Enlarging your telecommuter workforce can have a significant impact on network architecture, security/compliance, and company workflows. Progent has two decades of background helping businesses of all sizes to design, deploy, manage, optimize, and debug IT networks that support at-home workers. Progent can help your Barueri-Alphaville organization to select the appropriate tools and adhere to leading practices in building and maintaining a secure virtual solution for telecommuters that promotes teamwork and returns top business value. Progent offers support services that go from as-needed guidance for helping you past challenging technical bottlenecks to comprehensive project management to help you carry out business-critical initiatives.

Progent can assist Barueri-Alphaville, São Paulo organizations to with any aspect of building a high-functioning telecommuting ecosystem by providing network infrastructure design and configuration services, IP voice expertise, video conferencing integration, collaboration platform selection and deployment, public cloud integration, Help Desk augmentation, endpoint security, backup/restore solutions, and unified management.

Infrastructure for a Remote Workforce
Integrating the network infrastructure required to support an at-home work environment can be especially complex if you have to accommodate a combination of worker-owned equipment such as desktop computers and laptops, routers, and wireless APs from different manufacturers and with a mix of OS software and firmware releases. Progent's experience delivering remote help for both legacy and current IT products in virtual office solutions enables you to make efficient use of your available network infrastructure and provides you with fast access to expertise for making necessary upgrades. Services offered by Progent to help your company to create a productive telecommuting ecosystem include:

  • VPN technology allows you to create a safe connection for authorized at-home employees to use IT resources situated at your corporate data center or in the cloud. Progent's consultants can help you to configure and maintain VPN access between your teleworkers and your various IT resources by providing online VPN configuration consulting. For organizations with Cisco's ASA security appliances, Progent's Cisco-certified ASA Firewall experts can help your at-home workers to utilize Cisco's popular AnyConnect software for safe VPN tunneling for a broad selection of endpoint devices such as Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux, and Google Android.
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platforms allow an at-home worker to see and use a remote PC's desktop. This gives IT managers more control over the computing environment of at-home employees and offers remote users a familiar experience. Progent's VDI consulting services include Windows Remote Desktop support and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops expertise.
  • Routers attach at-home computer networks to the Internet and support VPN connections, local Wi-Fi networks, and firewall services. Progent can provide expert remote consulting for setting up home routers from a variety of vendors. See router integration services from Cisco-certified experts.
  • Home Wireless networks, typically shared by families and guests, are frequently used by telecommuters to access their Internet router for work. This can create throughput as well as cybersecurity problems. Progent can assist you to mitigate these problems by providing expertise that include Cisco Aironet integration consulting, Cisco Meraki wireless installation consulting, and Ubiquiti WiFi access point integration assistance.
  • Internet access solutions impact the performance and reliability of connections between at-home workers and the company network. Business-critical processes may demand redundant Internet connections in the event the primary connection fails. Progent can provide expertise for identifying ISPs, choosing sensible service offerings, and configuring high-availability Internet access. Refer to Internet connectivity solutions.

IP Voice Solutions for At-Home Workers
Extending the corporate phone system to accommodate remote users is vital to maintaining an effective work-at-home solution. A variety of cloud-centric IP voice products are used by small and mid-size businesses to support remote users. Many enterprises rely on Cisco's modern or older platforms for VoIP management. Progent can assist organizations of all sizes to plan or tune a remote IP voice service that delivers the flexibility, transparency and security needed for teleworkers. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE Voice consultants can provide advanced support to assist businesses optimize their existing Cisco VoIP systems to handle a growing remote workforce.

  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Cisco Unified CM or CUCM) delivers high-end IP telephony capabilities to devices like VoIP phones, media processing products, Voice over IP gateways, and multimedia applications deployed across the network. CUCM supports additional mixed media services like unified messaging, voice/video conferencing, and team collaboration networks. For details about Progent's Unified Communications Manager support, refer to Cisco Unified CM expertise.
  • Cisco CallManager is Cisco's earlier call-processing software and has been superseded by Cisco Unified CM or CUCM. Progent's consultants can assist your company to support your current CallManager environment or migrate efficiently to Cisco's modern IP telephony solutions. To find out about Progent's support services for Cisco CallManager and Cisco's other legacy IP voice products, refer to CallManager consulting services.
  • Cisco IP Gateways provide connectivity with public telephony networks and with users operating outside the corporate perimeter such as at-home workers. Progent offers consulting expertise for Cisco's earlier generation IP gateways like the UC520, UC540 and UC560 products as well as for modern Cisco SIP gateways. See Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) gateway configuration expertise.
  • Additional VoIP Products supported by Progent include Vonage, Intermedia Unite and 8x8. Progent can assist you to expand your wide area network infrastructure to support these VoIP solutions and deliver as-needed deployment and debugging expertise.

