Expanding your remote workforce may have a significant impact on network architecture, cybersecurity, and company workflows. Progent has two decades of background helping businesses of all sizes to plan, deploy, manage, optimize, and debug IT networks that incorporate at-home workers. Progent can help your Denver company to select the appropriate technologies and follow best practices in creating and operating a secure virtual ecosystem for telecommuters that promotes collaboration and returns maximum value. Progent can provide support services that go from on demand guidance for helping you over occasional IT bottlenecks to comprehensive project management to help you carry out business-critical tasks.

Progent can help Denver, Colorado businesses to succeed with any aspect of building a high-performing work-from-home ecosystem by providing infrastructure configuration services, IP voice troubleshooting, video conferencing support, collaboration platform selection and deployment, cloud integration, Help Desk augmentation, data security, data protection solutions, and unified management.

Network Infrastructure for an At-Home Workforce
Setting up the physical and software infrastructure required to support a remote work environment can be especially complex if you must manage a combination of personal hardware such as desktop computers and laptops, routers, and wireless APs from various manufacturers and with a mix of operating systems and firmware releases. Progent's experience providing online help for both legacy and modern IT products in virtual office venues allows you to make efficient use of your existing network infrastructure and offers fast access to top-tire consultants for making essential upgrades. Support services offered by Progent to help your company to create a productive work-at-home infrastructure include:

  • Virtual Private Network connectivity makes it possible to establish a safe connection for authorized remote employees to access IT resources situated at your company datacenter or in the cloud. Progent can assist your company to deploy and maintain VPN connections between your teleworkers and your key IT resources by providing online VPN integration consulting. For organizations with Cisco's ASA security appliances, Progent's Cisco-certified ASA consultants can help your remote workers to set up Cisco's AnyConnect software for safe VPN connections for a wide selection of devices including Microsoft Windows, Mac, Apple iOS, Linux, and Google Android.
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure platforms enable a telecommuter to see and interact with a data center computer's desktop. This technology provides IT managers substantial control over the computing ecosystem of telecommuters and ensures remote users a familiar experience. Progent's VDI services include Windows Remote Desktop integration and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops VDI expertise.
  • Routers connect home networks to the Internet and support VPN connections, local wireless connectivity, and firewalls. Progent offers expert online support for setting up home routers from all major vendors. See router configuration services from Cisco-certified consultants.
  • Home Wireless networks, typically shared by the whole family and visitors, are commonly utilized by at-home employees to access their router for work. This can cause throughput and cybersecurity issues. Progent can assist businesses to mitigate these problems by delivering expertise that include Aironet integration consulting, Cisco Meraki wireless installation consulting, and Ubiquiti wireless access point integration assistance.
  • Internet access solutions affect the performance and reliability of connections between at-home workers and the company network. Business-critical applications might demand backup Internet access in case the primary connection fails. Progent offers expertise for selecting ISPs, choosing appropriate bandwidth and data volume packages, and configuring high-availability Internet access. Refer to Internet connectivity solutions.

IP Voice Solutions for Telecommuters
Extending the business phone system to accommodate remote users is critical to maintaining a productive work-at-home solution. A variety of cloud-centric VoIP products are used by small and mid-size businesses to support remote users. Many enterprises depend on Cisco's modern or older products for IP voice solutions. Progent can help organizations of any size to plan or maintain a remote IP voice environment that delivers the versatility, convenience and security needed for teleworkers. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE Voice experts offer high-level support to assist organizations tune their current Cisco IP voice environments to support an expanding at-home workforce.

  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) delivers enterprise telephony features to devices such as VoIP phones, media processing platforms, VoIP gateways, and multimedia apps deployed throughout the network. CUCM supports other mixed media services such as messaging, video conferencing, and customer interaction networks. For details about Progent's CUCM support, see CUCM consultants.
  • CallManager is Cisco's earlier call-processing software and has been replaced by CUCM. Progent can help you to maintain your current CallManager deployment or upgrade smoothly to Cisco's current IP telephony solutions. To learn about Progent's expertise for CallManager and Cisco's other legacy VoIP platforms, refer to CallManager expertise.
  • Cisco IP Gateways enable connectivity with public telephony networks and with users operating beyond the corporate firewall such as telecommuters. Progent offers expert support for Cisco's earlier generation IP gateways like the UC520, UC540 and UC560 product lines as well as for current Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) gateways. See Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) gateway configuration consulting.
  • Additional VoIP Platforms supported by Progent include Vonage, Intermedia Unite and 8x8. Progent can assist you to update your wide area network infrastructure to support these solutions and provide online configuration and debugging expertise.

