Fast and Affordable Remote Help for Boston Massachusetts Information Networks
For companies in Boston Massachusetts, Progent provides remote help for networks based on Microsoft Windows, Cisco, macOS and OS, or Linux platforms. Progent's Microsoft Premier engineers have provided remote troubleshooting to companies in all 50 states in the United States. (Refer to recommendations from Progent's clients.) In addition, Progent offers the expertise of Cisco CCIE-qualified engineers to help with complex infrastructure issues, as well as the assistance of CISA and CISSP-accredited security consultants to help with advanced security architecture and diagnostic jobs.
Progent's online support engineers offer exceptional value due to the fact that they have the practical background and are equipped with the sophisticated tools required to solve most information system problems rapidly. Efficient support lowers immediate expenses because solutions require fewer chargeable consulting minutes. Remote support also eliminates the cost of dispatching a consultant to your office. Your company benefits additionally in incidental expenses by reducing or avoiding network outages and related costs stemming from business disruption, disgruntled customers and vendors, unproductive employees, and de-focused executives. Progent's advanced online technical support know-how is particularly valuable in environments that are dependent on public clouds for vital infrastructure or applications such as Azure, Microsoft 365 Exchange Online, Amazon AWA, Google Cloud, or where on-premises support may not be an option.
Progent's billing model for remote support is designed to stretch your IT service dollar. Progent bills on a per-minute basis for phone consulting, so you are billed only for the services that you actually get. In contrast to typical online service organizations, Progent imposes no startup surcharge or minimum payments. Progent's one-minute granularity and clean model for pricing do away with scenarios where fast repairs manage to end up as major invoices. Progent's penchant for handling technical issues efficiently means you spends less cash.
Progent's Online Consulting and Troubleshooting Expertise
Over the years, Progent has mastered an arsenal of customized technologies and proven processes which ensure the maximum degree of effectiveness for remote technical support and troubleshooting for information networks of all sizes. Progent provides protected VPN support for VPN gateways from a variety of leading vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, SonicWall and Checkpoint. Secure VPN technology allows the staff of Progent's online support team to connect to your company's environment without compromising system security.
Progent's advanced service reporting application stores thorough records describing the service that Progent's clients have received. Progent's team consultants have the benefit of the records of support provided to every Progent client by every consultant. This database of problems and responses is stored as a conveniently searchable support knowledge base that permits Progent's remote technical professionals to communicate their knowledge company-wide to make sure that the quality of Progent's technical support grows daily. Progent's high-level accreditations and working associations with major industry leaders such as Cisco and Microsoft open up additional extensive technical support knowledge bases and permit priority access to vendors' internal engineering staff with the result that Progent's remote service experts can arrive at optimal solutions quickly.
Remote technical services provided by Progent to customers in Boston Massachusetts include:
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Authorized MS Windows Support
Progent's Microsoft-certified online service professionals can provide computer repair and consulting support for the complete line of Microsoft server technologies. Progent is a Microsoft Certified Partner and can provide your business the expertise of support professionals who can assist you with a broad range of platform support such as Windows Server 2022 solution design and integration services,
Windows Server 2019 migration,
Windows Server 2016 integration for hybrid cloud environments, Windows Server 2012 R2 planning and deployment,
Windows Server 2008 maintenance,
MS Exchange 2019 Server integration,
Microsoft Exchange 2016 migration, Microsoft Exchange 2013 configuration,
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 management,
SharePoint 2019 design and deployment, SharePoint 2016 migration and hybrid integration consulting, Microsoft Teams configuration help, Microsoft Skype for Business Server planning and deployment consulting, Lync Server 2013 integration, and Microsoft Office Communications Server troubleshooting,
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway administration and ISA Server 2006 maintenance, Microsoft SQL Server 2019 integration expertise, MS SQL Server 2017 expertise, Microsoft SQL Server 2016 migration and programming and SQL Server 2014 consulting,
Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) resource monitoring and reporting,
Project Server training,
Microsoft Office Access Programming,
SBS Server 2011 support, and
Windows Essentials migration and cloud integration.
