IT Connection Newsletter: Number 6
Progent's Certified Experts Offer
Workplace Recovery Planning
In the post 911 world, regulators, auditors, customers and prospects of larger enterprises are demanding to see a tested business continuity plan. CIOs who are unable to produce one can hurt their company's ability to compete. Progent offers high-level online consulting for business continuity planning to help you prepare for disasters, reduce downtime for your most critical IT operations, and comply with examiners' letters and agency requirements..
In the post 911 world, regulators, auditors, customers and prospects of larger enterprises are demanding to see a tested business continuity plan. CIOs who are unable to produce one can hurt their company's ability to compete. Progent offers high-level online consulting for business continuity planning to help you prepare for disasters, reduce downtime for your most critical IT operations, and comply with examiners' letters and agency requirements.
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, "business continuity planning" and "disaster recovery planning" are distinct but overlapping disciplines. Business continuity planning takes an all-encompassing view of a business to determine what personnel, physical resources, and processes are needed to sustain business operations at a minimally acceptable level after a catastrophe and how to restore normal operations promptly. Business continuity planning requires a broad perspective and obviously accounts for IT issues, which are crucial for all businesses, but also looks at areas outside computing. Will your business require temporary office space? Substitute vehicles? Alternate vendors? Replacement staff? Do you have a tested emergency notification system in place to alert workers and other stakeholders? Are you mandated submit regulatory reports or contact your insurers? Do you need access to emergency funding? Progent can provide the services of senior consultants who can help you follow leading practices to create and document a business continuity plan that deals with these vital issues and provides a cohesive game plan to follow in case of a disaster.
Continuity planning services available from Progent include:
- Perform risk and business impact analysis
- Identify dependencies
- Identify key human and physical resources
- Prioritize business-critical IT functions
- Qualify colocation centers and hot backup sites
- Verify remote access capability for key workers
- Plan and test an emergency notification system
- Document a comprehensive recovery and test plan
- Train management, technical staff, and other key people
Contact Progent About Business Continuity Planning Consulting
To find out more about Progent's business continuity planning and disaster recovery planning services, call Progent at
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ProSight Phishing Protection Technology Professional
ProSight ASM Endpoint Ransomware Monitoring Consultancy
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) is an endpoint protection service that utilizes next generation behavior analysis tools by SentinelOne to defend endpoints as well as physical and virtual servers against modern malware assaults such as ransomware and file-less exploits, which routinely get by legacy signature-matching AV tools. ProSight ASM protects on-premises and cloud resources and offers a single platform to automate the entire malware attack lifecycle including filtering, identification, mitigation, remediation, and forensics. Key features include single-click rollback using Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service and real-time system-wide immunization against newly discovered attacks.
24-7 Cisco Virtual Private Network Support Outsourcing
Emergency Remote Access Online Support Services
Cisco's network security and remote access products for small organizations offer a comprehensive line of manageable security solutions to help protect your wired and wireless network infrastructure. Cisco's VPN line features switches, firewalls, intrusion detection devices and Virtual Private Network appliances. Progent's professional consulting staff includes field-proven specialists with Cisco's CCIE and CCNP qualifications who can assist your business to select Cisco Virtual Private Network, Cisco RADIUS Security, Cisco Aironet and Meraki wireless access points, and other Cisco security technologies that align most closely with your company objectives.
Emergency Consultants SonicWall TZ400 Firewall
SonicWall TZ600 Firewall IT Services
Progent's certified SonicWall firewall experts can show you how to deploy, manage, and tune SonicWall firewall appliances including the current SonicWall TZ, NSa and NSsp families of appliances and the legacy SonicWall PRO 1260 Secure Switch products. Progent's CISSP and CISA-certified cybersecurity experts can help you incorporate SonicWall security gateways into a complete network protection solution and design protection into your business operations.
Disaster Recovery Test Lab Consultants
Engineers Project Management Test Lab
Progent's Test and Training Lab at the QTS (formerly Herakles) Colocation Center is available for piloting line-of-business applications, creating efficient system upgrade methodologies, evaluating and tuning performance, designing or validating disaster recovery solutions, mitigating compatibility problems, and building training environments for the latest products and technologies. For Progent clients without adequate internal resources to configure effective test systems, the lab cuts capital costs and engineering risk and helps keep vital network initiatives on schedule.