Video Conferencing for At-Home Workers
A wide selection of voice/video conferencing platforms from major vendors support virtual discussions, video conferencing, chat, and screen/content sharing for both onsite users and teleworkers. Many companies utilize a mix of conferencing products to accommodate their various partners and clients. Progent can help your organization to maintain your current voice/video conferencing ecosystem and enhance the engagement of your remote employees.

  • Skype for Business is Microsoft's leading communications platform that enables real-time presence, IM, voice and video conferencing as well as the seamless integration of these capabilities within Office desktop and Microsoft 365 productivity software including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook. Progent offers the expertise of Microsoft-certified consultants who can assist you to deploy and manage Skype for Business client software to accommodate your at-home employees. To learn more about Progent's consulting expertise for Skype for Business, refer to Skype for Business integration services.
  • FaceTime is Apple's multiuser video calling app for compatible iOS 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. For details about Progent's support expertise for FaceTime, refer to Progent's FaceTime configuration expertise.
  • Webex Meeting Center supports online conferencing for most computing devices. Delivered through Cisco's Webex Cloud, Webex capabilities include sharing discrete content or screens, presentations that embed rich media such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Flash videos, network-based recording, plus editing and playback for future reference and training. For details about Progent's support expertise for Webex and for additional IP video products from Cisco, see Progent's Webex Meeting Center support services.
  • Teams is Microsoft's next-generation replacement for Skype for Business. Teams acts as a portal for conversations, contacts, and information with capabilities such as IP voice and video conferencing, persistent chat, plus data sharing. For details about Progent's support expertise for Teams as well as for additional Microsoft 365 apps, visit Progent's Microsoft Teams consulting services.
  • Other Conferencing Platforms supported by Progent's conferencing experts include Google Meet, Amazon Chime, Zoom, and Slack. Progent can deliver integration and troubleshooting services for these products and assist your business to tune your network infrastructure to host them.

Microsoft Collaboration Software for At-Home Workers
Microsoft's collaboration platforms are tightly integrated with Microsoft's familiar Office suites, offering a powerful ecosystem of applications that create a consistent user interface for exchanging data and ideas across a corporate network and on a wide range of endpoints. Progent has provided online consulting services for Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange since their initial releases and can assist your company to deploy these critical collaboration platforms to maximize 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 and Teams Premium Integration Consultants for At-Home WorkersMicrosoft Teams works on top of Microsoft 365 and supports third-party cloud services to provide real-time collaboration and communication. Developed as a substitute for Skype for Business Online, Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium can support chat, audio/video meetings that include screen sharing, calling, cloud voicemail, group email, as well as file and application sharing. Teams is tightly integrated with Microsoft 365 and depends on Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Entra (formerly called Azure Active Directory) for supporting its complete range of features. For details about Progent's consulting services for Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium, visit solution design and configuration expertise for Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium.

SharePoint Deployment Experts for Remote WorkersSharePoint uses web sites to allow collaboration and knowledge sharing by offering policy-driven access to content, workflow, and tools for looking through enterprise-wide business data. SharePoint enables you to build protected web portals that permits remote workforce to view and update aggregated corporate intelligence by means of Wikis, Blogs, social networking sites, and Web Parts. For information about Progent's SharePoint consulting expertise, refer to SharePoint configuration and development expertise.

Exchange Integration Consultants for At-Home 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 expertise, see deployment consulting for Exchange Server.

Microsoft Onedrive Configuration Experts for Remote WorkersOneDrive is Microsoft�s shared cloud file hosting and synchronization service, similar to GoogleDrive. At-home workers can store files to OneDrive, and colleagues can access them securely through a web browser. Provided with Office 365, OneDrive allows home employees to jointly author files. Edits made offline are synced when you reconnect to the Internet. To find out about Progent's consulting expertise for Microsoft OneDrive, refer to Onedrive configuration consulting.