Progent also offers a broad range of cost-effective PC desktop support services to assist your company to deploy, configure, troubleshoot, and administer workstations and notebooks based on Windows. Progent's PC desktop consulting services include providing Windows 11 system design and upgrade consulting and Windows 10 integration consulting, as well as Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012) planning and installation, Microsoft System Center 2016 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2016) hybrid cloud integration, and Intune integration help to centralize the administration of your desktops along with your cloud-connected tablets and smartphones.
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Talk to a Cisco CCIE for High-level Infrastructure Problem Solving
The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification is the premier recognition for network infrastructure consultants, and certifies a consultant's technical skills at the expert level. Cisco-qualified CCIEs know how to handle even the most complex issues occurring in network design, installation, maintenance, security, and troubleshooting. Cisco CCIEs can cooperate with the highest priority with Cisco's internal engineers in analyzing problems with IOS network management tools and coming up with alternate approaches or identifying software updates. CCIEs provide excellent cost-effectiveness since their broad expertise permits them to find solutions for problems rapidly. In many instances, less qualified engineers can struggle for many hours or even days with identical problems that a Cisco-qualified CCIE can fix in a few minutes. Progent's Cisco CCIE engineers can connect to your computer system via sophisticated remote support tools to perform quick, secure, and economical diagnosis and repair.
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Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout New England.
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Progent's CCIEs offer help for the complete line of Cisco's market leading selection of connectivity devices by providing services that include:
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CISSP, ISSAP, and CISM Certified System Security Professionals
Progent's qualified CISSP and CISSP-ISSAP cybersecurity experts can provide a range of system protection services to bolster the safety of your Windows, Apple macOS and OS X, Linux environment against internal or external threats or assist you to clean up rapidly following a serious penetration. Security services offered by Progent cover thorough data security evaluation using utilities such as GFI LANguard, AMAP Application Scanner, and software from Solar Winds tools and Hydra; rapid cleanup after malicious attacks; configuring firewalls; building secure mechanisms for remote and mobile access; defending your email system from viruses, spam and DHA attacks; and initiating 24x7 network monitoring.
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Cloud Integration

Progent can provide advanced remote support services to help companies of all sizes integrate their information networks with popular public clouds including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Progent can help you to design and administer hybrid ecosystems that can include Windows and Linux systems and applications in both cloud-only systems or in hybrid topologies that seamlessly combine local resources along with public cloud services. To assist you to integrate public cloud services with networks, Progent can provide a range of cloud integration services that include Microsoft 365 Exchange Online integration solutions with local Exchange,
Azure hybrid cloud design and deployment services, Amazon Web Services (AWS) hybrid cloud integration support, Amazon Web Marketing Service (WMS) programming and troubleshooting, and Google Cloud Platform integration consulting. Progent has over 20 years of experience providing advanced consulting expertise online, and Progent can help you complete your cloud migration initiatives quickly and within your budget.
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VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Consulting
VMware's Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is a component of VMware vCenter that allows you to define, automate and test a repeatable workflow for recovering applications and services rapidly following a breakdown. SRM provides centrally controlled and automated disaster recovery, application mobility, plus non-intrusive site relocation, failback and re-protect. Site Recovery Manager also supports transparent testing for disaster recovery, upgrades and fixes and can generate audit reports to verify full service restoration, validate Service Level Agreements and prove compliance. Progent offers the support of a VCDX certified VMware SRM consulting expert to assist your organization to design, deploy, test and maintain a DR solution based on VMware Site Recovery Manager.
Progent's VMware vSphere and vCloud consultants have in-depth experience of VMware vCloud Director (vCD), vRealize Automation (vRA), vRO and vCloud Suite used for managing private and hybrid cloud solutions that provide maximum availability, data security, and application mobility. Progent can also provide advanced VMware NSX expertise from a VCDX-NV certified network architect to assist your organization to create a completely virtualized Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) that can be set up or re-purposed in minutes and administered with a high degree of automation regardless of the physical components making up the basic network infrastructure.
