IT Connection Newsletter: Number 6
Important New Products and Services
for Small Company IT Systems
The IT Connection is Progent's online newsletter that updates you about important new budget-friendly products and services for improving the business value of your network. Click on any topic to find out how these new developments can help make your small business IT system more secure, productive and manageable.
Windows Server 2012: Bigger, Faster, Safer, and Cloud Ready
Windows Server 2012 includes over 300 new or enhanced features that address critical IT issues such as cloud readiness, virtualization, scalability and performance, identity and security, Bring-Your-Own-Device support, availability and disaster recovery, application development, and manageability.
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Database Experts at Your Service: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or Access Help
Progent's certified database consultants can provide online expertise for popular database platforms including Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Microsoft Access, and MySQL. Services offered by Progent include database administration, design and application development, database migration, and online troubleshooting.
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Wireless Site Surveys for WiFi: Maximize Coverage, Reduce Hardware Costs
Progent's affordable Wireless Site Surveys use RF modeling plus software simulation to collect the data required to design an efficient wireless LAN (WLAN). Progent's Onsite Wireless Site Survey is available nationwide and features on-premises inspection, RF and security audits of your existing WLAN, analysis of your floor plan, RF interference testing and propagation modeling, plus identification of the optimum locations for the Wireless Access Points of your choice.
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SQL Server 2012 Just Won't Quit
SQL Server is Microsoft's flagship database management and analysis system and is tightly integrated with key Microsoft platforms such as SharePoint, Excel, Microsoft CRM, and Dynamics GP (Great Plains). Progent can provide the expertise of Microsoft-certified engineers as well as experienced application developers, database administrators, project managers, network architects, disaster recovery experts, and security specialists to help you derive the maximum business value from your deployment of SQL Server 2012.
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Penetration Testing Helps Verify Compliance
Penetration testing is the accepted method for enterprises to assess their exposure to cyber attack. Progent's penetration testing packages combine advanced remote scanning technology plus the expertise of Progent's seasoned security engineers to offer big-company security evaluations at prices companies of any size can afford.
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Windows 8 Touches All the Bases
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.
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Do You Need a Tested Business Continuity Plan?
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.
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An index of content::
24/7/365 Learn Live Online Microsoft Access
Online Acrobat Writer Training Engineers
Progent's webinars provide small companies the cost savings, convenience, and versatility of online learning and the effective pedagogic methods of expert instructors who use advanced technology to reproduce live, participatory learning environments. Progent offers online education for key desktop software including elements of Microsoft Office suite such as Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project: Dynamics business accounting and analytics solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics GP; as well as other top desktop applications such as Photoshop, Acrobat Writer, and Crystal Reports.
Remote Microsoft Dynamics SL Setup and Support
Solomon Support Services
In addition to providing access to Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) specialists, Progent can provide consultants experienced in Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV Business Management Software, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Dynamics RMS, Macola ERP, MAS 90 ERP, and QuickBooks Pro. Progent can provide software development, troubleshooting, administration help, upgrade assistance, and 1-on-1 or group online training tailored to address your specific needs. Progent's experts also can show you how to integrate and support a secure, reliable server and communications infrastructure to support your ERP, MRP and accounting applications.
Cisco SIP Trunking Support and Integration
Cisco Unified SIP Proxy Support and Setup
Progent's Cisco-certified SIP integration experts can assist your business to plan, integrate, maintain, debug and upgrade Cisco's SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) infrastructure solutions and Cisco's CUBE-based SIP trunks and can provide cost-effective online or on-premises support to help companies to move smoothly to a productive unified communications network that delivers fast ROI. Progent's certified Microsoft unified communications consultants can help you to configure connections between Cisco's CUBE SBC and Microsoft's rich media platforms such as Skype for Business and Lync for connectivity to a SIP-based IP PSTN trunk.
