About Progent
Remote and Onsite Network Support Professionals
Frequently Asked Questions
- How can Progent save our business money?
- What types of organizations can Progent help?
- Who founded Progent?
- What are the advantages of being a Microsoft Certified Partner?
- Does Progent offer support for Microsoft 365?
- Can Progent help us design and troubleshoot our network infrastructure?
- Can Progent help our business with site relocation?
- Our business application needs 24x7 support. Can Progent help?
- How can Progent enhance our network security?
- Does Progent offer Wi-Fi solutions?
- Can Progent help design and manage a cost-effective virtualization solution?
- Can Progent help us integrate with public clouds?
- Can Progent help us manage the mobile devices connected to our network?
- Does Progent offer outsourced services to help us manage our local as well as cloud-based IT resources?
- How can I get references for Progent's services?
Progent cuts the costs of IT management in a variety of ways:
- By offering a comprehensive array of technical skills and service delivery options, Progent allows small and midsize businesses (SMBs) to outsource most or all or their network support requirements. This eliminates the cost and hassle of assembling, managing, and retaining a full-service in-house IT support staff.
- Because Progent's roster of more than 130 experienced IT consultants can provide in-depth expertise across all major areas of information technology, even the most challenging problems are usually resolved quickly. This avoids lost productivity and bloated IT support bills.
- Progent's ProSight suite of low-cost managed services offer clients 24x7 monitoring and automatic and proactive remediation. This makes it possible to identify and repair looming issues before they can cause costly downtime.
- As an industry pioneer in providing remote network consulting and troubleshooting, Progent can eliminate the expense and costly delays associated with travel.
- For online support, Progent charges by the minute with no startup fees or time minimums. Granular billing for IT services ensures that you pay only for services delivered and keeps 10-minute fixes from turning into two-hour invoices.
- Progent's network security experts can help you avoid the potentially crippling costs of malicious cyber attacks by providing services such as ransomware defense and recovery and state-of-the-art behavior-based security monitoring.
- Progent's cloud expertise includes virtual machine hosting services, Microsoft Azure integration, Office 365 Exchange Online hybrid solutions, Amazon AWS migration and management, and Google Cloud integration consulting. Effective use of cloud services allows you to save the substantial cost of building and managing a modern network infrastructure to support your IT ecosystem.
Progent has successfully delivered IT support for organizations of all sizes. Progent makes it affordable for small businesses to outsource any or all of their network management requirements by providing services like Help Desk support, remote monitoring and management (RMM) services, and part-time CIO service. For mid-size organizations, Progent can supplement in-house IT staffs by providing the services of experts such as application developers, business continuity planning specialists, certified cyber security experts, project management consultants, and network infrastructure design and troubleshooting engineers. For enterprises, Progent offers the help of certified subject matter experts (SMEs) like NetApp MetroCluster consultants, VMware Site Recovery Manager experts, Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS) integration consultants, and Infor CloudSuite Industrial (SyteLine) ERP developers. Progent has in-depth experience providing IT solutions for a variety of industries including law offices, healthcare, finance, state and local government, wineries, technology startups, churches, non-profits, medical device and pharma startups, food distribution, logistics, military, and security clearance.
Who founded Progent?
Progent's founder and chief technologist, Les Kent, was the architect for a Windows network application that won Microsoft's 'Best Application of the Year Award.' Mr. Kent is a 35-year computer industry veteran and has been responsible for the design and implementation of hundreds of innovative business solutions using Microsoft, Cisco and other leading technologies.
What are the advantages of being a Microsoft Certified Partner?
Because Progent is a Microsoft Certified Partner, each Progent support expert and IT consultant has access to the technical and educational resources needed to deliver the best computer help available. Progent has world-class expertise in designing, configuring, and troubleshooting IT environments that incorporate Microsoft technology. Progent's Microsoft-certified experts offer Windows Server 2022 integration expertise, Windows Server 2019 migration consulting, Windows Server 2016 hybrid cloud integration, and Windows Server 2012 R2 migration support, Microsoft Exchange 2019 migration expertise, Microsoft Exchange 2016 planning and deployment support, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 integration services, Exchange Server 2010 expertise, Microsoft .NET development and support, SharePoint 2019 planning and configuration consulting, SharePoint 2016 hybrid integration consulting, Microsoft SharePoint 2013 migration help, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 support, Microsoft .NET Server help, Windows 11 planning and migration consulting, Windows 10 integration expertise, Windows 8.1 integration, Windows 7 desktop support, Microsoft Office and Office 365 integration and training, and Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) application development.
Does Progent offer support for Microsoft 365?