Video Conferencing for Remote Workers
A broad selection of voice/video conferencing products from major technology companies enable virtual meetings, video conferencing, chat, and screen sharing for both onsite workers and at-home workers. Many organizations use a mix of products to meet the needs of their various partners and clients. Progent's communications experts can help your organization to manage your current voice/video conferencing environment and enhance the experience of your at-home workforce.

  • Skype for Business is Microsoft's leading unified communications platform that supports presence, instant messaging, audio and video calling and conferencing plus the transparent integration of these functions within Office desktop and Microsoft 365 productivity software including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook. Progent offers the skills of Microsoft-certified consultants who can assist your company to configure and maintain Skype for Business clients to support your remote employees. For details about Progent's support services for Skype for Business, visit Skype for Business integration services.
  • FaceTime is Apple's group video calling app for compatible iOS, iPadOS, iPod and macOS computers and smartphones. FaceTime works on Wi-Fi or cellular Internet connections. Later versions of FaceTime support up to 32 simultaneous users for video sessions. To learn more about Progent's support services for FaceTime, visit Progent's FaceTime configuration expertise.
  • Webex Meeting Center provides remote conferencing for most computing devices. Offered through Cisco's Webex Cloud platform, Webex capabilities include sharing discrete content or screens, presentations that incorporate rich media including Microsoft PowerPoint and Flash videos, session recording, plus editing and playback for future reference and training. To learn more about Progent's support services for Cisco Webex and for additional video conferencing products from Cisco, visit Progent's Webex Meeting Center support services.
  • Teams is Microsoft's next-generation replacement for Skype for Business. Teams acts as a hub for conversations, contacts, and content with features such as voice/video calling, threaded chat, plus file sharing. For details about Progent's support expertise for Microsoft Teams as well as for additional Microsoft 365 products, visit Progent's Microsoft Teams consulting services.
  • Additional Conferencing Platforms supported by Progent include Google Meet, Amazon Chime, Zoom, and Slack. Progent can deliver configuration and debugging expertise for these products and help you to tune your network architecture to run them.

Microsoft Integrated Collaboration Platforms for Remote and Hybrid Workers
Microsoft's collaboration platforms are tightly integrated with Microsoft's familiar Office and Microsoft 365 families, offering a powerful environment of applications that deliver a cohesive user interface for exchanging information across a corporate network and on a broad range of endpoints. Progent has provided remote consulting support for Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange since their first releases and can assist your company to deploy these flagship collaboration products to optimize the effectiveness of your remote workers.

Microsoft's collaboration platforms are tightly integrated with Microsoft's popular Office suite, providing a rich ecosystem of applications that deliver a consistent user experience for sharing information across multiple sites and on a wide variety of endpoint devices. Progent has provided remote consulting services for SharePoint and Exchange since their initial releases and can help at-home workers set up and use these flagship collaboration platforms to maximize productivity.

Microsoft Teams Solutions Consultants for TelecommutersMicrosoft Teams works with Microsoft 365 and integrates with third-party cloud services to deliver real-time collaboration and communication. Designed as a replacement for Skype for Business Online, Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium can enable chat, audio/video meetings that include screen sharing, phone calls, cloud voicemail, group email, as well as file and app sharing. Teams is closely integrated with Microsoft 365 and depends on Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Azure Entra (previously called Azure Active Directory) for supporting its complete range of features. For additional information about Progent's consulting services for Microsoft Teams, visit solution design and deployment consulting for Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium.

SharePoint Configuration Consultants for Remote WorkersSharePoint uses web sites to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing by providing policy-driven access to data, business processes, and tools for searching through enterprise-wide information silos. SharePoint enables you to build protected portals that permits at-home workers to see and update consolidated business intelligence by means of Intranets (Wikis), Blogs, social web sites, and Web Parts (Widgets). For information about Progent's SharePoint consulting expertise, visit SharePoint configuration and development consulting.

Exchange Configuration Consultants for Remote WorkersExchange and Exchange Online offer secure collaboration features including public folders, shared mailboxes, and shared calendars and contacts. Progent's Microsoft certified Exchange experts can show you how to activate and utilize these features for your at-home workers. To find out about Progent's Exchange consulting services, see integration consulting for Microsoft Exchange.

