IT Connection Newsletter: Number 6
Progent's Certified Experts Offer
Windows 8 Upgrade and Integration Services
Windows 8 includes headline features such touch-screen support and a new tile-based Start interface, but Microsoft's latest client operating system also introduces less conspicuous yet significant improvements such as more built-in security, faster startup, enhanced cloud support, better synchronization, and client virtualization. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help you evaluate the business benefits related to upgrading existing PCs to Windows 8 or adding new Windows 8 clients to your network.
Windows 8 includes headline features such touch-screen support and a new tile-based Start interface, but Microsoft's latest client operating system also introduces less conspicuous yet significant improvements such as more built-in security, faster booting, expanded connectivity, enhanced cloud support, fault-tolerant storage, better synchronization, advanced backup/recovery, more powerful search, lower power consumption, and client virtualization.
Predictably, some of these enhancements come with a cost. Incorporating Windows 8 into a business network may require that you reconfigure your remote access environment, modify your security scheme, update or replace applications and utilities, and retrain users.
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help you evaluate the business benefits and engineering challenges related to upgrading existing PCs to Windows 8 or adding new Windows 8 clients to your network. Progent can help you to resolve problems encountered during the process of upgrading to Windows 8, adjust your remote connectivity environment and your network infrastructure as needed, redesign your IT security strategy to take full advantage of the security enhancements built into Windows 8, recommend new desktop management procedures in order to simplify administration of all your Windows 8 clients, and provide customized webinar training sessions to bring your IT management staff and your end users up to speed quickly on Windows 8.
For larger organizations, Progent's project managers can help set up test labs to evaluate Windows 8 and design and execute Windows 8 desktop migration plans based on leading practices.
New Features of Windows 8
Windows 8 includes many new features that address a variety of customers ranging from gamers to workstation power users. Many of these features are designed to improve the usefulness and manageability of Windows-based smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Professional and Enterprise versions of Windows 8 have important features that enhance the productivity of users working with mainstream business applications.
These new capabilities, when combined with the latest computer hardware, offer big advantages over previous releases of Windows and should be factored into any ROI calculation. High-value innovations incorporated in Windows 7 include:
- UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface)
- Client Hyper-V Virtualization
- Storage Spaces
- Windows To Go
- Native Support for USB 3.0
- Improved Multiple Monitor Support
- High Performance File Explorer (to replace Windows Explorer)
- File History
- Support for Near Field Communications (NFC)
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help you follow leading practices in deploying Windows 8 in a production system. For large-scale Windows 8 desktop rollouts, Progent's methodology is one that has proven effective in Windows 7 migrations. This is process is centered on automating the capture and replication of standardized images of operating systems, drivers, and core applications to be deployed in various business groups and a wide range of work environments.
By using Microsoft's advanced deployment tools for Windows 8, Progent can help you achieve a high degree of automation during the rollout process, thereby avoiding the delays and mistakes that often accompany a manual deployment. Progent can help companies with any phase of a Windows 8 rollout and also offers project management services to help you complete your migration on time and within budget.
To control costs, save time, and minimize engineering risk for large-scale migrations, Progent uses Microsoft's deployment automation tools provided with the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). These tools include Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) to create custom baseline images, Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management Tool (DISM) for editing existing images, Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) for uncovering compatibility issues, User State Migration Tool (USMT) for migrating the personal data of individual users, and Volume Activation Management Toolkit (VAMT) for centralized activation management.
For additional information about Progent's consulting services for Windows 8, see Progent's Windows 8 Integration Services for Windows 8.
Contact Progent About Windows 8 Support
To find out more about Progent's Windows 8 integration and support services, call Progent at
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Consultant Services County Government
City Government Engineers
Progent has extensive experience providing a full-spectrum of online IT support and emergency repair services to local governments and school districts across the U.S. Progent is one of the industry’s pioneers in delivering advanced remote IT support and has provided network solutions to clients in every state. Remote support eliminates travel costs and resolves problems more quickly than on-premises service calls.
