IT Connection Newsletter: Issue 4
Progent's Certified Experts Offer 64-bit Upgrade Support
There's never been a better time for enhancing your network dependability, capacity, and performance by moving to 64-bit computing. Let Progent show you why and how.
Nearly all small businesses now own 64-bit processors, yet almost none use them for 64-bit processing. The Intel and AMD CPUs installed in computers ranging from enterprise servers to lowly desktop PCs have for years had 64-bit architectures, but most of this powerful hardware is dumbed down to 32-bit mode in order to run the popular versions of Microsoft's operating systems and applications. What a waste!
The RAM memory partitioning schemes used in 32-bit operating systems limit system stability. RAM-starved applications are often unable to utilize existing memory because the O/S is unable to allocate it efficiently. This results in programs shutting down or running fitfully even though a system is fully loaded with RAM.
64-bit software platforms allow far more physical RAM than 32-bit systems and crunch more data per clock cycle, making computers more reliable and faster. The question is, What 64-bit software platforms?
Microsoft supports mainstream 64-bit processors with their 'x64' technology. Although most Microsoft client applications, such as 2007 Office and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, are so far only supported in 32-bit mode on x64 Windows, Microsoft does offer native x64 versions of many Microsoft Server System products, including Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft Exchange 2007, Microsoft Commerce Server 2007, Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006, as well as System Center Operations Manager.
In the desktop space, Windows 7 is available in a 64-bit edition that sets a new standard for client stability and capacity. Like all migrations from 32- to 64-bit platforms, the upgrade can't be done seamlessly. Every workstation and server requires a clean setup that involves reconfiguring applications, backing up and recovering data, and installing 64-bit device drivers.
In fact, for most desktop PCs even the 32-bit versions of Windows 7 will require you to perform a clean install. This being the case, there has never been a better time to move to 64-bit computing, since it will require little if any additional effort. Progent's Microsoft Gold-certified consultants are experienced in designing and performing major, minimally disruptive OS migrations of in-place desktops and can help your organization leverage your network dollars by migrating to Microsoft Windows 7 and to 64-bit computing at the same time.
Contact Progent for Help Migrating to 64-bits
For more information about how Progent can help you develop a sensible strategy for migrating to 64-bit computing, call
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Microsoft Windows 2003 Support and Integration
Windows 2003 Integration Services
The service background of Progent's certified Windows Server consultants, with an average of more than 10 years of work in Microsoft technology, assures you success in identifying the version and set up of Windows 2003 Server that aligns best with your business goals. Progent can also help you with planning, deploying, administering and supporting sophisticated IT applications based on Windows Server, and can streamline your upgrade from Windows 2000 Server or Microsoft Windows NT.
Operations Manager Technical Consultant
Outsourcing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants have over a decade of experience designing, deploying, optimizing and repairing Microsoft SCOM environments and offer organizations of all sizes expert remote or on-premises consulting services for Microsoft SCOM 2012. Progent can assist you to design an architecture for Microsoft SCOM 2012 servers that delivers the performance and resilience needed to watch over your datacenter efficiently, whether your infrastructure are onsite, cloud-based, or a mixed solution. Progent's SCOM consultants can also assist you to install and customize System Center 2012 Operations Manager management packs according to best practices for tracking network fabric and Microsoft and 3rd-party applications and services. In addition, Progent can provide fast remote or onsite technical support to help you to remediate critical issues uncovered by SCOM 2012.
Microsoft Expert SCCM 2007 Asset Management Computer Consulting
SCCM 2007 Patch Management Onsite Technical Support
Progent can help you to maintain Microsoft System Center 2007 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2007) to simplify administration, enhance security and compliance, and increase productivity by ensuring that critical applications stay current, managing licensing, and reporting resource usage patterns so you can make smart buying decisions. Once your organization is ready to upgrade your SCCM 2007 change management solution, Progent can help you to plan and implement an efficient migration to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
Small Business Wireless Access Point Troubleshooting
Small Business 300 AP Consulting Services
Progent's Cisco-certified wireless integration experts can assist organizations to deploy, administer, and debug Cisco Small Business Wireless Access Points.
