learn more details about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.
- ProSight IT Asset Management: Network Infrastructure Documentation and Password Management Services
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that makes it easy to create, maintain, find and protect data about your network infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can instantly find passwords or IP addresses and be warned automatically about upcoming expirations of SSLs or domains. By updating and organizing your IT documentation, you can save up to half of time thrown away searching for critical information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a common location for holding and collaborating on all documents required for managing your business network such as recommended procedures and self-service instructions. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers a high level of automation for gathering and relating IT data. Whether you're planning improvements, doing maintenance, or reacting to an emergency, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the knowledge you need when you need it. Find out more details about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.
ProSight Network Audits
Progent's ProSight Network Audits are a fast and affordable way for small and mid-size organizations to get an unbiased evaluation of the overall health of their network. Based on a selection of the leading remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools available, and supervised by Progent's world-class team of IT experts, ProSight Network Audits help you see how closely the configuration of your core infrastructure devices adhere to industry best practices. The Basic and Advanced versions of ProSight Network Audit services are available at a budget-friendly, one-time cost and deliver instant benefits such as a cleaner Active Directory system. Both versions also come with one year of cutting-edge remote network monitoring and management (RMM). Advantages can include easier network management, improved compliance with data security standards, higher utilization of IT assets, faster problem resolution, more dependable backup and restore, and higher availability. Learn more information about Progent's ProSight Network Audits network infrastructure review.
The ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report
The ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report service is a low-cost service centered on a brief discussion with a Progent information assurance expert. The interview is intended to help assess your company's ability to stop or recover quickly following an attack by a ransomware variant such as Ryuk, WannaCry, NotPetya, or Locky. Progent will work with you directly to gather information concerning your current security profile and backup system, and Progent will then produce a written Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how you can follow industry best practices to create an efficient AV and backup/recovery system that meets your company's requirements. For details, see The ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report Service.
Special Support Programs Offered by Progent
Progent offers the skills of seasoned online consulting experts for contract information technology programs. Billing charges for longer-term development or consulting tasks are determined based on the qualifications of the engineers assigned. Progent's experience with these important areas of computer technology allows clients to execute major projects economically and on schedule. Progent's project-based remote engineering solutions include:
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Help Desk Support
Progent's Help Desk Call Center service offerings for companies with networks that incorporate Windows, Cisco, macOS and OS X, UNIX, or Linux platforms include comprehensive Call Center services, shared Help Desk services, and Help Desk process consulting.
Progent's Standard Help Desk Services provide smaller organizations a complete solution that handles all aspects of online desktop technical support from initial requests through ticketing, remote desktop control, status tracking, problem resolution, and reporting. Progent provides help desk services at a significant discount off Progent's regular Level 1 desktop support rates, and Progent can provide the additional option of fast on-demand escalation to Level 2 and Level 3 experts to resolve complex problems.
Progent's Help Desk sharing services allow your business to split responsibilities for Help Desk services seamlessly between your IT staff and Progent's nationwide pool of certified technical support engineers and subject matter experts. Progent's Help Desk Co-management service is a collaborative support solution based on the leading professional services automation (PSA) platform for handling service requests, ticket lifecycle, responsibility, status tracking, and reporting.
Progent's Call Center staff of seasoned information technology experts gives your computer users in Alpharetta Georgia fast contact with a large network service resource with extensive background offering telephone-based consulting and remote troubleshooting for computer environments that incorporate Microsoft, Cisco, macOS and OS X, or UNIX/Linux technology. Progent's charter is to give the Call Center recognition as a major contributor to company efficiency, and Progent's aim is to fix and not just document network problems.
- Applications Support: Education, Customization, and Troubleshooting
Progent's Applications Consulting staff can supply online and in-depth consulting support and education in special business application areas including Enterprise Requirements Planning, Manufacturing Requirements Planning, accounting system customization, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Progent also can deliver consulting expertise, customization, and education for popular Microsoft applications including Microsoft CRM, Office Project, Office Word, and Office Excel. To learn additional information on Progent's expertise, programming, and education offerings, go to Progent's Applications Experts Team.
- Centralized and Automated Management of Hybrid Cloud Networks
Microsoft System Center centralizes and automates the management of hybrid cloud networks by offering advanced support for Windows Server 2022 servers, Windows 10 and Windows 11; cohesive management of heterogeneous environments that incorporate Linux, Hyper-V and VMware vSphere; and better public and private cloud support such as closer integration with Intune for Apple iPhone and Android smartphone administration plus built-in integration with Operations Management Suite for cloud-based analytics. Progent's System Center consultants can provide world-class online and on-premises support for all elements of System Center2including Operations Manager, Configuration Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Data Protection Manager (SCDPM), Orchestrator, and Service Manager. Progent can help organizations of any size to design and install a new deployment of System Center2, extend or tune your current one, migrate efficiently from an earlier version of System Center, or troubleshoot your System Center solution.
- Online IT Infrastructure Monitoring and Reporting Services
Progent can deliver businesses in Alpharetta Georgia online IT infrastructure monitoring by providing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager consulting. Progent can configure SCOM for your business so your network maintenance is proactive and automated. By uncovering potential trouble spots before they grow into full-scale emergencies, proactive monitoring can avoid inconvenient and costly information system crises. Progent can also deploy network monitoring tools like Nagios and MRTG to diagnose UNIX, Linux, Solaris, or Apple macOS and OS X networks, Microsoft Windows systems, or systems that incorporate multiple operating systems.
How Your Alpharetta Business Can Contact Progent's Remote Support Professionals
To contact Progent about emergency online support with Windows, Apple macOS and OS X, or Linux/UNIX environments, visit Progent's Nationwide Phone-Based Help, call 1-800-993-9400, or see Contact Progent.
