The IT outsourcing model known as Managed Services is one of the fastest growing segments of the technology services industry because it offers an affordable and effective way for smaller organizations to benefit from leading-edge technology for end-to-end network support. Managed services can range from remotely monitoring system health to comprehensive network management, optimization and troubleshooting. Popular examples of managed services are email content filtering, automated cloud backup, and behavior-based threat analysis. Progent's ProSight suite of managed IT services provide organizations who have small or nonexistent in-house IT support staffs with affordable access to enterprise-class management tools and consulting expertise.
Benefits of Progent's ProSight suite of managed services include:
- Low, predictable costs for network monitoring and management
- Proactive service model to minimize downtime
- Automation of critical tasks such as monitoring, updates, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
- Access to enterprise-class technology and advanced, certified expertise
- Continual, transparent absorption of new technology
- Smooth transition from legacy systems to modern IT solutions
- Improved alignment of computer technology and business goals
- World-class support for all key facets of information technology including security, availability, disaster recovery and performance
- Freedom for an organization's management to focus on business, not technology
Progent's ProSight Flat Monthly Rate Managed Services for Small and Mid-size Organizations
Progent offers a selection of low-cost, flat-rate managed services designed to enable small and mid-size businesses to benefit from the same best-of-breed IT solutions deployed by some of the industry's leading corporations. The ProSight portfolio of outsourced network management services addresses all critical facets of modern networking including email protection, endpoint security and compliance, automated backup and disaster recovery, network infrastructure monitoring, virtual server cloud hosting, and IT resources documentation management. ProSight managed services include:
- ProSight Email Guard: Inbound and Outbound Spam Filtering and Data Leakage Protection
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam and virus filtering service that uses the technology of leading data security vendors to deliver web-based control and comprehensive protection for your inbound and outbound email. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard managed service integrates cloud-based filtering with an on-premises gateway device to provide complete defense against spam, viruses, Dos Attacks, Directory Harvest Attacks (DHAs), and other email-based threats. Email Guard's cloud filter serves as a preliminary barricade and keeps most threats from reaching your security perimeter. This reduces your vulnerability to inbound threats and conserves system bandwidth and storage space. Email Guard's on-premises security gateway device adds a further level of analysis for inbound email. For outbound email, the on-premises security gateway offers anti-virus and anti-spam filtering, DLP, and email encryption. The onsite security gateway can also assist Exchange Server to monitor and protect internal email that stays within your corporate firewall. For more details, visit ProSight Email Guard spam and content filtering.
To view or download the ProSight Email Guard datasheet, click: ProSight Email Guard Cloud-based Services Datasheet (94 Kb PDF file).
- ProSight Active Security Monitoring: Endpoint Protection and Ransomware Defense
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring is an endpoint detection and response solution that incorporates cutting edge behavior machine learning tools from SentinelOne to defend endpoints as well as servers and VMs against modern malware attacks such as ransomware and email phishing, which routinely escape legacy signature-matching anti-virus tools. ProSight ASM safeguards on-premises and cloud-based resources and provides a unified platform to manage the entire malware attack lifecycle including filtering, identification, containment, remediation, and post-attack forensics. Key capabilities include one-click rollback with Windows VSS and automatic system-wide immunization against new threats. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, reseller, and integrator. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) endpoint protection and ransomware recovery.
To read or download a PDF datasheet about the major features of ProSight Active Security Monitoring, click:
Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring Services Datasheet. (PDF - 89 KB)
- ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP): Endpoint Security and Microsoft Exchange Email Filtering
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) services offer affordable in-depth protection for physical servers and VMs, desktops, mobile devices, and Microsoft Exchange. ProSight ESP utilizes contextual security and modern behavior analysis for continuously monitoring and reacting to cyber threats from all vectors. ProSight ESP provides two-way firewall protection, penetration alerts, endpoint management, and web filtering through leading-edge tools incorporated within one agent managed from a unified control. Progent's data protection and virtualization experts can assist you to plan and configure a ProSight ESP environment that meets your organization's specific needs and that allows you prove compliance with government and industry information protection regulations. Progent will assist you define and implement policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your IT environment and respond to alerts that call for urgent action. Progent's consultants can also assist your company to set up and test a backup and restore solution such as ProSight Data Protection Services (DPS) so you can recover quickly from a destructive cyber attack like ransomware. Learn more about Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection (ESP) unified physical and virtual endpoint security and Exchange filtering.