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UNIX, Linux, Solaris, and macOS and OS X Expertise
Progent's UNIX, Linux consultants and Apple macOS and OS X technology specialists can provide phone-based support services to address a broad array of computer technologies such as network architecture, messaging systems, system and process security, plus UNIX/Linux and Microsoft Windows coexistence. For server consolidation and simplified management in environments that combine Linux with Windows, Progent offers VMware integration and Citrix support. Progent can also help with transitioning from legacy systems to MS Windows or Linux solutions. Progent's group-oriented methodology for solving network issues promotes fast escalation, if necessary, to engineers with task-relevant expertise to handle challenging situations. This accelerates solutions of critical problems, reduces network downtime, and cuts support costs.
Progent's UNIX/Linux consultants can offer urgent online assistance resolving problems affecting UNIX/Linux systems powered by popular versions of UNIX such as:
Mac OS X
Solaris
IBM AIX Operating System
HP-UX
BSD
Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX)
ProSight Flat-rate IT Services for Small and Mid-size Businesses
Progent offers a family of affordable, fixed-price managed services designed to enable small and mid-size businesses to benefit from the same advanced IT solutions used by many of the industry's top enterprises. The ProSight portfolio of network monitoring and management services covers all critical aspects of information technology including email content filtering, security and compliance, cloud-based backup/recovery, network infrastructure management, virtual server cloud hosting, and IT asset documentation management. ProSight managed services include:
- ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring is an endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution that incorporates SentinelOne's next generation behavior machine learning technology to defend endpoint devices and physical and virtual servers against modern malware assaults such as ransomware and email phishing, which routinely escape legacy signature-based anti-virus tools. ProSight Active Security Monitoring safeguards local and cloud-based resources and offers a unified platform to address the complete threat lifecycle including filtering, infiltration detection, containment, remediation, and post-attack forensics. Top capabilities include single-click rollback with Windows VSS and real-time network-wide immunization against newly discovered attacks. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring endpoint security and ransomware recovery powered by SentinelOne technology.
- ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP): Physical and Virtual Endpoint Protection and Microsoft Exchange Email Filtering
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection services offer ultra-affordable multi-layer security for physical servers and virtual machines, workstations, mobile devices, and Exchange email. ProSight ESP utilizes adaptive security and advanced heuristics for round-the-clock monitoring and responding to security threats from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP offers two-way firewall protection, penetration alerts, device management, and web filtering via cutting-edge technologies incorporated within one agent managed from a single console. Progent's data protection and virtualization experts can assist your business to plan and configure a ProSight ESP environment that meets your company's unique needs and that allows you demonstrate compliance with legal and industry data protection standards. Progent will help you define and implement security policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your IT environment and respond to alarms that call for immediate action. Progent can also help your company to install and verify a backup and restore solution such as ProSight Data Protection Services so you can recover quickly from a destructive security attack like ransomware. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) unified physical and virtual endpoint protection and Microsoft Exchange filtering.
- ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup and Recovery
Progent has worked with advanced backup/restore technology companies to produce ProSight Data Protection Services, a selection of subscription-based management offerings that deliver backup-as-a-service (BaaS). ProSight DPS products manage and track your data backup operations and enable transparent backup and rapid recovery of important files, apps, images, plus VMs. ProSight DPS helps your business recover from data loss caused by equipment breakdown, natural disasters, fire, malware like ransomware, user mistakes, malicious insiders, or software glitches. Managed services available in the ProSight Data Protection Services family include ProSight DPS Altaro VM Backup, ProSight 365 Total Backup (formerly Altaro Office 365 Backup, ProSight DPS ECHO Backup based on Barracuda dedicated hardware, and ProSight DPS MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent consultant can assist you to determine which of these fully managed backup services are best suited for your IT environment.