MetroCluster Switch Integration Consult
NetApp SnapMirror Consult
Progent can provide enterprise customers the help of a NetApp-certified consultant for online or on-premises support for NetApp's complete portfolio of SAN software and hardware products including ONTAP and Clustered Data ONTAP (CDOT) data management, MetroCluster array-based clustering, FlexPod private cloud infrastructure, SnapMirror, SnapVault and OSSV continuous backup, Virtual Storage Console for VMware, MultiStore for secure IP space separation, OnCommand Unified Manager Core, plus NetApp's All-Flash, Hybrid Flash, V-Series and N-Series storage lines. Areas of NetApp SAN technology supported by Progent include SAN dsign, hybrid-cloud deployment, virtualization, migrations, non-disruptive updates, storage management, information assurance, high availability, and remediation. Progent can provide Tier 3 support to assist you to take care of problems with NetApp SAN storage deployments efficiently following leading practices.
System Center 2016 Azure Integration Specialist
SCDPM 2016 Network Engineer
Progent has more than a decade of background deploying, and supporting the key platforms that make up Microsoft System Center and can assist your organization to design, configure, maintain, and repair your Microsoft System Center ecosystem to optimize the uptime and performance of your critical IT resources across a mix of Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems and on-premises and Cloud-connected fabric. Progent can assist your organization to upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft System Center from an older release or from a third-party IT management platform to deliver the advantages of best-in-class deployment, automation, security and compliance, plus datacenter and critical application performance monitoring.
Design Firms Macola
Microsoft Dynamics SL Installation support
In addition to providing the expertise of Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) consultants, Progent has experts in Dynamics AX, Dynamics NAV (Navision), Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, Macola ERP, MAS 90 by Sage Software, and QuickBooks Pro by Intuit. Progent offers software development, troubleshooting, administration help, migration support, and 1-on-1 or group webinar training classes customized to meet your specific needs. Progent's consultants also can help you build and support a protected, reliable network infrastructure to run your ERP, MRP and accounting solutions.
Technical Consultant Windows Server 2019 High Availability
Windows 2019 Specialists
Progent's Microsoft-certified Windows Server 2019 consultants can help your organization to design and implement a cost-effective migration to Windows Server 2019 using existing system architecture or a new cloud-hosted or hybrid deployment model. Microsoft Windows Server 2019 delivers significant improvements in capacity, speed, manageability, Hyper-V virtualization, security and compliance, hybrid local/cloud deployments, availability, and Linux support.
Microsoft Active Directory Engineers
Windows 2008 Active Directory Online Help
Microsoft Windows Active Directory demands extensive hands-on experience to configure optimally across a large corporation. Progent’s Microsoft Premier consultants are experts in designing, integrating, and supporting complex Enterprise AD projects. Progent’s areas of proven competence with Microsoft Windows Active Directory include replication issues, multi-domain partition design, repair of corrupted Active Directory objects, cleaning up legacy beta version configuration objects in online Active Directory environments, and fixing unsuccessful installations of Active Directory and Active Directory-integrated applications.
Programming Firm Great Plains Software
E-Commerce Reports
For custom program development, Progent can provide software design consultants to produce business software in areas such as eCommerce, web site design, Microsoft Business Solutions packages such as Great Plains Software accounting system, and custom management reports produced by Crystal Reports, Microsoft Access, or FRx Reports. Progent’s experts can use Microsoft IIS to build company-specific eCommerce solutions powered by Microsoft ASP.NET. Also, Progent offers expertise in a broad array of custom software development platforms including SQL Server and Delphi. For made-to-order e-Commerce software, Progent also offers expertise in custom Access, custom Visual Basic, custom Excel, and any other specialized development powered by any Microsoft development platform.
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