To read or download a PDF datasheet describing the key features of ProSight Enhanced Security Protection, click:
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection Services Datasheet. (PDF - 91 KB)
- ProSight Data Protection Services: Managed Backup and Recovery
Progent has partnered with leading backup software companies to create ProSight Data Protection Services, a portfolio of management outsourcing plans that provide backup-as-a-service (BaaS). ProSight DPS products automate and monitor your data backup processes and allow transparent backup and fast recovery of vital files/folders, apps, system images, and virtual machines. ProSight DPS helps you recover from data loss resulting from hardware failures, natural calamities, fire, malware such as ransomware, user error, ill-intentioned employees, or application glitches. Managed backup services available in the ProSight Data Protection Services product line include ProSight DPS Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, ProSight 365 Total Backup (previously called Altaro Office 365 Backup), ProSight ECHO Backup based on Barracuda dedicated storage, and ProSight MSP360 Hybrid Backup. Your Progent service representative can help you to determine which of these fully managed backup services are most appropriate for your IT environment.
To read or download a PDF datasheet describing the key features of ProSight Data Protection Services, click:
Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services Datasheet. (PDF - 89 KB)
To read or download a PDF datasheet comparing ProSight Data Protection Services with consumer-grade BDR products, click:
Progent's ProSight Data Protection Services Product Comparison Datasheet. (PDF - 61 KB)
- Patch Management: Patch Management Services
Progent's support services for patch management provide organizations of any size a flexible and affordable solution for evaluating, testing, scheduling, implementing, and tracking software and firmware updates to your dynamic information network. Besides optimizing the security and reliability of your IT environment, Progent's software/firmware update management services allow your IT team to focus on line-of-business projects and tasks that deliver maximum business value from your information network. Read more about Progent's software/firmware update management services.
For a datasheet about the features of Progent Patch Management Services, select:
Progent Software Update Managed Services Datasheet. (PDF - 330 KB)
- ProSight Duo Two-Factor Authentication: Access Security, Endpoint Policy Enforcement, and Protected Single Sign-on
Progent's Duo authentication services incorporate Cisco's Duo technology to protect against password theft by using two-factor authentication. Duo supports one-tap identity verification on iOS, Google Android, and other out-of-band devices. With Duo 2FA, whenever you log into a protected application and give your password you are asked to confirm who you are via a device that only you have and that is accessed using a different network channel. A broad range of devices can be utilized as this second means of ID validation including a smartphone or watch, a hardware/software token, a landline phone, etc. You can register multiple validation devices. For more information about ProSight Duo two-factor identity authentication services, go to Duo MFA two-factor authentication (2FA) services for access security.
To download a datasheet describing the major capabilities of ProSight Duo Access Security Services, select:
ProSight Duo access security services datasheet. (PDF - 335 KB)
- ProSight WAN Watch: Network Infrastructure Management
ProSight WAN Watch is a network infrastructure management service that makes it easy and inexpensive for small and mid-sized businesses to map out, monitor, reconfigure and troubleshoot their networking hardware such as routers, firewalls, and access points plus servers, printers, endpoints and other networked devices. Using cutting-edge Remote Monitoring and Management technology, WAN Watch ensures that infrastructure topology maps are kept updated, copies and displays the configuration information of virtually all devices on your network, monitors performance, and generates notices when issues are detected. By automating time-consuming management and troubleshooting processes, WAN Watch can knock hours off ordinary chores like making network diagrams, expanding your network, finding devices that require critical software patches, or isolating performance problems. Learn more details about ProSight WAN Watch infrastructure management consulting.
To read or download a single-page datasheet in PDF format describing Progent's ProSight WAN Watch infrastructure RMM services, click:
Progent's ProSight WAN Watch Infrastructure Monitoring and Management Services Datasheet. (PDF - 88 KB)
- ProSight LAN Watch: Server and Desktop Monitoring
ProSight LAN Watch is Progent's server and PC remote monitoring service that incorporates state-of-the-art remote monitoring and management (RMM) techniques to help keep your IT system running at peak levels by checking the state of vital assets that drive your business network. When ProSight LAN Watch uncovers a problem, an alert is sent immediately to your specified IT staff and your Progent consultant so that all potential problems can be addressed before they have a chance to impact productivity Learn more about ProSight LAN Watch server and desktop monitoring consulting.
To download a single-page datasheet in PDF format describing Progent's ProSight LAN Watch RMM services, click:
Progent's ProSight LAN Watch Server and Desktop Monitoring and Management Services Datasheet. (PDF - 95 KB)
- ProSight Virtual Hosting: Hosted Virtual Machines at Progent's World-class Data Center
With Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service, a small organization can have its critical servers and applications hosted in a secure Tier III data center on a fast virtual host set up and managed by Progent's network support professionals. Under the ProSight Virtual Hosting service model, the client retains ownership of the data, the OS platforms, and the apps. Since the system is virtualized, it can be moved immediately to a different hardware solution without requiring a lengthy and technically risky configuration process. With ProSight Virtual Hosting, your business is not tied a single hosting provider. Learn more details about ProSight Virtual Hosting services.