Microsoft Onedrive Deployment Consultants for Remote WorkersOneDrive is Microsoft�s shared cloud storage service, comparable to GoogleDrive. Remote users can save files to OneDrive, and co-workers can share them safely through a browser. Included with Office 365, OneDrive allows remote workers to co-author documents. Edits created offline are automatically synced when you go back online. To learn about Progent's expertise for OneDrive, go to Onedrive integration consulting.

Cloud Integration Services for At-Home Workers
Progent offers affordable online support for helping businesses to build, maintain and optimize integrated network architectures that incorporate internal data centers, remote workers, branches, and public cloud services. Progent can provide expertise for all modes of public cloud service delivery including Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service. Progent can help teleworkers fix problems with public cloud connectivity, identity, and cybersecurity.

Azure Integration Services for At-Home WorkersMicrosoft Azure is a leading family of public cloud services that enables you to use IT infrastructure, virtual servers, and critical apps hosted on Microsoft's massive cloud. Microsoft Azure offers over 100 cloud-based services such as hosting for Windows and Linux-powered virtual machines, on-demand cloud storage, email and messaging, app development with Visual Studio, and backup/restore. Progent can assist you to deploy virtual machines on Azure Virtual Machines, integrate storage on Azure Storage services, streamline identity management with Azure Active Directory, and design data backup and recovery solutions with Azure Backup. Progent's cloud experts can also help you establish protected access to Azure services for teleworkers by setting up and troubleshooting firewalls and VPN tunnels. To find out about Progent's expertise for Microsoft Azure, refer to Microsoft Azure consulting.

Microsoft 365 Integration for At-Home WorkersMicrosoft 365, previously called Office 365, is Microsoft's popular suite of business productivity software and cloud-based services offered on a subscription basis. Microsoft applications and cloud services are provided in a variety of bundles intended for users ranging from students and small offices to major corporations. Progent can provide fast and easy remote contact with experts familiar with Microsoft 365-compatible devices running Windows, Mac, iOS, and Google Android operating systems. Progent's experts can help your business to assess the various subscription plans available for Microsoft 365 and configure 365 applications for your remote workers in a way that delivers top business value. For information about Progent's consulting services for Microsoft 365, see Microsoft 365 integration support.

Exchange Online Integration Services for Remote WorkersMicrosoft 365 Exchange Online is one of the most widely used cloud-based applications in the Microsoft 365 product suite. Exchange Online offers the benefits of reduced spending for physical infrastructure, easier management, dynamic scaling, high reliability, and additional benefits inherent with public clouds. Microsoft has engineered Exchange Online to operate smoothly with on-premises deployments of Exchange, enabling customers to build hybrid networks. Progent's certified Exchange consultants are available for as-needed help to guide you through tough technical bottlenecks and can also provide end-to-end project management services to make sure your telecommuters have easy and secure access to your Exchange Online deployment. To find out Progent's expertise for Microsoft 365 Exchange Online, visit Exchange Online configuration and troubleshooting expertise.

Amazon AWS Integration Services for TelecommutersAmazon Web Services (AWS) is a pioneer in the public cloud market and is the world's top source of cloud services. Progent offers fast and economical online access to cloud integration consultants who can help your organization to plan, deploy, manage, and debug hybrid IT networks that integrate Amazon AWS cloud-based services with local data centers and with other popular cloud platforms like Azure. Progent also offers the skills of Cisco-certified CCIE networking experts to assist your company to create a high-uptime network architecture to make sure your employees have a consistent computing environment regardless of whether they are working from your headquarters, a remote branch, at home, or on the move. To find out about Progent's expertise for Amazon AWS, visit Amazon AWS consulting services.

Google Cloud Platform Integration for TeleworkersGoogle Cloud is a popular suite of cloud computing services that provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service products. Progent's certified Microsoft, Linux, and Cisco experts can assist your organization to expand your existing IT assets with the Google Cloud Platform, and Progent's database experts can show you how to make your critical applications cloud friendly so your teleworkers can benefit fully from Google Cloud Platform services. Progent's consultants can assist your organization to deploy VMs on Google Cloud Compute Engine, plan an efficient storage solution with Google Cloud Storage, and simplify access management for teleworkers with GCP Cloud Identity services. Progent can also help you to utilize GCP's management tools to control and monitor your Google Cloud environment. For details, see Google Cloud Platform (GCP) consulting expertise.