Progent's Microsoft 365 experts can help you evaluate the many subscription plans available with Microsoft 365 and can integrate your information network with Microsoft 365 in a way that delivers maximum business value. Progent offers configuration help and training for Microsoft 365 client applications like Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint. Progent supports Microsoft 365 apps on all compatible operating systems and devices including Windows and macOS desktops and notebooks, Apple iOS iPhones and iPads, and Google Android smartphones and tablets. Progent can also help you integrate and manage Microsoft 365 cloud services like Exchange 365 Online and Microsoft 365 Skype for Business.
Can Progent help us design and troubleshoot our network infrastructure?
Progent can provide quick online access to a Cisco-certified CCIE engineer or Juniper Networks JNCIE expert so you can get immediate help for urgent network problems beyond the scope of your regular IT support resources. Progent's CCIE and JNCIE consultants can establish secure remote connections to your system and use advanced network monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting tools to provide quick and affordable fixes to infrastructure problems. To find out how to get in touch by phone with a Cisco-certified CCIE or Juniper JNCIE-certified consultant for fast assistance with your network infrastructure, visit Progent's Urgent Support.
Can Progent help our business with site relocation?
Progent's site relocation consultants can help you plan and manage a seamless IT infrastructure relocation to a new facility, including data center design and setup, project management, ISP and telecommunications carrier selection and coordination, and coordinated system upgrades — all with comprehensive ongoing support throughout.
Our business application needs 24x7 support. Can Progent help?
Progent offers optional extended hours technical support and also offers subscription-based support packages that include 24x7 remote network monitoring.
How can Progent enhance our network security?
Progent's certified data security experts offer a range of services including comprehensive security audits, disaster recovery and business continuity planning, virus protection and virus cleanup consulting, ransomware defense, spam filtering, data leakage protection, firewall configuration, active monitoring, automatic fault isolation and forensics, and email encryption. Advanced certifications earned by Progent's security team includes certified CISA security auditing consultants, CISM information security managers, CISSP cybersecurity professionals, GIAC information assurance experts, and CISSP-ISSAP security architecture consultants. Progent offers an extensive family of subscription based, fully managed security services including ProSight Active Security Monitoring powered by SentinelOne behavioral analysis technology for endpoint protection and ransomware defense and ProSight Enhanced Security Protection for centralized protection of physical and virtual endpoints.
Does Progent offer Wi-Fi solutions?
Progent has the tools and experience to conduct a Wi-Fi site survey remotely, making it affordable for you to optimize your Wi-Fi environment with precise placement and proper configuration of access points and other Wi-Fi infrastructure. Progent also has experience providing Cisco wireless LAN controller support, Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi access point integration, Meraki Wi-Fi AP consulting, and Ubiquity Wi-Fi technology integration.
Can Progent help design and manage a cost-effective virtualization solution?
Virtualization drastically cuts capital costs by optimizing equipment utilization and, as a consequence, has been a major enabler of the cloud computing revolution. Progent can help you deploy cost-effective virtualization solutions by providing the support of Microsoft Hyper-V consultants, VMware vSphere experts and VCDX-certified VMware NSX consultants, plus Citrix XenServer experts and Citrix XenDesktop consultants. Progent also offers affordable virtual machine hosting services.
Can Progent help us integrate with public clouds?
Progent can help you integrate and manage your on-premises facilities, branch offices, telecommuters, and mobile workers with public cloud resources by providing services like Microsoft 365 consulting, Microsoft Azure planning and integration, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) migration and management support. By creating a hybrid architecture that seamlessly incorporates cross-platform resources that include local and cloud-based assets, Progent can help you optimize the productivity and minimize the cost of your network. If you want to help integrating your business application software with Amazon's powerful online retailing network, Progent can provide the assistance of an experienced Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS) consultant.
Can Progent help us manage the mobile devices connected to our network?
The BYOD revolution has created a management headache and security challenge for IT support staffs. Progent can help you integrate and manage mobile devices connected to your business network. Progent can troubleshoot synchronization issues, help you enforce security policies, and show you how to facilitate collaboration with mobile devices by providing services that include Apple iPhone and iPad management consulting, Android smartphone and tablet integration expertise, macOS notebook integration, and Linux mobile support.
Does Progent offer outsourced services to help us manage our local as well as cloud-based IT resources?
