macOS and OS X, Linux, Solaris Consulting
UNIX Integration and Support:
Introduction to UNIX Support Services
Progent's UNIX-family consulting services provide small companies and developers help with managing and servicing UNIX-based networks that may operate alongside Microsoft-based environments. Progent offers your company contact with UNIX technical experts, certified Microsoft consultants, Cisco CCIEs, and security specialists certified by CISSP and CISM. This wide array of knowledge gives your company a readily available one-stop resource to assist your business to create and support a safe and reliable multi-vendor connectivity and communications infrastructure that combines Microsoft technology with popular derivatives of UNIX including: Mac OS X, Solaris, IBM AIX Operating System, HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX) or major Linux distributions such as RedHat, SUSE Linux, Debian-GNU and CentOS Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Mandriva, PCLOS, fedora, and Gentoo Linux.
UNIX, Windows and Cisco consulting services available from Progent include:
Immediate Online Support for UNIX Networks
Progent provides nationwide urgent technical support and consulting services for companies who operate UNIX or Linux networks or whose IT systems include a mix of UNIX and Microsoft Windows products. Online technical support provides optimum leverage for your information technology dollar by protecting client efficiency and shortening the hours billed for network analysis and repair. Sophisticated online access tools and skilled service specialists and consultants combine to enable Progent to solve most IT issues without squandering time and money by going to your location. In most of cases your IT issues can be dealt with over the phone or via a mix of telephone help and remote connectivity. Progent can make available Cisco certified CCIE infrastructure experts and CISSP and ISSAP certified security specialists to assist you with the toughest system problems.
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Support for UNIX Developers on Mixed Platform Environments
If your company is developing UNIX or Linux applications in an environment that includes MS Windows-based processors, desktops, and office applications, Progent offers full-service information technology outsourcing that frees you to concentrate on your field of strategic expertise without the continual distraction of maintaining your company information system. Through the use of smart server monitoring and by delivering online and in-person assistance when your company needs it, Progent represents an affordable alternative for maintaining an IT network that features high dependability, security, and performance. Progent's developer assistance services feature full-service network support outsourcing, virtual infrastructure, online and on-site service and troubleshooting, proactive network monitoring services, and Contact Center outsourcing. Find out more information concerning Progent's help for UNIX developers.
UNIX Integration with Microsoft Windows
If your business network combines UNIX, Linux or Solaris platforms with Windows, Progent can show you how to integrate your servers into a unified network that permits all your OS platforms to coexist for easy administration, transparent information exchange, high dependability, superior throughput, and tight security. Progent's UNIX/Linux/Solaris and Microsoft Windows integration assistance offerings include network infrastructure configuration and support, support for Microsoft Windows services for UNIX (SFU), online network monitoring and management, remote technical support and troubleshooting, in-person technical support, and Contact Center outsourcing. Learn additional information concerning Progent's UNIX and Microsoft Windows coexistence consulting.
CISSP Qualified Corporate Security Consulting
If your business runs a UNIX or Linux network or a multi-OS IT environment, Progent's CISM and ISSAP-certified consultants can assist your entire enterprise in a wide array of security topics including security management practices, security architecture and models, access control systems and techniques, applications development security, business processes security, physical security, communications, network and web security, and business continuity preparedness. CISM, CISA and CISSP stipulate the basic skills and international standards of knowledge that information security managers are required to possess. These certification offer IT management the assurance that consultants who have earned their CISA or CISSP certification have the background and knowledge to deliver world-class security support and consulting help. For more concerning Progent's CISSP and CISM-Premier security expertise.
Expertise with UNIX-based Network Monitoring Solutions
Nagios and MRTG are powerful, free monitoring utilities that operate under the Linux OS and can be used to analyze UNIX environments, MS Windows systems, or multi-OS networks where UNIX and Microsoft Windows run side by side. Nagios lets system support engineers to monitor system services including SMTP, HTTP, SSH, and NNTP. Multi Router Traffic Grapher lets you graph the bandwidth through SNMP-enabled network devices including processors, routers, and switches. Progent's network monitoring engineers can help you utilize both these utilities to streamline and repair your network. See additional information about Progent's system monitoring services.
Moving from UNIX to Microsoft Windows
Progent can assist your business to plan and execute a smooth transition from a UNIX-powered information environment to a network powered by MS Windows and capable of supporting Microsoft's familiar office productivity products, commercial applications, and developer tools. Progent's UNIX, Windows and Cisco engineers and software development specialists can help you preserve your data and minimize business disruption by developing an efficient transition strategy that protects your current investments in UNIX software and infrastructure. UNIX-to-Windows migration consulting services offered by Progent include evaluation of existing infrastructure, transition planning and validation, Exchange migration services, information and application software migration, and server and mass storage migration and consolidation. Learn additional information about Progent's UNIX to MS Windows migration expertise.