- Progent's Patch Management: Software/Firmware Update Management Services
Progent's managed services for patch management offer businesses of all sizes a versatile and affordable solution for assessing, testing, scheduling, implementing, and documenting software and firmware updates to your dynamic information network. Besides optimizing the protection and reliability of your IT environment, Progent's patch management services free up time for your in-house IT team to concentrate on more strategic projects and tasks that deliver the highest business value from your information network. Read more about Progent's software/firmware update management services.
- ProSight Duo Multi-Factor Authentication: Access Security, Endpoint Policy Enforcement, and Secure Single Sign-on (SSO)
Progent's Duo MFA managed services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to defend against compromised passwords by using two-factor authentication (2FA). Duo supports one-tap identity confirmation on iOS, Google Android, and other personal devices. Using Duo 2FA, whenever you log into a protected application and give your password you are requested to confirm your identity via a unit that only you have and that is accessed using a different ("out-of-band") network channel. A wide range of out-of-band devices can be utilized as this added means of ID validation including an iPhone or Android or watch, a hardware/software token, a landline telephone, etc. You may register several validation devices. For more information about ProSight Duo two-factor identity validation services, refer to Duo MFA two-factor authentication services.
- ProSight Reporting: Real-time and In-depth Reporting for Ticketing and Network Monitoring Platforms
ProSight Reporting is a growing line of real-time and in-depth reporting plug-ins designed to work with the industry's leading ticketing and remote network monitoring applications such as ConnectWise Manage, ConnectWise Automate, Customer Thermometer, Auvik, and SentinelOne. ProSight Reporting uses Microsoft Graph and features color coding to highlight and contextualize key issues such as inconsistent support follow-through or machines with out-of-date AVs. By identifying ticketing or network health problems concisely and in near-real time, ProSight Reporting improves productivity, lowers management hassle, and saves money. For details, visit ProSight Reporting for ticketing and network monitoring applications.
- ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering and Data Leakage Protection
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam and virus filtering service that incorporates the technology of leading data security companies to deliver web-based control and comprehensive protection for all your inbound and outbound email. The powerful architecture of Progent's Email Guard combines a Cloud Protection Layer with an on-premises security gateway appliance to provide advanced protection against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks, and other email-borne malware. Email Guard's Cloud Protection Layer acts as a preliminary barricade and keeps most threats from making it to your network firewall. This reduces your vulnerability to inbound attacks and conserves network bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's on-premises gateway appliance provides a deeper level of analysis for inbound email. For outbound email, the on-premises security gateway offers AV and anti-spam protection, protection against data leaks, and email encryption. The onsite gateway can also help Microsoft Exchange Server to monitor and protect internal email that stays within your security perimeter. For more information, visit ProSight Email Guard spam and content filtering.
- ProSight WAN Watch: Infrastructure Management
Progent's ProSight WAN Watch is an infrastructure monitoring and management service that makes it simple and affordable for small and mid-sized businesses to diagram, track, reconfigure and debug their connectivity appliances like routers and switches, firewalls, and wireless controllers plus servers, printers, client computers and other devices. Using cutting-edge Remote Monitoring and Management technology, WAN Watch ensures that infrastructure topology diagrams are kept updated, copies and manages the configuration information of virtually all devices connected to your network, monitors performance, and generates alerts when problems are discovered. By automating complex management activities, ProSight WAN Watch can knock hours off ordinary chores like making network diagrams, reconfiguring your network, finding appliances that need important software patches, or isolating performance issues. Find out more about ProSight WAN Watch network infrastructure management consulting.
- ProSight LAN Watch: Server and Desktop Remote Monitoring
ProSight LAN Watch is Progent's server and desktop remote monitoring service that incorporates state-of-the-art remote monitoring and management (RMM) techniques to help keep your IT system running at peak levels by tracking the state of critical computers that power your business network. When ProSight LAN Watch detects a problem, an alarm is transmitted immediately to your specified IT management personnel and your assigned Progent consultant so that any looming issues can be addressed before they can disrupt your network Learn more about ProSight LAN Watch server and desktop monitoring consulting.
- ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted Virtual Machines at Progent's Tier III Data Center
With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small business can have its critical servers and apps hosted in a secure Tier III data center on a fast virtual machine host set up and maintained by Progent's network support experts. Under the ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the client owns the data, the operating system software, and the applications. Because the system is virtualized, it can be ported immediately to a different hardware environment without requiring a time-consuming and difficult configuration process. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, you are not tied one hosting provider. Find out more details about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.
- ProSight IT Asset Management: Infrastructure Documentation and Password Management Services
ProSight IT Asset Management service is an IT infrastructure documentation management service that allows you to capture, maintain, retrieve and protect data related to your IT infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can instantly find passwords or IP addresses and be warned automatically about impending expirations of SSL certificates or warranties. By cleaning up and managing your IT documentation, you can eliminate as much as half of time wasted looking for critical information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a centralized repository for storing and collaborating on all documents related to managing your network infrastructure such as recommended procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also supports advanced automation for gathering and relating IT information. Whether you're making improvements, doing regular maintenance, or responding to a crisis, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the data you require the instant you need it. Find out more details about ProSight IT Asset Management service.
ProSight Network Audits
Progent's ProSight Network Audits are a fast and low-cost alternative for small and mid-size organizations to get an unbiased evaluation of the health of their information system. Based on a selection of the top remote monitoring and management (RMM) platforms in the industry, and supervised by Progent's certified group of IT experts, ProSight Network Audits help you see how closely the configuration of your essential network assets adhere to best practices. The Basic and Advanced options for ProSight Network Audit services are offered at a budget-friendly, one-time cost and deliver instant ROI such as a cleaner Active Directory system. Both versions also include a year of cutting-edge remote network monitoring and management (RMM). Benefits can include simpler network management, better compliance with information security standards, higher utilization of IT resources, faster problem resolution, more dependable backup and recovery, and higher availability. Read more information about ProSight Network Audits IT infrastructure assessment.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report is a low-cost service centered on a brief discussion with a Progent backup/recovery consultant. The interview is designed to help evaluate your company's preparedness either to block or recover quickly after an assault by a ransomware variant like Ryuk, WannaCry, NotPetya, or Hermes. Progent will work with you directly to collect information concerning your existing security profile and backup system, and Progent will then produce a written Basic Security and Best Practices Report describing how you can apply best practices to build an efficient security and backup system that aligns with your business needs. For additional information, visit Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report Service.
Additional Support Programs Offered by Progent
Progent offers the services of world-class online consulting professionals for contract information technology programs. Billing charges for longer-term consulting projects are determined according to the qualifications of the consultants involved. Progent's experience with these important fields of computer technology allows customers to execute critical projects economically and on schedule. Progent's special remote consulting solutions include:
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Help Desk Call Center Support
Progent's Call Center service options for companies with environments based on Microsoft, Cisco, macOS and OS X, or UNIX/Linux platforms include full-service Call Center services, shared Helpdesk support services, and Help Desk process consulting.
Progent's Standard Help Desk Services provide small organizations a comprehensive solution that manages all facets of online desktop technical support from initial requests through ticketing, screen sharing, progress tracking, problem solving, and management reports. Progent provides help desk services at a significant discount off Progent's normal Level 1 desktop service rates, and Progent offers the option of rapid on-demand escalation to Level 2 and Level 3 experts to handle complex issues.
Progent's Help Desk sharing services allow your IT organization to split the load for Help Desk support transparently between your in-house IT team and Progent's nationwide pool of certified desktop support technicians and subject matter experts. Progent's Co-managed Help Desk service is an advanced service desk solution based on the top professional services automation (PSA) platform for handling service requests, ticket lifecycle, responsibility, status tracking, and metrics.