Microsoft Azure migration Expert Development
Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud solutions Professional
Progent can assist businesses of any size to move all or part of their network infrastructure to Microsoft Azure. This can simplify network administration and reduce equipment investments. Azure includes a wealth of cloud services and Progent can assist you to understand the advantages and limitations of various cloud networking models supported by Azure. Progent can show you how to manage cloud-based or hybrid cloud and on-premises apps and resources and ensure you avoid the typical errors small companies make when migrating to the cloud. Progent can help you to set up cloud servers on Azure Virtual Machines, use cloud storage with Azure Storage, manage user identity with Azure Active Directory, and build transparent backup mechanisms with Azure Backup. Progent can also show you how to configure perimeter firewalls and VPN connections and to integrate iPhones and iPads and Google Android smartphones and tablets.
24x7 Dynamics GP Great Plains Software Remote Support Services
Integration Support Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP
Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains allows you to grow and control your company better by offering easy access to strategic information and a rapid ROI. Dynamics GP/Great Plains offers important business benefits including its ability to extend the reach of your organization, manage your accounting, computerize financial processes, standardize processes across your business, refine inventory control, increase order accuracy, grow sales and shorten turnaround time, and maximize free cash flow. Progent can help you configure and maintain a robust, safe server and communications infrastructure to support Great Plains, and can offer experienced Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants to make sure you reap the full advantages of your Dynamics GP business management system.
Windows Server 2019 upgrade Support and Integration
Windows Server 2019 Storage Spaces Direct Computer Consultants
Progent's Windows Server 2019 disaster recovery/business continuity preparedness experts can assist your business to plan and deploy a disaster recovery system built around Microsoft's advanced Failover Clustering tools such as Cluster Sets, Storage Replica, Storage Spaces Direct, Virtual Machine Load Balancing, and Cloud Witness.
Professional ProSight Managed IT Services for Small Businesses
Top Quality On-site Technical Support Network Management outsourcing consultants
Progent's ProSight portfolio of managed IT services are intended to offer organizations who have minimal internal network support staffs with low-cost access to world-class management platforms and technical experts. Advantages of Progent's ProSight catalog of managed IT services include predictable network management expenses, automation of common administrative tasks, ongoing adoption of the latest technology, graceful transition from older systems to current solutions, close fit between computer technology with business goals, access to veteran network experts, and freeing up management to focus on business rather than ever-changing information technology.
Citrix XenServer Professional
Consultancy XenServer Virtualization
Progent's Citrix-accredited engineers can assist your company to understand the strategic benefits of XenServer and additional Citrix products, and can help you to design, validate, execute, troubleshoot, and support a XenServer solution. Progent can also assess your current XenServer deployment and show you how to enhance consolidation, responsiveness, protection, availability, and disaster recovery.
SQL Server 2014 Backup Remote Support
SQL Server 2014 Security Specialists
SQL Server 2014 incorporates significant enhancements in critical areas such as performance, availability, security, and cloud integration. Microsoft SQL Server 2014 is the first version of Microsoft SQL Server that incorporates in-memory capability that operates transparently with all types of applications including Online Transaction Processing, enterprise data warehousing, and business analytics. Progent's Microsoft-certified SQL Server 2014 consulting team can provide efficient online and on-premises services including planning, deployment, administration, troubleshooting, and application development services to help organizations of all sizes to achieve maximum business value from their SQL Server 2014 deployment.
Integration Services Catalyst 802.11ax Wireless
Cisco DNA Center Computer Engineer
Progent's Cisco-certified Catalyst 9100 Series Wi-Fi 6 AP consultants can provide economical online and on-premises help for Catalyst next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless access points.
Immediate Network Consultants Windows 7 Help Desk
Windows 7 Migration Small Business Network Consulting Companies
Progent's certified engineers offers remote and on-premises consulting services to help your company to administer, support, and troubleshoot PCs powered by Microsoft Windows 7 and can also provide assistance with upgrading to Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 from Windows 7. Progent can provide support for management automation, data and identity protection, backup and restore, online access, smartphone and tablet management, Wi-Fi network design, and remote network monitoring and alerts.
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