Help Desk Call Center Support for At-Home Workers
A rapid, company-wide switchover to a telecommuter business model, which might be driven by a pandemic or as a component of a business continuity plan, can overstretch even a well-staffed internal Support Desk. Progent's Help Desk Call Center services make it possible for organizations to outsource or expand their Call Center with Progent's remote Technical Response Center services.

  • Progent's Standard Help Desk Call Center support services utilize Progent's nationwide team of online technical support experts combined with enterprise-class ticketing and follow-up software to offer an economical, modern Call Center. Progent's Standard Help Desk Services offer a comprehensive solution that handles all aspects of remote Level 1 PC support from service requests to ticket generation, desktop sharing, problem resolution, and incident reporting. A browser-based User's Service Portal allows from-home workers to track or edit the status of their active tickets, add information, and upload screen captures and relevant files. Technical support services are provided at a significant price reduction off Progent's normal Level 1 technical service rates, and Progent offers the option of fast escalation to Level 2 and Level 3 IT specialists to deal with complex problems. To learn more, go to Progent's Standard Helpdesk Services outsourcing for small and mid-size companies.
  • Progent's Call Center Augmentation Service allows your company to supplement your current Call Center team by splitting responsibilities for Help Desk support services transparently between your in-house support organization and Progent's extensive roster of PC support engineers and subject matter experts. Progent's shared Call Desk service uses a collaborative support solution utilizing the leading professional services automation (PSA) platform for handling help requests and trouble tickets, establishing responsibility, monitoring progress, and producing management reports. To find out how Progent's Help Desk Augmentation Services can enable your business to provide world-class desktop support to your teleworkers, go to Progent's Call Center augmentation Services.

Security and Compliance for Teleworkers
At-home staff members typically utilize their personal computing devices and often work in a poorly secured physical environment. This increases their vulnerability to malware threats and requires judicious configuration of corporate firewalls, anti-malware tools, multi-factor authentication, remote monitoring, intensive user education, and the development of policies built on best practices. Progent's seasoned roster of IT security solutions consultants can assist your business to plan, deploy and maintain an effective security solution that guards vital IT assets in networks that include at-home workers.

Firewall Integration Services for At-Home WorkersFirewalls allow you to create a network environment that can be securely utilized by on-premises users and by at-home workers, mobile employees, vendors, clients, and other stakeholders. Modern firewall devices allow you to assign and control different permissions to various groups of users and to expand your network and modify your security as your business evolves and as network attacks become more sophisticated. Progent works with both current and older firewall devices from all leading vendors including Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, Juniper, and Fortinet. For details about Progent's firewall support expertise, see firewall configuration and support expertise.

Remote Security Monitoring Services for At-Home WorkersRemote Endpoint Security Monitoring makes it possible to track the various computers utilized by at-home workers and either reject or spot and mitigate modern threats such as ransomware. With Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) services, a lightweight software agent is installed on each protected endpoint, watching all activity and utilizing state-of-the-art machine learning and full execution context from SentinelOne to identify zero-day threats on arrival. When an attack is discovered, ProSight ASM immediately disconnects the targeted endpoint from the corporate network to contain the threat. Because the ProSight ASM agent is autonomous, endpoint devices stay protected even when they are disconnected from the Internet. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. For more information about ProSight Active Security Monitoring, see remote endpoint monitoring for teleworkers.

Two-factor Authentication Services for At-Home WorkersProgent's Duo MFA Managed Services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against stolen passwords by using two-factor authentication (2FA). Duo supports single-tap identity verification on iOS, Google Android, and other out-of-band devices. Using 2FA, whenever you log into a protected online account and give your password you are requested to verify your identity on a device that only you have and that is accessed using a different network channel. A broad range of out-of-band devices can be utilized as this added means of authentication such as a smartphone or wearable, a hardware token, a landline phone, etc. You may register several validation devices. To find out more about ProSight Duo two-factor identity validation services, visit Duo MFA two-factor authentication services for at-home workers.

Security Audit Services for At-Home WorkersSecurity Audits can evaluate the exposure of your network to all types of outside and local security attacks for an environment that includes at-home workers. Progent can run online, automated security inventory software for rapidly and affordably detecting a wide variety of security holes that can be surfaced over the Internet. Progent's security assessment consulting services, which can be provided by network security experts with top credentials including CISM, CISSP, and GIAC, can help your company to audit your workflows and governance policies and review your WAN infrastructure to allow you to design top-level security for your telecommuters.