Progent's Help Desk team of experienced information technology experts offers your computer users in Boston Massachusetts instant communication with an efficient network service group with extensive background offering telephone-based help and online repair service for networks based on Microsoft, Cisco, macOS and OS X, UNIX, or Linux technology. Progent's concentration is to earn the Call Center recognition as a key enabler of company efficiency, and Progent's intent is to resolve rather than merely annotate technical problems.
- Business Applications Support: Education, Customization, and Integration
Progent's Applications Consulting staff provides remote advanced consulting support and training in specific application areas including Enterprise Requirements Planning, MRP, custom programming for accounting packages, and CRM. Progent also can deliver expertise, custom development, and education for popular Microsoft applications such as CRM, Project, Office Word, and Office Excel. To learn more concerning Progent's expertise, programming, and education services, see Progent's Applications Experts Services.
- Centralized and Automated Administration of Hybrid Cloud Networks
System Center centralizes and automates the administration of hybrid cloud networks through comprehensive integration with Windows Server 2022 servers, Windows 10 and Windows 11; seamless management of multi-OS environments that incorporate Linux, Hyper-V and VMware vSphere; and better cloud support including tighter integration with Intune for Apple iPhone and Android smartphone administration plus native integration with Operations Management Suite for cloud-enhanced analytics and reporting. Progent's System Center consultants can provide world-class online and onsite support for all components of System Center2including Operations Manager, Configuration Manager (SCCM), Virtual Machine Manager, Data Protection Manager, Orchestrator, and Service Manager. Progent can help organizations of any size to plan and configure a new implementation of System Center2, extend or tune an existing one, upgrade smoothly from a previous version of System Center, or troubleshoot your System Center solution.
- Online Hybrid Network Monitoring Services
Progent offers businesses in Boston Massachusetts online hybrid network monitoring and reporting by providing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) consulting services. Progent can tune Operations Manager to suit your business so your network maintenance is proactive rather than reactive. By detecting possible issues before they expand into downtime, automated monitoring can ward off disruptive and expensive information system crises. Progent can also utilize system monitoring products such as Nagios and MRTG to diagnose UNIX/Linux, Sun Solaris, or Apple macOS and OS X networks, Windows systems, or systems that support a mix of platforms.
How Your Boston Company Can Contact Progent's Remote Technical Support Professionals
To get in touch with Progent about urgent online expertise with Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS and OS X, or Linux environments, go to Progent's Emergency Remote Help, telephone 1-800-993-9400, or refer to Contact Progent.
For companies and startups in Boston Massachusetts, Progent's online computer support specialists can deliver expert and economical IT support the instant your business requires it. Over two decades of providing remote repair services has led to Microsoft Partner status for Progent's consulting experts and has helped Progent to acquire high-end troubleshooting skills and to fine tune remote connectivity technology to repair IT problems rapidly while eliminating the expense and lost time that comes with on-premises support calls.
Even if your Boston organization works with a regular independent consultant or employs an in-house organization that know how to deal with the majority of network problems, Progent's Microsoft certified engineers can still provide a convenient and transparent remote expansion of your on-site resources in cases when your usual IT support personnel either don't have the bandwidth or the experience to deal with unexpected network emergencies or particularly complex integration problems.
Advantages of Progent's Network Help for Businesses in Boston Massachusetts
Progent's online technical help services allow your Boston organization to experience the advantages of timely, world-class IT support without the expense of maintaining a full-time IT organization. Your network will acquire added strategic value by becoming more available, productive, and secure. Advantages to your business include:
- Convenient remote extension of your on-site support resources
For most organizations in Boston Massachusetts, local computer support resources, whether represented by freelance consultants or a full-time maintenance staff, can handle the majority of technical problems. However, major troubles can occur when your regular resources are overstretched or unavailable, and some trouble may be associated with technology that is unfamiliar to your onsite support personnel. In these instances, Progent's online support specialists give you a convenient, fast, and affordable solution to supplement your local help and to transfer valuable information to improve your ability to resolve downstream problems locally.