For companies and new ventures in Alpharetta Georgia, Progent's phone-based computer support specialists are ready to provide professional and cost-effective system support whenever your organization requires it. More than 20 years of delivering remote repair services has led to Microsoft Partner certification for Progent's consulting experts and has allowed Progent to develop high-end troubleshooting skills and to fine tune online connectivity technology to repair IT problems quickly while avoiding the expense and lost productivity that comes with on-site support calls.
Even if your Alpharetta company deals with a local independent consultant or employs an in-house IT staff that can deal with ordinary network issues, Progent's Microsoft certified engineers are available to provide an easy and seamless remote extension of your on-site resources for situations when your regular service personnel either lack the availability or the experience to handle unexpected system emergencies or especially tough integration projects.
Benefits of Progent's IT Support for Offices in Alpharetta Georgia
Progent's online technical help services enable your Alpharetta organization to experience the benefits of on-call, enterprise-level IT support without the cost of managing an in-house IT staff. Your network will derive greater strategic worth by being increasingly reliable, productive, and secure. Benefits to your business include:
- Seamless remote extension of your local support resources
With most organizations in Alpharetta Georgia, local network service resources, whether represented by outside consultants or an in-house IT staff, can handle the majority of technical issues. However, serious problems sometimes occur when your regular resources are overstretched or unavailable, and some problems may involve technology that is unfamiliar to your usual support personnel. In these cases, Progent's on-call support specialists give you a convenient, quick, and budget-friendly solution to supplement your regular resources and to transfer useful knowledge to increase your capability to deal with downstream issues in-house.
- Reduced Dependence on Freelance Service Providers
For network maintenance, smaller offices commonly depend on individual freelance consultants. While freelance service people carry less overhead than big support organizations and can often charge marginally less, they are often overextended, making it difficult to respond rapidly to urgent situations. If an independent service provider is busy with another customer, ill, on a trip, or in class, the lack of reserve help may force your company to wait for assistance during an emergency. As your business expands, network downtime and trouble with critical software become more expensive. The budget you thought you were saving on an independent can be eaten up quickly by reduced productivity. Progent offers a ready source of backup service expertise to insure your network stays available.
- Create a Scalable Foundation for Smooth Growth
Companies typically begin with an IT system created on a shoestring budget. Without a strong framework, band-aid repairs can get thrown on top of a weak foundation. When a company grows, stability and expandability issues can impede the success of the business. Such badly built environments require proper assessment, smart long-term planning, and wide IT expertise to upgrade to a network infrastructure that can offer the solid foundation to handle critical business requirements and ease future expansion.
- Interact with Problem Solvers Rather Than Technology Resellers
Smaller offices require guidance and technical education to negotiate an ever more complicated maze of technology options capable of promoting business growth and enhancing efficiency. They do not need a computer consultant who is trying to earn a commission on a specific vendor's products. Network support and product selling can lead to a scenario where the recommended
solution is designed around a predetermined technology instead of the genuine requirements of a business. Progent avoids these conflicts of interest by selling just services instead of products. This allows Progent to match IT consulting with the real interests of customers.
How Is Progent Different from Other Support Firms?
Progent is a Microsoft Partner support company and Progent's number of employees, breadth of IT expertise, refined support software, and understanding of corporate IT enable offices to avoid the limitations of excessive dependence on smaller service firms, independent freelance consultants, or limited internal IT help.
Progent adds value by providing:
- In-depth Knowledge of Microsoft's Full Range of Server Platforms
Progent offers in-depth expertise for Microsoft's powerful server platforms with services such as Microsoft Windows Server 2022 planning and integration services, Microsoft Windows Server 2019 migration services, Windows Server 2016 hybrid cloud solutions, Windows Server 2012 R2 migration and deployment support services, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 expertise, Microsoft Windows 2003 upgrades, Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 planning and configuration, Microsoft Exchange 2016 Server migration, Exchange Server 2013 configuration, Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server support, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server moves, plus Microsoft SQL Server 2019 integration consulting, MS SQL Server 2017 migration, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 integration, Microsoft SQL Server 2014 consulting support, and SQL Server maintenance.
- Value Pricing
Progent's pricing policy is to bill for phone service and on-site help by the minute. As a result, you are billed exclusively for delivered services. Progent does not impose a higher rate for off-hours or priority support, and inside California or in regions where Progent provides on-premises support, Progent does not charge for travel except for urgent calls where on-site time is less than four hours. In addition, Progent applies no minimum fee and requires no monthly commitment for services delivered during normal business hours. Many support organizations demand large minimum fees or charge for each quarter hour or longer. Progent's fine granularity avoids large bills for fast fixes so you won't be tempted to allow minor problems to stay unaddressed.
- Full Documentation of Delivered Services
Progent has developed a comprehensive support reporting system that records and organizes detailed documentation for all billed support activities. Unlike many freelance consultants or local support firms who provide minimal documentation or details of services performed, each service provided by Progent is tracked by full documentation. Each Progent staff member has use of the service documentation sent by each staff member to every customer. The discipline of documenting and archiving service records results in more efficient service and avoids a slew of typical misfortunes such as when a service customer is effectively held captive to a consultant who refuses to let go of the keys to the kingdom.
- Automated Network Monitoring with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Progent is one of the only consulting companies to provide round-the-clock network monitoring services based on Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. Microsoft Operations Manager allows your computer maintenance to be proactive rather than reactive. By uncovering potential issues before they result in lost productivity, system monitoring can keep your information network from painful and expensive service disruptions.
How Does Our Company Start Getting Remote Technical Help from Progent?
To get started with Progent's online help offerings or to find out more about Progent's online support options, contact Progent at 1-866-PROGENT (866-776-4368) or see Contact Progent. If you have an urgent need for IT support, go to Immediate Technical Support.