Technical Support Dynamics GP 10.0
Dynamics GP 2010 Online Troubleshooting
Dynamics GP/Great Plains allows you to grow and manage your business better by offering deep availability of strategic information and a fast return on investment. Dynamics GP confers important business benefits including its ability to extend the presence of your organization, manage your financials, computerize financial operations, standardize processes throughout your company, refine inventory control, increase order accuracy, grow revenue and shorten turnaround time, and maximize free cash flow. Progent can show you how to set up and manage a robust, secure server and network infrastructure to support Great Plains, and can provide experienced Dynamics GP consultants to make sure you reap the full benefits of your Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains business management system.
Largest ISA 2004 Network Consultant
After Hours ISA 2004 Technology Consulting
Progent's certified Internet Security and Acceleration Server consulting experts have extensive backgrounds developing corporate security solutions for information systems with many sites, mobile workers, and mission-critical web-based applications. A Progent ISA 2004 Firewall consultant is ready to help your small business plan and deploy a configuration of Microsoft ISA Server 2004 that meets your IT protection requirements without limiting your productivity.
Microsoft Exchange Upgrade Consultants
Exchange Server 2003 On-site Support
Progent's expert support team can help you define and implement a smooth in-place Exchange Server 2003 migration plan that minimizes network downtime, reduces long-term service requirements, and makes your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 easy to administer. For complex multi-server or multi-location migrations, Progent has the background to finish your project quickly and economically. Progent's Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 help, troubleshooting, and design offerings include assistance with the configuration of third-party enhancements of Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server that are in keeping with your business goals.
Word Web App Consultancy
Microsoft Experts Office Word for Android Professionals
Progent's certified Microsoft Office Word and Office 365 Word consultants offer a wide selection of economical online consulting services to help you to maintain your legacy Microsoft Office Word environment or help you to upgrade to a current release of Microsoft Office Word. Services available from Progent's experts include VBA software development, identifying and fixing compatibility issues between various versions of Office Word, interfacing Office Word with different Microsoft Office applications such as Office Excel and Outlook or with third-party platforms and add-ons,infrastructure optimization for dependable. reliable cloud connectivity, security consulting, smart phone and tablet integration, and online training classes customized for your special requirements.
Online Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 and Power BI
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Integration Support
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 introduces significant improvements in speed, scale, security and compliance, availability, mobile computing support, plus integrated BI. New features include PolyBase for handling relational and non-relational databases in one appliance for big data applications, Hadoop support, Dynamic Data Masking, Mobile Report Publisher, and seamless control over local and cloud resources. Progent's Microsoft-certified consulting team can deliver online and on-premises support to assist businesses of all sizes to implement, manage or troubleshoot any version of SQL Server 2016. Progent can also assist you to interface SQL Server 2016 with other key Microsoft platforms such as Windows Server and Hyper-V, Exchange Server 2016, SharePoint Server, Dynamics CRM, Lync or Skype for Business, and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).
Android Security Network Consulting
Services ProSight ESP Behavior-based Security
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) managed services offer ultra-affordable multi-layer security for physical servers and virtual machines, desktops, mobile devices, and Exchange Server. ProSight ESP uses adaptive security and advanced machine learning for continuously monitoring and responding to cyber assaults from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP provides two-way firewall protection, penetration alarms, device management, and web filtering via cutting-edge tools incorporated within a single agent accessible from a single control. Progent's data protection and virtualization experts can assist your business to plan and configure a ProSight ESP deployment that addresses your company's unique needs and that helps you demonstrate compliance with legal and industry information security regulations. Progent will help you specify and implement security policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your network and react to alerts that require urgent attention. Progent's consultants can also assist your company to set up and verify a backup and restore solution like ProSight Data Protection Services so you can get back in business quickly from a destructive cyber attack like ransomware.
24-Hour Fortinet Firewall Management IT Consultants
Fortinet Firewall Application Control Computer Consulting
Fortinet FortiGate next-generation firewalls are leaders in delivering top throughput for encrypted data inspection. Progent's Fortinet FortiGate firewall experts can help your business to deploy your Fortinet FortiGate security appliances to safeguard your digital assets at the network edge, within the data center core, at branches, and in the cloud.
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