ProSight Network Health Evaluation Engineer
Network Infrastructure Health Evaluation Engineers
Progent's ProSight Network Audits are a fast and low-cost way for small and medium-size businesses to obtain an objective evaluation of the overall health of their network. Powered by some of the top remote monitoring and management (RMM) platforms in the industry, and overseen by Progent's certified group of information technology professionals, ProSight Network Audits show you how well the configuration of your core infrastructure devices conform to industry best practices. Both the Basic and Advanced versions of ProSight Network Audit services are offered at a low, one-time cost and deliver immediate benefits like a cleaner and more secure Active Directory implementation. Both options also provide the ongoing benefits of advanced remote network monitoring and management technology. These advantages can include simpler network management, improved compliance with government and industry security regulations, more efficient utilization of network assets, faster problem resolution, more reliable backup and restore, and increased uptime.
Fault Tolerant Data Center Telecommute Jobs
Virtual Office Infrastructure Contract Job Opportunities
Progent's business climate will allow you to become a better consultant by enhancing your technical knowledge and increasing the satisfaction of your customers. Progent delivers this promise by attracting the best consulting talent for you to operate with, offering a state-of-the-art system infrastructure, running specialized application utilities to deliver the maximum level of support, and by streamlining our operational structures for finding and retaining clients.
.NET macOS Integration
DotNET Framework Programming Firms
Progent's application developers have worked for 20 years with .NET technologies and the Visual Studio development environment and can create or enhance .NET apps quickly and affordably.
Wisconsin Professionals
Georgia Small Business IT Outsourcing Company
If your company does not require emergency online support but you think you will require technical services with your network soon, you can save time and expenses and guarantee that the appropriate IT skill will be available when you need it by getting in touch with a Progent sales specialist and registering as a client. For more information, call 800-993-9400 or send email to information@progent.com.
Consultants Duo Two-factor Authentication (2FA)
Duo MFA and Single Sign-on Technology Consulting Services
Progent's Duo managed services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against compromised passwords by using two-factor authentication. Duo supports single-tap identity confirmation with iOS, Android, and other out-of-band devices.
Immediate CRISC Certified Risk and Information Systems Control Systems Engineer Technology Professional
CRISC Certified Risk and Information Systems Control Architect Engineer
Progent offers the guidance of a CRISC-certified risk management expert to assist you to design and implement an enterprise risk management strategy following best practices promoted by CRISC and geared to align with your organization's risk appetite, business goals, and budgetary guidelines.
Remote Workers IP Voice Professional
Online Troubleshooting Offsite Employees IP Voice
Progent can assist small and medium-size organizations to configure IP voice solutions to give their at-home workforce the benefit of transparent extensions of the company phone infrastructure.
24x7 Meraki Switch and AP Support and Help
Meraki Switch Stacking Professional
Cisco's Meraki line of access and distribution switches are designed for sites that go from small branches to campuses. Progent's Cisco-certified consultants can provide cost-effective remote expertise to assist you to plan and implement an efficient network solution that incorporates Meraki switches, simplify network administration with Meraki's cloud-centric management tools, configure policies to ensure security, create and test a disaster preparedness plan, and resolve technical issues associated with any facet of your Meraki ecosystem. Progent can also help you to connect Meraki switches with Cisco's Nexus or Catalyst core switches and with Meraki Wi-Fi access points to build a cohesive networking solution.
SCVMM 2012 NVGRE Gateway Remote Support
VMM Self-Service Portal Online Technical Support
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help businesses of any size to adhere to leading practices to configure System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager hosts and host groups, networking, storage systems, and libraries; plan, integrate, and administer private clouds, VMs, and services in SCVMM 2012; and combine SCVMM 2012 with System Center 2012 Operations Manager for enterprise-class monitoring. Progent can assist you to upgrade from an earlier release of System Center Virtual Machine Manager or from a third-party management platform, and Progent can help you to enhance and troubleshoot your current SCVMM 2012 environment so you get maximum business value.
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