Public Cloud Integration for Remote Workers
Progent offers fast and affordable remote support for helping businesses to create, manage and repair cohesive hybrid network models that include physical data centers, at-home workers, branch offices, and public cloud resources. Progent offers top-tier consultant for all types of public cloud service such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service (SaaS). Progent can help remote workers resolve issues with cloud access, authentication, and security.

Microsoft Azure Integration for At-Home WorkersMicrosoft Azure is a popular platform for public cloud software and services that enables you to use infrastructure, virtual servers, and key apps hosted on Microsoft's extensive cloud. Microsoft Azure includes over 100 services services including the ability to host Windows and Linux-based VMs, scalable cloud storage, messaging, application development with Visual Studio, and data protection. Progent can assist your organization to deploy VMs on Azure Virtual Machines, integrate cloud-based storage on Azure Storage services, streamline identity control with Azure Active Directory, and plan data backup and restore solutions with Azure Backup. Progent's cloud experts can also show you how to establish secure access to Azure services for teleworkers by configuring and troubleshooting firewalls and VPN IPsec tunnels. To learn about Progent's consulting services for Microsoft Azure, see Microsoft Azure consulting.

Microsoft 365 Integration Services for TelecommutersMicrosoft 365, previously called Office 365, is Microsoft's popular suite of business productivity software and cloud services available on a subscription basis. Microsoft apps and services are marketed in a selection of plans intended for customers ranging from students and small offices to large enterprises. Progent can provide quick and affordable remote access to experts familiar with Microsoft 365-compatible client devices based on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Google Android technology. Progent's experts can assist your business to assess the numerous subscription plans available for Microsoft 365 and deploy 365 apps for your remote workers to achieve top business value. For details about Progent's consulting expertise for Microsoft 365, see Microsoft 365 integration support.

Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Integration Services for TelecommutersMicrosoft 365 Exchange Online is among the most widely used applications in the Microsoft 365 product suite. Microsoft 365 Exchange Online provides the advantages of lower costs for physical infrastructure, easier management, on-demand scaling, high reliability, and other benefits associated with public clouds. Microsoft has designed Exchange Online to run smoothly with local deployments of Exchange, allowing customers to create hybrid cloud/onsite information systems. Progent's certified Exchange experts can provide occasional help to get you through challenging IT roadblocks and can also provide end-to-end project management services to make sure your at-home workers have convenient and safe access to your Microsoft 365 Exchange Online environment. For information Progent's support services for Microsoft 365 Exchange Online, see Microsoft 365 Exchange Online integration and support expertise.

Amazon AWS Integration for TelecommutersAmazon AWS is a trailblazer in the public cloud computing market and is the industry's biggest provider of cloud-based services. Progent can provide fast and affordable online contact with cloud connectivity consultants who can help your business to design, implement, manage, and debug hybrid information networks that integrate Amazon AWS cloud-based services with on-premises resources and with other public clouds such as Microsoft Azure. Progent also offers access to Cisco-certified CCIE networking experts to help your company to build a high-uptime network model to make sure your employees have a consistent computing experience regardless of whether they are working from your main office, a branch office, from home, or on the road. For details about Progent's consulting expertise for Amazon AWS, refer to Amazon AWS integration services.

Google Cloud Integration for TeleworkersGoogle Cloud is a popular set of public cloud services that offers Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) products. Progent's Microsoft, Linux, and Cisco consulting experts can help your organization to expand your current IT assets with the Google Cloud, and Progent's database experts can help you make your mission-critical applications cloud ready so your teleworkers can benefit fully from Google Cloud services. Progent can assist your business to deploy virtual machines on Google Cloud Compute Engine, plan an efficient storage system with GCP Storage services, and simplify access management for remote workers with Google Cloud Identity. Progent can also assist your business to use GCP's management tools to administer and monitor your Google Cloud environment. To learn, refer to Google Cloud Platform integration expertise.

Help Desk Call Center Services for At-Home Workers
A sudden, company-wide changeover to a from-home workforce, which could be the result of an epidemic or as part of a business continuity process, can overwhelm even the most efficient in-house Help Desk. Progent's Call Center services allow organizations to outsource or supplement their Help Desk by using Progent's remote Technical Response Center services.