- Reduced Dependence on Individual Service Providers
For network maintenance, smaller businesses commonly rely on individual freelance consultants. Although freelance consultants carry smaller internal costs than larger consulting firms and can often charge marginally less, they are occasionally overbooked, making it difficult to respond rapidly to crisis situations. If a freelance consultant is occupied with another client, sick, on vacation, or in class, the absence of reserve help may force your company to go without help during an emergency. As your company expands, system downtime and trouble with critical software become more expensive. The money you thought you were saving on an independent can be consumed fast by lost productivity. Progent provides a dependable source of backup service expertise to insure your network stays available.
- Create a Scalable Basis for Smooth Growth
Organizations typically begin with an IT architecture created on a modest budget. Without a scalable framework, slap-dash repairs often get piled onto a shaky foundation. When a company grows, stability and expandability issues can impede the success of the organization. Such badly built environments need careful assessment, smart long-term planning, and extensive IT expertise to upgrade to a system architecture able to provide the stable foundation to handle current business demands and ease downstream growth.
- Work with Problem Solvers Instead of Product Vendors
Smaller offices require advice and technical education to negotiate an increasingly complex array of product options capable of accelerating business growth and enhancing productivity. They hardly need a network consultant who is attempting to earn a commission on a specific vendor's products. Network consulting and product selling can lead to a situation where the proposed
solution is designed around a predetermined product rather than the genuine needs of a client. Progent avoids these dilemmas by offering just services instead of products. This enables Progent to align technical expertise with the best interests of customers.
What Makes Progent Unique from Other Support Organizations?
Progent is a Microsoft Certified Partner support company and Progent's head count, depth of technical experience, refined support software, and familiarity with corporate IT enable companies to avoid the pitfalls of excessive reliance on smaller service organizations, individual freelance consultants, or over-stretched in-house IT help.
Progent stands out by offering:
- Proven Methodology
Progent's staff of Microsoft and Cisco Premier Certified consultants average more than ten years of hands-on industry experience, at the front lines of network support, executing a wide range of IT projects for an extensive array of clients. Each Progent support professional shares a proven collection of personal best practices which are combined into shared best practices standards that Progent instills in its consulting personnel. This means that you get not just world-class IT capability, but also a support engineer with proven approaches for using technical knowledge to solve actual network problems efficiently.
- Value Pricing
Progent's pricing policy is to bill for online support and on-premises help by the minute. Consequently, you pay just for delivered support. Progent does not demand a more expensive rate for off-hours or priority service, and within California or in areas where Progent offers on-site support, Progent does not bill for travel except for urgent support where on-site time is less than four hours. In addition, Progent applies no startup fee and asks no retainer for support services provided during normal working hours. Many support firms demand large minimum fees or charge for every fifteen minutes or longer. Progent's fine granularity avoids large invoices for quick solutions so you will not be tempted to allow minor problems to fester.
- Complete Records of IT Services
Progent has created a sophisticated support reporting system that records and formats detailed documentation for all billed support activities. Unlike some independent consultants or local support organizations who provide minimal documentation or details of tasks done, every service delivered by Progent is tracked by comprehensive documentation. Every Progent consultant has use of the support reports transmitted by every consultant to each customer. The practice of documenting and archiving support activity results in more effective support and avoids a variety of typical misfortunes such as when a service customer is effectively held hostage to a consultant who refuses to release vital service information.
- Remote Network Monitoring with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Progent is one of the only support companies to offer round-the-clock network monitoring services powered by MS System Center Operations Manager. MS System Center Operations Manager causes your computer maintenance to be proactive instead of reactive. By anticipating potential problems before they result in downtime, network monitoring can keep your IT network from stressful and expensive availability disruptions.
How Does Our Company Start Receiving Online Technical Help from Progent?
To get started with Progent's online help services or to learn more about Progent's phone support options, contact Progent at 1-866-PROGENT (866-776-4368) or see Contact Progent. If you have an urgent requirement for network help, go to Immediate Online Support.