Progent's ProSight suite of outsourced network management services, available at a low fixed monthly price, are designed to provide small and mid-size businesses enterprise-class support for all aspects of their IT ecosystem. ProSight managed services include:
- ProSight Email Guard Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering, Data Leakage Protection and Email Encryption
- ProSight Data Protection Services Managed Backup and Disaster Recovery
- ProSight Active Security Monitoring Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense powered by SentinelOne behavioral analysis technology
- ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) Unified Physical and Virtual Endpoint Security and Exchange Email Filtering
- ProSight WAN Watch Network Infrastructure Remote Monitoring and Management
- ProSight LAN Watch Server and Desktop Remote Monitoring and Management
- ProSight Virtual Hosting VM Hosting and Management Service
- ProSight IT Asset Management Network Infrastructure Documentation and Password Management
On request, Progent can supply customer references for services related to specific technologies or industries. For a selection of testimonials from Progent's client's throughout the United States, see Progent's customer testimonials.
If your small business needs computer help, IT outsourcing, or computer consulting services from a Progent technician or IT consultant:
Call 800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent
For biographical information about Les Kent, Progent's founder, click here.
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Project 2010 Development Companies
Programming Companies Project 2010
Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers can provide in-depth expertise in deploying, using and troubleshooting all versions of Project, Project Server, and Project Online and can provide a wide range of affordable online support services following proven best practices to assist businesses of all sizes to get all the benefits of this leading project management solution. Services available from Progent include system design, software configuration and upgrades, setting up secure file and status sharing among onsite and remote or mobile users, network optimization, and specialized online training classes.
SCDPM 2012 Protection Groups Online Consulting
IT Consultants SCDPM 2012 and Exchange DAGs
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants offer online or in-person support to assist businesses of all sizes to plan, implement, manage, and troubleshoot a backup system built around System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (SCDPM 2012). Progent can help you to migrate from older releases of Data Protection Manager or from another backup/recovery platform, and Progent can optimize your SCDPM 2012 deployment for on premises, cloud-based, or hybrid datacenters. Progent offers as-needed help for resolving especially challenging problems, or full project management services. Progent's consultants can also assist your business to incorporate Data Protection Manager into an enterprise-class disaster recovery strategy.
Outsourcing ProSight DPS ECHO Cloud Backup Services
Engineers Offsite Managed Backup and Recovery Services
ProSight Data Protection Services ECHO from Progent offer small and mid-sized businesses a low cost end-to-end service for secure backup/disaster recovery (BDR). Available at a low monthly rate, ProSight DPS automates and monitors your backup processes and enables fast restoration of vital data, apps and VMs that have become unavailable or corrupted due to component breakdowns, software bugs, natural disasters, human error, or malicious attacks like ransomware. ProSight DPS can help you back up, retrieve and restore files, folders, applications, system images, as well as Hyper-V and VMware virtual machine images. Critical data can be backed up on the cloud, to an on-promises device, or mirrored to both. Progent's BDR specialists can deliver world-class expertise to configure ProSight DPS to to comply with government and industry regulatory requirements like HIPAA, FINRA, PCI and Safe Harbor and, whenever needed, can assist you to restore your business-critical data.
Full Service Outsourcing Consultant Services
Consultancy Small Business IT Outsourcing
Progent is structured to deliver in-depth online consulting for all major technical areas associated with small business information systems and allows you to outsource a variety of strategic, as-needed services including a part-time Chief Information Officer to offer advanced planning and budgeting capability, a Call Center for help desk support, 24x7 remote monitoring, spam and email-borne virus protection as an outside-the-firewall service, best-practices project management for major projects such as office moves orOS migrations, Cisco-certified consultants for designing fast and reliable infrastructure, security engineers to ensure information safety and compliance, disaster recovery specialists to create business continuity plans, and software developers to create, customize, or repair mission-critical application programs.
Technology Consulting Data Protection Manager 2016 and Shielded VM
Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2016 Computer Consulting
Microsoft System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager provides automatic backup and simplified restore functions for Microsoft-based networks. SCDPM 2016 offers application-sensitive protection for critical workloads like Microsoft SQL, Exchange Server and SharePoint Server, protects Windows and Linux VMs, supports VMs hosted by Windows Hyper-V and VMware, and can use Azure for convenient cloud backup and recovery. Progent's Microsoft-certified experts can assist businesses of any size to plan, implement, manage, and repair an enterprise-wide backup/restore solution built around SCDPM 2016. Progent can help you to upgrade from an older version of DPM or from a legacy system, and Progent can tune your SCDPM 2016 ecosystem for on premises, colocated, cloud or hybrid deployment models. Progent offers online or onsite consulting expertise and can provide occasional expertise to resolve challenging issues or deliver comprehensive project management services to make sure you complete your SCDPM 2016 deployment on time and within your budget.
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