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Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout the California Central Valley, and the Monterey Peninsula.

Small businesses in Napa, Vallejo, St. Helena, Calistoga, Benicia and throughout the rely on IT outsourcing to economize on IT spending, streamline IT management, and increase the business value of their information network. By outsourcing IT services, a small company can have affordable and timely access to certified consultants and service experts without the having to build up a large internal support group. IT outsourcing allows you to focus on managing your business while leaving network management chores to the experts.

The surging popularity of IT outsourcing among small businesses stems from an unbeatable value proposition: IT outsourcing saves money and improves the performance, reliability and security of your network. Surveys show that businesses utilize IT outsourcing for several common reasons:

• Allow management to focus on the business
• Control costs and improve operational efficiency
• Make in-house resources available for strategic tasks
• Have fast access to IT consulting experts
• Leverage the effectiveness of internal IT staff

Progent offers a variety of IT outsourcing services for small businesses in Napa County:

CISSP Network Security Consultants
Progent's CISSP-premier cybersecurity experts can help businesses of any size with any aspect of IT security. Progent can create cost-effective cybersecurity systems that guard a small business against advanced malware attacks or Progent can plan, configure, and manage a comprehensive security strategy for hybrid enterprise networks that accommodate local, online, and mobile users sharing network resources spread across a mix of physical sites and various clouds.

CISM Certified Cybersecurity Management Consultants
Progent offers the support of CISM Certified security management experts. The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) committee describes the core capabilities and global standards of performance that information security managers are expected to learn. It gives executive management the assurance that those who have qualified for their CISM certification have the background and capability to provide efficient security administration and support services.

Windows Server Failover Cluster Support
The failover clustering technology built into the most recent versions of Windows Server is radically redesigned to streamline the deployment, setup, and management of server clusters and to offer greater levels of system availability, protection, performance, and versatility. New or improved capabilities include cluster Validation, easier setup and deployment, improved cluster administration, redesigned cluster infrastructure for maximum availability, better protection and quorum models, elimination of failure points, greater storage and RAM capacity, enhancements for geographically dispersed clusters, and live migration support for Windows Hyper-V virtual servers. Progent's Microsoft-certified cluster technology consultants can help you assess the advantages of Windows clustering, design and implement a deployment, educate your IT staff to manage your cluster environment, provide continuing consulting and technical help services, and create and validate a workplace recovery plan. Progent's Windows Server 2016 disaster recovery consultants can help you you to create a cost-effective disaster recovery/business continuity solution for hybrid cloud deployments utilizing failover cluster technology proven in Microsoft's massive Azure public cloud.

Microsoft Project Server and Project Online Consultants
Progent's certified Microsoft Project Server and Project Online experts can provide in-depth support in deploying and using all editions of Microsoft Project and can deliver a wide range of cost-effective remote support services based on best practices to help organizations of any size to receive all the advantages of this leading platform. Consulting support available from Progent include system design, installation and migration, setting up safe file and status sharing among local and offsite users, network infrastructure optimization, and specialized webinar training.

Microsoft Exchange 2016 Server Planning
MS Exchange Server 2016's new consolidated design allows easier deployment and expansion, better utilization of hardware resources, and more effective management. Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 also offers tighter integration with Office 365, compatibility with Windows Server 2016, faster I/O performance, enhanced data loss protection and recovery, improved interaction with mobile devices, advanced browser-centric management, and a feature-rich web client interface. With Microsoft Exchange 2013 Server support terminated and MS Exchange 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 turning into outdated email environments, organizations have good reason to consider migrating to MS Exchange 2016. Progent's certified MS Exchange 2016 Server experts can assist you to evaluate the business benefits and costs of moving to Microsoft Exchange 2016; determine whether an on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid data center environment is the best set up for your situation; design and test a deployment project that makes maximum use of your current hardware and software; and carry out an upgrade from your legacy Exchange technology to a messaging ecosystem powered by Microsoft Exchange Server 2016.

Part-time CIO Services
Progent can supply businesses with an IT management expert who can serve as a part-time Chief Information Officer. This veteran technology officer can provide long-term direction to help you to integrate appropriate IT products to improve business processes so they align more closely with your corporate objectives. Your business can develop and install a well conceived IT strategy without incurring the expense of a full-time Chief Information Officer. Key tasks Progent's temporary Chief Information Officer can perform include strategic planning, rationalizing IT budgets, creating models for Return on Investment, analyzing business processes, negotiating with vendors, defining security and compliance policies, cash flow management, streamlining network management, patch management, IT asset documentation control, and business continuity planning.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Integration Services
Progent's certified Windows Server 2012 consultants can assist you to evaluate the business value of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 for your company, develop test environments and migration plans, tune your network infrastructure for on-premises, multi-location, private or public cloud-based, and hybrid environments, train your IT support, team, develop a corporate-wide security strategy, automate IT administration, help with creating applications, and build and validate a DR/BC plan. If you are thinking about upgrading from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016, Progent's Windows Server 2016 hybrid integration experts can assist you to assess the benefits of Windows Server 2016 for your business and design and carry out a smooth upgrade to Windows Server 2016 and Windows Hyper-V 2016 using a local, cloud-centric, or hybrid deployment model.

Windows Active Directory Consulting Services
Progent's Microsoft-certified Active Directory consultants have broad knowledge troubleshooting complex Active Directory problems such as directory replication problems, multi-domain partition configurations, lost AD objects, clean-up of test application configuration objects in on-line Active Directory environment, and fixing of failed installations of AD and AD-dependent applications. Progent is also skilled in using “expert only” Active Directory utilities such as NTDSUTIL, DCDIAG and NETDIAG. Progent can also suggest configuration strategies that address important issues such as Active Directory naming conventions, hierarchical structure, IT management model, utilization and structure of group policy objects, as well as protection and monitoring specifications. Progent can also anticipate the implications of server and service implementations on functionality and performance. Progent can help businesses to plan and roll out configurations of AD Domain Services by delivering Windows Server 2012 R2 consulting and Windows Server 2016 hybrid cloud integration.

White Paper: Reasons for Outsourcing
Progent has published a white paper that summarizes the benefits a small business can realize by outsourcing network administration services. To view this white paper and find out how outsourcing can reduce costs, streamline administration, and maximize productivity, visit Small Company IT Outsourcing Benefits.

Progent offers optional 24x7 onsite computer help and IT outsourcing services in Napa, Vallejo, St. Helena, Calistoga, Benicia and other cities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Peninsula and the California Central Valley.

If your small business is in Napa Valley or anywhere in the San Francisco North Bay area and you need computer help, IT outsourcing, or top-level services from a Microsoft or Cisco certified engineer, call 707-603-2323 or visit Contact Progent.

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