Cisco Certified Expert Network Consulting

Data centers are the key to leveraging IT resources to optimize the strategic value of an IT network. For small organizations, data centers have typically evolved in a piecemeal fashion, resulting in a state where processors and storage devices are underutilized, available communications capacity is wasted, collaboration and information sharing is limited, support demands are high, scaling or reconfiguring is costly, security is poor, nominally minor changes become giant challenges, and full recovery from catastrophic breakdowns becomes almost undoable.

Cisco's latest network appliances and technologies enable a new model of data center architecture that allows ongoing enhancements in processor, storage, connectivity topology, and applications in a maintainable and economical way. Progent's consultants can help you to identify and implement Cisco's network solutions to create a solid basis for your data center and to improve your operations in vital areas including:

• Processor and disk utilization
• Comprehensive security enforcement
• Server consolidation
• Regulatory issues
• Disaster recovery

The key benefits that can accrue as a result of using Progent's Cisco-certified experts to streamline your data center include:

• Reduced ownership cost: allows IT management to significantly cut capital expenses via consolidation and higher utilization of previously isolated network resources, lower maintenance costs through simplifying and automating management tasks, and cut HVAC and energy costs.
• More Business Flexibility: enables IT management to respond quickly to changing competitive demands by facilitating fast provisioning of application and network services from common aggregations of consolidated processor, storage, and network resources. This can improve administrative procedures and support policy-based management.
• Enhanced Network Resilience: enables IT to respond to breakdowns or attacks by guarding infrastructure, applications, and data with the highest degrees of fault tolerance, pervasive security, and business continuance.
• Optimized Service Levels: enables IT management to optimize business service levels by providing secure, accelerated access to data center-hosted applications and data from any location and at any time across the organization.

• Building effective firewall security solutions using PIX and ASA firewall devices
• Installing and supporting protected VPN access for linking data centers to other data centers, corporate sites, and mobile users
• Planning, and integrating resilient fault tolerant LAN and Internet connectivity architectures in which single point failures do not interrupt operation of the network
• Configuring backup Internet providers with seamless transfer based on BGP protocols. Progent can help clients through the complete process of interaction with Internet authorities, getting ASN numbers and IP addresses assigned, dealing with ISPs to set up their networks, and configuring and checking client devices.
• Implementing segmented and protected VLAN architectures to support VMware and Microsoft virtual server systems
• Designing, deploying and assisting customers to administer 24x7 intrusion prevention systems (IPS) so that attacks can be identified quickly and remediated before they disrupt your business
• Designing, configuring, and troubleshooting load balancing solutions. Working with customers, Progent can map expressed requirements to the most sensible technology and deploy load balancing at the application and server levels, or connectivity infrastructure layer. Progent's load balancing solutions allow for transparent and convenient growth, dependability, security, and redundancy.
• Progent knows how to create efficient network management strategies using Simple Network Management Protocol and Cisco's Netflow protocols, along with Cisco Security Manager and CiscoWorks and a variety of outside vendor solutions that allow network managers a powerful look into the activity of their data center's network
• Configuring and troubleshooting high-end data center capable routers and switches such as the Cisco Catalyst 4500 and 6500 Series switches, Nexus 6000 and 7000 switches, and Cisco 7200, 7600, and 12000 Series routers.

To learn additional details about Progent's consulting support for Cisco networking products, choose a subject:

• Overview of Cisco Consulting Services
• Timely Remote Assistance from a CCIE Consultant
• Cisco Firepower Series Firewalls: Configuration and Troubleshooting Services
• ASA 5500-X Firewall with Firepower Services: Configuration and Management Support
• Cisco ASA 5500 Firewalls Integration Assistance
• Cisco PIX 500 Firewall Consulting Expertise
• Cisco Routers Engineering Expertise
• Cisco Wireless Network Design Support
• Cisco Aironet APs Design Help
• Cisco Small Business Wireless APs Consulting Support
• Catalyst 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6/6E Wireless Access Points Planning, Deployment and Debugging Expertise
• Cisco WiFi Controllers Consulting
• Meraki Wireless APs Engineering Expertise
• Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM or Unified CM) and CallManager Configuration and Troubleshooting
• Cisco Voice over IP (VoIP) Phones and IP Video Phones Consulting Services and Cisco Wireless VoIP Phone Configuration
• Cisco Jabber Configuration and Troubleshooting Services
• Catalyst Switches Deployment Expertise
• Nexus Switches Support and Troubleshooting Services
• Cisco Meraki MS Switches Configuration and Maintenance Expertise
• Cisco VPN and Network Security Integration Assistance
• SIP and CUBE Infrastructure Solutions: SIP Trunking and Cisco CUBE Integration Consulting
• Cisco Duo MFA Two-factor Authentication Services for Teleworkers
• Data Center Optimization Consulting for Internet Service Providers
• Centralized Cloud-based and Hybrid Network Management Solutions for Cisco-powered Infrastructure

To contact Progent about professional expertise for Cisco networking, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.