To read or download a datasheet describing Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting services, click:
Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting Services Datasheet. (PDF - 100 KB)
- ProSight IT Asset Management: Network Infrastructure Documentation and Password Management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that allows you to create, update, retrieve and protect data related to your IT infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can quickly find passwords or serial numbers and be warned automatically about upcoming expirations of SSLs or domains. By cleaning up and organizing your network documentation, you can eliminate as much as half of time spent trying to find critical information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a common location for holding and sharing all documents related to managing your network infrastructure like recommended procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers a high level of automation for gathering and associating IT data. Whether you're making enhancements, doing regular maintenance, or reacting to an emergency, ProSight IT Asset Management delivers the data you need when you need it. Find out more details about Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management service.
To read or download a datasheet about the main features of ProSight IT Asset Management, click:
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Documentation Management Services Datasheet. (PDF - 87 KB)
Download Progent's White Paper: 10 Benefits of Managed IT Services
Managed service is the fastest growing segment of the IT support industry for small businesses. To find out why, click:
10 Benefits of Managed IT Services. (PDF - 710 KB)
Progent's ProSight Network Audits are a quick and affordable way for small and mid-size organizations to obtain an objective evaluation of the health of their IT system. Powered by a selection of the top remote monitoring and management (RMM) platforms available, and overseen by Progent's certified team of information technology professionals, ProSight Network Audits help you see how well the configuration of your essential infrastructure devices conform to best practices. The Basic and Advanced options for ProSight Network Audit services are available at a budget-friendly, one-time cost and provide immediate ROI like a cleaner and safer Active Directory implementation. Both options also provide the ongoing advantages of state-of-the-art remote network monitoring and management (RMM) technology. These benefits can include simpler network management, improved compliance with government and industry security regulations, more efficient utilization of IT assets, quicker problem resolution, more dependable backup and recovery, and increased uptime. For more details, see ProSight Network Audits network infrastructure health checks.
- ProSight Network Audit Basic: Network Infrastructure Audit
ProSight Network Audit Basic collects and organizes important server and workstation information and as an option provides details on additional network-attached items. This affordable audit includes one year of network monitoring based on Progent's ProSight WAN Watch remote monitoring and management technology. Within 10 days after the audit begins, Progent provides you with all details and reports gathered by ProSight WAN Watch. These deliverables include the Active Directory Health Check document completed by a Progent Microsoft-certified expert. The AD Health Check report includes identified errors or misconfigurations and suggests efficient remediation based on best practices.
A valuable part of the ProSight Network Audit Basic service is the Active Directory (AD) Health Check. This report describes the state of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy; compares these services to industry leading practices; and suggests how any indentified errors could be corrected. This can be a highly useful service because an unhealthy AD and related services can result in severe consequences such as full network failures, long wait times in authentication or access to print services, complete data loss, slow downs in disaster recovery, security gaps, and poor online performance.
To learn more about ProSight Network Audit Basic, see ProSight Network Audit Basic.
- ProSight Network Audit Advanced: Network Infrastructure, Server and PC In-depth Audit:
ProSight Network Audit Advanced offers all services that come with ProSight Network Audit Basic plus a deep-dive, based on ProSight LAN Watch server and PC monitoring, into data about your Microsoft servers and workstations. ProSight Network Audit Advanced includes one year of remote monitoring based on ProSight LAN Watch, and clients have access to the extensive library of documents and reports created by ProSight LAN Watch.
Reports available with ProSight Network Audit Advanced service include Asset Summary, Client Health Standards, Computer Audit, Computer Health Standards, Patch Compliance, Software List, and Ticket Summary.
For additional details on ProSight Network Audit Advanced and to view sample reports, visit ProSight Network Audit Advanced.
Download Progent's ProSight Network Audit Services Datasheet
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ProSight Network Audit Services Datasheet. (PDF - 83 KB)
Ransomware attacks like WannaCry and NotPetya are increasing in frequency and sophistication, causing billions of dollars of damage annually. 90% of ransomware attacks appear as friendly emails with malicious attachments or links, and a growing number are zero-day attacks that can slip past traditional signature-matching anti-virus (AV) filters. User education and up-front detection are clearly important, but best practices require a comprehensive, offsite backup-and-restore system that allows you to recover from a successful ransomware attack quickly and with minimal damage.
Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report is an affordable service centered on a phone interview with a Progent security expert. The interview is intended to evaluate your network's ability to reject or recover rapidly from a ransomware attack. Progent's consultant will work with you to gather information about your current security configuration and backup environment, and Progent will then provide a written Basic Security and Best Practices Report detailing how you can follow industry best practices to build an efficient AV and backup solution that aligns with your business requirements. To find out more about Progent's ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report service, visit ProSight Ransomware Preparedness Report service.
Contact Progent about ProSight Managed Services and Network Audits
To learn more about how Progent's ProSight suite of managed services and network audits can help you set up cost-effective solutions for outsourcing network monitoring and management, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.