  • Progent's Standard Support Desk services leverage Progent's extensive team of remote technical support specialists combined with world-class ticketing and follow-up software to offer an affordable, advanced Help Desk Call Center. Progent's Standard Help Desk Services provide a comprehensive solution that addresses all facets of remote Level 1 desktop support from help requests to trouble ticket generation, desktop sharing, issue resolution, and incident reporting. A browser-based User's Service Portal enables from-home workers to check or revise their active trouble tickets, add details, and upload screenshots or relevant files. Technical support services are delivered at a significant price reduction off Progent's normal Level 1 technical support rates, and Progent makes available optional fast escalation to Level 2 and Level 3 IT specialists to deal with advanced problems. For more information, see Progent's Standard Helpdesk Services for small and mid-size companies.
  • Progent's Call Desk Augmentation Service enables your business to expand your current Call Center team by sharing delivery of Help Desk Call Center support transparently between your regular IT support staff and Progent's extensive pool of desktop support engineers and subject matter experts. Progent's shared Call Desk service is based on a co-sourcing support solution utilizing the leading PSA platform for managing service requests and trouble tickets, assigning responsibility, tracking progress, and producing reports. For information about how Progent's Help Desk Augmentation Services can enable your company to provide world-class desktop support to your teleworkers, visit Progent's Help Desk supplementation Services.

Security for At-Home Workers
Work-from-Home staff members commonly utilize their own computing devices and usually work in a poorly secured physical area. This multiplies their susceptibility to malware attacks and calls for careful configuration of corporate firewalls, AV tools, MFA-based identity verification, remote monitoring, extensive user training, and the development of security policies built on best practices. Progent's seasoned group of IT security solutions consultants can help you to plan, implement and manage an effective cybersecurity solution that protects critical IT resources in networks that incorporate telecommuters.

Firewall Integration Services for At-Home WorkersFirewalls allow companies to create a network environment that can be safely accessed by local users as well as by at-home workers, mobile employees, vendors, customers, and other stakeholders. Modern firewall devices permit you to assign and manage appropriate permissions to various classes of users and to expand your IT network and adjust your security profile as your business evolves and as network attacks grow increasingly sophisticated. Progent supports both new and older firewall devices from all major manufacturers like Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, WatchGuard, Juniper, SonicWall and Fortinet. For more information about Progent's firewall support services, see firewall configuration and support services.

Remote Security Monitoring Services for TeleworkersOnline Endpoint Security Monitoring makes it possible to watch over the disparate devices used by an at-home workforce and either block or identify and respond to modern threats like ransomware. With ProSight Active Security Monitoring services, a lightweight software agent is put on each protected endpoint device, watching all activity and utilizing advanced machine learning from SentinelOne to detect new attacks on arrival. When an attack is discovered, ProSight Active Security Monitoring immediately disconnects the infected device from the corporate network to contain the malware. Because the ProSight Active Security Monitoring agent is autonomous, endpoints remain protected even when they are not connected to the Internet. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, dealer, and integrator. For details about ProSight ASM, see remote endpoint monitoring for an at-home workforce.

Two-factor Authentication Services for TeleworkersProgent's Duo MFA Service Plans incorporate Cisco's Duo technology to protect against password theft through the use of two-factor authentication. Duo supports single-tap identity verification with Apple iOS, Google Android, and other out-of-band devices. Using Duo 2FA, whenever you sign into a protected application and give your password you are asked to verify who you are via a unit that only you possess and that is accessed using a different ("out-of-band") network channel. A broad selection of devices can be used as this second means of ID validation including a smartphone or wearable, a hardware/software token, a landline telephone, etc. You may designate several validation devices. To learn more about ProSight Duo two-factor identity authentication services, go to Duo MFA two-factor authentication (2FA) services for an at-home workforce.

Security Audit Services for At-Home WorkersSecurity Audits can evaluate the exposure of your network to all types of outside and local security threats for an environment that incorporates an at-home workforce. Progent can deploy online, automated cybersecurity analysis software for rapidly and affordably uncovering a broad range of security gaps that can be surfaced via the Internet. Progent's security audit consulting services, which can be managed by data security experts with advanced credentials such as CISA, ISSAP, and GIAC, can help you to audit your operations and policies and assess your WAN architecture to allow you to implement top-level security for your teleworkers.