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Proxim Wireless Case Studies
Award Winning Wireless Case Study
Progent delivered a wireless networking environment that allowed a school to improve productivity and avoid the recurring costs of a dedicated link. Progent recommended a Proxim Tsunami high-speed wireless bridge. The low-cost building-to-building Proxim bridge is intended for connecting remote locations as far as 2.5 miles apart and can reach even greater distances. This wireless solution provided improved bandwidth and reliability than recourse to amplifying the 802.11b wireless connection, and since it uses the 5.8Ghz spectrum it provided immunity to local interference.
System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Consultants
SCDPM 2012 Protection Groups Computer Engineer
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can provide online or onsite expertise to assist organizations of any size to design, implement, administer, and troubleshoot a backup-and-restore solution built around System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (SCDPM 2012). Progent can help you to upgrade from older versions of SCDPM or from a different backup platform, and Progent can optimize your SCDPM 2012 deployment for on premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. Progent offers as-needed help for resolving especially stubborn problems, or full project management services. Progent can also assist you to design Data Protection Manager into a comprehensive disaster recovery plan.
Support and Setup Windows, UNIX, Solaris
Windows, UNIX, Solaris Network Engineer
If your company is producing UNIX or Linux applications on a network that includes Windows-based processors, desktops, and office productivity products, Progent can provide full-service IT outsourcing that allows you to focus on your field of strategic know-how without the continual hassle of managing your business network. By using automated network monitoring and by providing remote and in-person support when your business needs it, Progent represents an economical way for supporting an IT system that provides high dependability, protection, and efficiency. Progent's developer support offerings include comprehensive it outsourcing, virtual server infrastructure, online and on-site service and repair, proactive network monitoring services, and Helpdesk services.
Microsoft Network Consultant MS SQL 2008
SQL 2008 Analysis Services Professional
Progent's Microsoft-Certified SQL Server consultants can provide an array of support services to assist small companies to design, install, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 2008 systems so that they realize the optimum business benefit from this advanced database management platform. In addition, Progent can provide help with system infrastructure, company-wide protection, and software programming to increase the strategic value of your computer network.
Mobile Laptop Computer Network Service Company
Desktop VPN Computer Network Support Company
Progent's remote access and wireless synchronization specialists can assist you to design and configure connectivity solutions for remote desktop PCs, laptops, and wireless handhelds so they integrate tightly with your information network, enabling you to improve the productivity of your off-site workforce.
MSP360 B2 Backup Storage Support Outsourcing
MSP360 Backup Support and Integration
Progent's data protection experts can help your company to design, deploy and troubleshoot a backup/restore plan based on MSP360 technology. MSP360 offers file/folder or image backup/restore for virtual machines and physical machines, supports all popular public clouds, and allows you to create a data protection solution with a low Recovery Time Objective and a defined Recovery Point Objective (RPO). With ProSight DPS 360 Backup, Progent offers end-to-end monitoring and management of your backup system to prevent data loss resulting from user mistakes, system glitches, malicious insiders, and external attacks such as ransomware. For more information, see ProSight Data Protection Services 360 Backup services.
XenDesktop Troubleshooting
Top Citrix virtual Windows desktops Consulting Services
For Windows desktop virtualization, Progent offers the support of a Citrix-certified XenDesktop consultant who can help you to design a XenDesktop environment that improves the strategic value of your IT system; configure XenDesktop technology with your physical and virtual servers, end-user computers, and peripherals; upgrade your existing desktop virtualization software to current releases of XenDesktop; and deliver advanced online technical support. Progent can also instruct your IT staff to follow best practices to maintain your XenDesktop solution efficiently.
Largest Catalyst 9162 Access Point Network Engineer
Onsite Technical Support Catalyst 802.11ax AP Migration
Progent's Cisco-certified Catalyst 9100 Series 802.11ax AP experts offer economical online and onsite help for Catalyst next-generation Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E wireless APs.
Cisco Design Firms Program
Coding Software
If you need help writing, enhancing, or troubleshooting business aplications for Windows, Linux, or for the Web, Progent's team of programmers, database designers, and software project managers can help make sure you get the job completed on schedule and within budget. Progent's experienced application developers can provide cost-effective and expert remote consulting for jobs as simple as writing Vidual Basic macros for Excel or as challenging as developing line-of-business RDBMS applications based on SQL Server ,Oracle, or MySQL.
Microsoft Server Virtualization Technical Consultant
Connectix Virtual Server Integration
Microsoft Virtual Server, hosted on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system and based on software first produced by Connectix, delivers the performance necessary to accomplish hardware reduction, software upgrade, and server quarantine tasks through virtualization techniques in an enterprise-ready computing network with high expandability, manageability, and availability. Microsoft has targeted Virtual Server 2005 at businesses wishing to enhance ROI in software development and testing, migration from outdated mission-critical software, and server consolidation. Progent's professional Virtual Server consultants can assist your business to evaluate and integrate MS Virtual Server.
