macOS and OS X, Linux, Solaris Consulting

Companies move from UNIX-based platforms to MS Windows in order to extract more business advantage from equipment and applications. The consequent Windows-powered environments simplify administration, improve the productivity of users and network support staff, minimize information duplication, increase data consistency, and provide for smoother recovery from catastrophic failure. A MS Windows environment helps businesses develop applications quickly and demands less effort to be expended on writing, integrating, and maintaining applications.

Progent can assist you to plan and carry out an efficient migration from a UNIX-powered IT system to a Microsoft Windows environment capable of supporting Microsoft's familiar office productivity suite, commercial software applications, and developer technology. Progent's experienced UNIX, Windows MCSE, and Cisco engineers and application experts can show you how to save your data and minimize productivity discontinuity by creating and implementing an economical transition plan that protects your existing investments in UNIX applications and infrastructure. Progent can also help to train your users and IT staff so your company remains productive.

UNIX-to-Windows migration consulting services offered by Progent include:

• Evaluation of Current Infrastructure
  Progent will assist you evaluate the potential advantages and risks of migrating an operating system, application, server, storage system, or database. The exercise provides a thorough evaluation of your information system, creates a baseline resource inventory, lowers engineering risks, and ultimately results in a lower cost of migration by conserving time and avoiding costly pitfalls.

• Migration Planning and Testing
  Progent will create a comprehensive migration implementation plan which may feature pilot tests. Progent practices a staged methodology with defined waypoints to comply with economic, timing, and engineering objectives while avoiding productivity disruption. This approach is based on the best industry practices outlined in the Microsoft Solutions Framework.

• Microsoft Exchange Migration Services
  Progent can create and execute a comprehensive plan for migrating from Sun Solaris-based messaging to Microsoft Exchange Server and can help you to port Notes or Novell Groupwise software applications to a MS SQL application or a SharePoint Portal Server solution. Progent's experienced Exchange Server consultants can assess the risks and benefits of migrating to Microsoft Exchange Server and generate a comprehensive record of your current email system. Progent can also manage a test implementation to confirm an Exchange transition plan. Progent will also evaluate your existing email protection and recommend procedures and tools to guard against attacks.

• Data and Application Porting
  Progent can develop and implement a data and software application migration strategy that incorporates descriptions of data and applications to be migrated, description of tools and processes to be used for the migration, risk analysis and risk mitigation strategies, complete project management services, critical path estimates of the transition and expected network downtime, proof-of-concept processes, and emergency back-out procedures. Progent's consultants can ensure the effectiveness of your data and software application porting initiative by offering accredited Microsoft SQL Server 2019 experts, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 consultants, or Microsoft SQL Server 2016 integrators and data migration consultants who are veterans of large projects such as Dynamics GP migration.

• Processor and Media Transition and Consolidation
  Processor and storage transition and economization from UNIX to Microsoft Windows can streamline network management, improve information consistency and accelerate network performance. By removing unneeded hardware and software and by deploying processor and storage assets efficiently, you can build an information architecture that is extensible, secure, simple to archive and recover, and inexpensive to administer and support. Progent's server and mass storage migration and consolidation service includes a comprehensive plan with an assessment of your existing processor and storage infrastructure as well as for hardware, applications, services, education, and consulting for proof-of-concept piloting. Progent can assist you to develop and implement an efficient, fault-tolerant network infrastructure based on detailed load evaluation and capacity assessment and can specify archiving and restore solutions.

If you need help migrating from a UNIX platform to a Windows-based network, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.

Microsoft, Cisco, and Applications Consulting from Progent
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco authorized professionals offer clients in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and in cities across the United States a wide range of knowledge concerning the fundamental information technology requirements shared by typical small and mid-size business networks. Progent's core consulting areas include network support, MS Exchange help, system security support and HelpDesk outsourcing and support. Progent's Experts Team offers deep expertise in specific application areas. By providing a one-stop resource for information technology generalists and specialists, Progent is able to tailor speedy, cost-effective and comprehensive network solutions that fit the specific requirements of your business.