NodeZero Pentetration Testing for Work-from-Home EnpointsHorizon3.ai's NodeZero PEN Testing Platform is a leading-edge penetration test (pentest) product family that can deliver autonomous threat assessment of your at-home environment as well as your internal and perimeter networks to help you find, prioritize, fix, and verify security weaknesses before threat actors can exploit them. Progent can assist you to use NodeZero to carry out thorough pentests of your network perimeter and your internal IT infrastructure so you can evaluate your current security posture. Progent's NodeZero experts can also assist you to harden your network security and can help you to design and implement a cohesive cybersecurity strategy that streamlines management and provides optimum protection for on-prem, cloud-based, remote, and perimeter IT assets. To find out more details about Progent's vulnerability analysis solutions powered by on NodeZero's penetration test platform, refer to Consulting Services for NodeZero's Pentest Platform.

Download White Paper: Securing a Work-From-Home (WFH) Environment
To view or download a white paper describing critical areas to focus on for protecting an IT environment that supports telecommuters, click:
Securing a Work-From-Home Network White Paper. (PDF - 2.4 MB)

Data Protection Solutions for Remote Workers
Data Protection involves saving and recovering vital information in order to prevent data loss and minimize recovery time in case of storage system failures due to hardware issues, programming glitches, user mistakes, malware, or other causes. Dependable data protection solutions can be particularly challenging to architect and maintain in hybrid environments that incorporate in-house data centers, public clouds, and an at-home workforce.

  • Backup/Recovery strategies for teleworkers must cover multiple kinds of user-owned endpoint devices. Progent can provide fast remote access to consultants familiar with a broad array of products for backing up Windows, Apple and Linux/UNIX powered servers and desktops as well as notebooks, iPads and smartphones. Popular backup/restore products supported by Progent's backup/recovery experts include Barracuda Backup, Microsoft Azure Backup, DoubleTake Software, Acronis Backup and Recovery, Retrospect, and Time Machine. To back up resources spread throughout a hybrid network, Progent offers ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS), a managed backup/recovery subscription service that uses cloud-based storage and includes fine-grained recovery and unified management capabilities.
  • Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity strategies typically anticipate scenarios that require a quick switch to telecommuting. Progent's senior disaster recovery planning experts and business continuity specialists can assist your business to produce, document and test a DR/BC plan that includes the process of moving to an at-home workforce.

Unified Management for Teleworkers
Microsoft has renamed and rebundled its endpoint management platforms under the name Microsoft Endpoint Manager, which includes Intune for cloud-based management of mobile and remote devices and Configuration Manager for managing onsite computers. Endpoint Manager features a centralized platform for safeguarding critical information by controlling onsite, mobile, and at-home endpoint devices.

Microsoft Intune
Intune is part of Microsoft's Endpoint Management suite that also includes Configuration Manager. Intune is a cloud service for managing and protecting mobile devices and software. Remote endpoint computers can be user owned or company owned. Network admins managing the enrolled endpoint devices of telecommuters can use Intune to deploy and authenticate applications on managed devices, push updates and certificates, set up policies for permission to access data and resources, manage passwords, establish VPN connections, determine how home-based workers share information, establish threat protection, ensure security compliance, and delete corporate data from missing, stolen or deactivated devices. Intune can be used with Apple iOS, Google Android, Windows, and macOS/OS X devices. To learn about Intune and to find out how Progent can assist you to use Microsoft's Endpoint Management to administer the endpoint devices of your teleworkers, visit Intune mobile endpoint management expertise.

VMware Workspace ONE
VMware Workspace ONE is an advanced centralized MDM product that allows network managers to keep off-premises endpoint devices up to date and secure. Workspace ONE incorporates VMware AirWatch technology for unified endpoint administration plus VMware's Horizon virtual software delivery technology for authorization control, app management, and setup management of endpoint computers. Workspace ONE runs with endpoints based on Windows 10, macOS, Apple iOS, Google Android, Chrome OS, or leading distros of Linux. VMware Workspace ONE is available by subscription as a cloud service or as an on-premises product through a one-time purchase. Key features of VMware Workspace ONE include rapid over-the-air provisioning of new laptops, immediate onboarding of new users, policy set up and enforcement for all classes of endpoints, aggregated management reporting and performance analytics, email encryption, and integration with Microsoft applications and cloud products. To find out about Progent's support services for VMware Workspace ONE, refer to VMware Workspace ONE remote endpoint management consultants.

Contact Progent for Telecommuter Expertise
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