Urgent UNIX with Windows Online Support Services
UNIX with Windows IT Consultant
If your company network mixes UNIX, Linux or Sun Solaris platforms with Microsoft Windows, Progent can assist you to integrate your computers into a unified network that permits all your OS platforms to coexist for simple administration, seamless dataflow, high dependability, superior performance, and strong protection. Progent's UNIX/Linux/Solaris and MS Windows coexistence assistance services include IT architecture integration and service, consulting for Microsoft Windows services for UNIX (SFU), remote server monitoring and administration, remote network support and troubleshooting, in-person technical support, and Contact Center services.
Small Office IT Outsource
Small Business IT Support
For more than 20 years, Progent's consultants have delivered budget-friendly IT design, integration, debugging, security services, and development for information networks of all sizes.
24x7x365 Aironet 3600 Access Point Information Technology Consulting
IT Consultants Aironet Wi-Fi Access Point
Progent's Cisco-certified wireless consulting experts can assist businesses of all sizes to design, implement, manage and troubleshoot Cisco Aironet wireless AP solutions to achieve the performance, range, density, expandability, security compliance and manageability required for seamless connectivity between Wi-Fi and wired network infrastructure. Progent offers affordable online and onsite consulting services for both end-of-life and new-generation 802.11ac Aironet wireless access points and Progent can help your business design and maintain deployments of indoor and outdoor Aironet APs.
Threat Management Gateway 2010 Specialist
Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 Computer Consultant
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 builds on the powerful security technologies of ISA Server 2006 and offers a centrally administered Internet gateway that acts as a one-server platform for an array of security functions such as an application and network layer firewall, URL monitoring and filtering, antimalware, IPS, reputation services, Virtual Private Network control, plus HTTP/HTTPS inspection. Forefront TMG 2010 includes advanced web security reporting capabilities, permits customized reports powered by Microsoft SQL Server, integrates with Active Directory to simplify policy enforcement, and can be installed as a virtual machine to lower costs and improve availability. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist you to design and execute test and production deployments; integrate Forefront TMG 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2, Active Directory, SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, and SharePoint; set up Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 to run on a virtual machine with Microsoft Windows Hyper-V; and provide continuing support and repair services. Progent's consultants can also help your organization to migrate economically to Forefront TMG 2010 from ISA Server 2006 or ISA Server 2004.
Emergency Mac Lion Networking Online Support Services
Remote Consulting iPad Architecture
Progent's Apple Mac networking consultants can help you with a wide array of system foundation areas including network architecture, off-site and mobile connectivity, internetwork communication, security, and emerging technologies such as Voice over IP and high-speed wireless connectivity. For business networks based solely on Apple Mac OS X or for environments incorporating a mix of Mac, Linux and Windows based servers and workstations, Progent has the knowledge and depth to handle the challenge of planning, configuring, and supporting a network infrastructure that is reliable, secure, productive and supportive of your corporate objectives. Progent can show you how to configure Apple's Xserve enterprise servers, Xserve RAID non-stop storage products, and Xsan storage area network systems. Progent can also provide skilled professionals to help you with Cisco routers and switches.
Consulting Hourly Cost Small Business IT Consulting Company
Consultant Services Consulting Rates
Progent's pricing model is to charge for phone service and on-site help by the minute. Consequently, you owe just for received services. Progent does not demand a more expensive rate for off-hours or priority service, and inside California or in areas where Progent offers on-site support, Progent does not charge for travel time except for urgent support where on-site work is less than four hours. In addition, Progent imposes no startup fee and asks no retainer for services provided during regular business hours. Many support firms demand substantial minimum payments or charge for every fifteen minutes or longer. Progent's one-minute granularity avoids big invoices for fast repairs so you won't be tempted to permit simple problems to stay unaddressed.
Urgent VPN Professional
VPN Support and Integration
Progent's Cisco Security/VPN professionals and CCIE and CCNP certified experts can help your small or medium sized company deploy and maintain Cisco's security and Virtual Private Network products including routers, switches, firewalls, intrusion detection systems and VPN access concentrators. Cisco VPN products include both off-site access and site-to-site VPNs with Cisco IOS Software and Advanced Integrated Module hardware encryption cards, and hardware appliances, such as a VPN concentrator, router, Cisco PIX Firewall, or dedicated VPN server for dial-up services. Cisco VPN solutions are easy to administer and provide the flexibility to expand with your changing business needs. Progent's Cisco-Premier network consultants support Cisco's complete line of hardware and software targeted at eliminating information pilfering, virus and worm assaults, Denial of Service attacks, and other security risks to your network. Progent can show you how to integrate Cisco technology to get safe connectivity, intrusion protection, and full Identity services based on Cisco Access Control Server using RADIUS security and TACACS to create a centralized client access control foundation for user certification, permissions, and accounting from an easy-to-use Web interface.
Work at Home Specialists
Offsite Workforce Support Services
Progent has 20 years of background assisting small and mid-size businesses to plan, implement, tune, administer, and troubleshoot IT networks that incorporate a remote workforce.
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