NodeZero Pentetration Testing for Work-from-Home EnpointsHorizon3.ai's NodeZero Penetration Testing Platform is a breakthrough penetration test (pentest) product family that can deliver autonomous threat assessment of your at-home environment as well as your internal and perimeter networks so you can find, prioritize, fix, and confirm cybersecurity vulnerabilities before threat actors can take advantage of them. Progent can assist you to use NodeZero to carry out thorough penetration tests of your network perimeter and your internal network in order to determine your present security posture. Progent's NodeZero experts can also help you to harden your existing network security and can assist you to design and deploy a cohesive cybersecurity strategy that simplifies management and provides optimum protection for on-premises, cloud-based, at-home, and perimeter IT assets. To find out additional information about Progent's threat analysis solutions based on on NodeZero's PEN test products, visit Consulting Support for NodeZero's PEN Test Platform.

Download White Paper: Protecting a Work-From-Home (WFH) Network
To read or download a white paper describing key areas to concentrate on for protecting a network that supports work-from-home staff, click:
Securing a Work-From-Home (WFH) Network White Paper. (PDF - 2.4 MB)

Data Protection Solutions for Telecommuters
The field of Data Protection covers saving and restoring vital information in order to avoid data loss and reduce recovery time in case of storage system failures due to hardware breakdowns, programming hiccups, user mistakes, cyber attack, or any other reason. Dependable data protection strategies can be especially difficult to architect and manage in hybrid environments that incorporate in-house data centers, public clouds, and an at-home workforce.

  • Backup/Restore solutions for an at-home workforce must address multiple types of user-owned endpoint devices. Progent can provide fast online access to experts knowledgeable about a wide array of platforms for backing up Microsoft Windows, Apple and Linux/UNIX powered servers and desktop computers as well as laptops, iPads and smartphones. Popular backup/recovery products maintained by Progent's backup/recovery consultants include Barracuda Backup, Microsoft Azure Backup, DoubleTake Software, Acronis Backup and Recovery, Mozy, and Time Machine. To back up resources distributed throughout a wide area network, Progent can provide ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a managed backup/recovery service that utilizes cloud-based storage and features fine-grained restore and centralized management.
  • Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity (DR/BC) plans typically envision circumstances that call for a temporary switch to telecommuting. Progent's expert disaster recovery planning consultants and business continuity specialists can assist your company to produce, document and test a DR/BC strategy that addresses the process of switching to an at-home workforce.

Unified Management for At-Home Workers
Microsoft has renamed and rebundled its endpoint management platforms under the name Endpoint Manager, which encompasses Intune for cloud management of remote endpoints and Configuration Manager for managing on-premises computers. Endpoint Manager provides a centralized environment for protecting critical data by controlling local, mobile, and at-home endpoints.

Intune
Intune is a component of Microsoft's Endpoint Management suite that also features Configuration Manager. Intune is a cloud service for managing and securing off-premises devices and software. Remote endpoint computers can be personally owned or company owned. Network admins managing the endpoint devices of at-home workers can use Intune to deploy and authenticate applications on managed devices, push patches and certificates, configure policies for permission to access data and resources, set passwords, create VPN tunnels, control how teleworkers share data, set up threat protection, ensure security compliance, and wipe sensitive data from lost, stolen or deactivated endpoint devices. Intune runs with iOS/iPadOS, Android, Windows, and macOS/OS X devices. To learn about Microsoft Intune and to find out how Progent can assist your company to use Microsoft's Endpoint Management to manage the devices of your telecommuters, refer to Intune mobile endpoint management consultants.

VMware Workspace ONE
VMware Workspace ONE is an advanced centralized Mobile Device Management (MDM) product that allows network administrators to keep offsite endpoints up to date and protected. Workspace ONE uses VMware AirWatch for centralized endpoint administration along with VMware's Horizon virtual application delivery platform for authorization control, app management, and configuration management of endpoint computers. Workspace ONE operates with endpoints based on Windows 10, macOS, Apple iOS, Google Android, Chrome OS, or popular distros of Linux. VMware Workspace ONE is available by subscription as a cloud service or as an on-premises deployment via a one-time purchase. Key features of Workspace ONE include fast over-the-air deployment of new notebooks, immediate onboarding of new users, policy set up and enforcement for all classes of devices, aggregated reporting and analytics, an email encryption gateway, and integration with Microsoft apps and cloud-based products. For details about Progent's expertise for VMware Workspace ONE, refer to VMware Workspace ONE remote endpoint management consultants.

Contact Progent for At-Home Worker Support Services
To contact Progent about creating and managing a productive work-from-home environment for your Barueri-Alphaville, São Paulo business, phone 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.