Microsoft Windows 7 is a legacy release of Microsoft's flagship product. In comparison to earlier releases, Windows 7 offers quicker initialization, shut down, and resumption from sleep mode; hassle-free networking and file and printer sharing; consolidated device management; plus advanced multi-touch capability. Window 7 also ushered in a new era in 64-bit desktop PCs and provided businesses an excellent opportunity to make the move to the next generation of information technology.
End of Support for Windows 7
Microsoft has put Windows 7 on End of Support status. Consequently Microsoft offers no technical assistance for any issues you encounter with Windows 7 and Microsoft no longer distributes software or security fixes. Even though computers running Windows 7 still operate, End of Support can bring about a growing array of problems concerned with cybersecurity, compliance, compatibility with new releases of applications, and possibly even civil liability. If you are currently evaluating a migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or 11, Progent's Windows 10 and 11 consultants can assist you to understand the possible advantages of a current release of Windows for your business and can assist you to plan and carry out an efficient migration to Windows 10 or Windows 11 that follows leading practices.
How Progent's Microsoft-certified Engineers Can Assist You to Manage Microsoft Windows 7
Progent's Microsoft certified consultants can assist your company to manage your Microsoft Windows 7 deployment and can also show you how to evaluate the likely strategic benefits of moving to a modern release of Microsoft Windows. Progent can provide help with upgrading to Windows 10 or migrating to Windows 11 from Windows 7 or previous versions of Windows.
Progent's consulting experts offer a range of affordable support options to improve the productivity, dependability, security, speed, and maintainability of information networks that include desktops powered by
PC Desktop Support Services
Progent's certified desktop support consultants can deliver a wide range of cost-effective support services to help you to deploy, integrate, repair, and administer workstations and laptops powered by Microsoft Windows. Progent can offer onsite or online assistance for individual computers or laptops or help you to plan and implement a large-scale rollout of
Help Desk Call Center Services and Consulting
Progent's Standard Help Desk Services offer small businesses an end-to-end solution that handles all facets of remote desktop technical support from service requests through trouble ticket generation, screen sharing, status tracking, problem solving, and management reports. Progent provides call desk services at a significant discount from Progent's regular desktop service rates, and Progent offers the option of rapid on-demand escalation to Level 2 and Level 3 experts to handle complex issues. For details, refer to Help Desk Services.
Change Management Automation
Progent's IT management professionals can show you how to set up an information system based around Windows 7 PCs that is easy to administer. Progent's consultants have in-depth experience delivering businesses of all sizes Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) expertise to reduce network administration's processes, increase system protection, improve productivity by making sure that all application updates are installed, enforce licensing compliance, and track characteristics of software use to enable a more efficient purchasing plan. Also, Progent can help your company to carry out an efficient upgrade to an up-to-date release of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager for more comprehensive management automation and can help your business to carry out a Microsoft Windows Server 2022 migration or a Windows Server 2019 upgrade to establish a modern environment for configuration management. For Microsoft 365 users, Progent offer Intune consulting services for centralized cloud-based configuration management of Windows 7 computers as well as mobile handhelds powered by iOS, Google Android, or Windows operating systems.
Network Security Inventory Scanning and Assessment Packages
Progent's certified security consultants can deliver a variety of cost-effective network security inventory packages and network security evaluation bundles created to offer businesses of all sizes an opportunity to get a professional opinion about the quality of their protection profile. The packages vary from an ultra-affordable external security scan and evaluation package for small businesses up to a high-level package for institutions who have to meet security levels demanded by government regulators or by customers. For every security assessment bundle, engineers with top security accreditations analyze and report on collected data and provide recommendations for effective improvements.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Preparation
Progent's consulting professionals can assist your company to implement a fault-tolerant network infrastructure with features such as Microsoft Windows Hyper-V clustering, redundant Internet connections, network load balancing, and strategic colocation sites. Progent offers access to Microsoft and Cisco-Premier consulting engineers who can help you benefit from virtualization to improve availability. Progent can also help you develop a complete business continuity plan that includes scheduled disaster recovery preparedness audits and drills.
Wireless Smartphone Integration and PC Synchronization
Progent's BYOD specialists can show you how to incorporate smartphones into your information network by offering solutions for synchronization between handhelds and Windows 7 desktops and secure connectivity between pocket devices and Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server. Support offered from Progent includes iPhone integration, Google Android phone integration, and RIM Blackberry troubleshooting. Progent's RIM BlackBerry experts can assist you to plan, install, administer, and support information environments that combine BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Windows 7 PCs.
64-bit Migration Consulting for Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Servers
Microsoft Windows 7 is offered in a 64-bit edition that sets a new standard for desktop reliability and performance. Unfortunately, for the majority of organizations the transition to 64-bit technology is challenging due to the need to perform a new installation on every desktop. This entails re-installing applications, saving and restoring data files, and running 64-bit drivers. Though companies usually already have 64-bit computers, the effort required to benefit fully from these resources often seems excessively difficult. But since Microsoft Windows 7 often requires a clean install, this represents a good opportunity to move up to 64-bit performance, which can be done with little or no extra work. Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers have in-depth experience planning and implementing massive, efficient operating system migrations of existing workstations and can assist your organization leverage your IT dollars by executing the transition to Windows 7 and to 64-bit computing simultaneously.
Live Online Instruction for Desktop Apps
Progent offers live online training for a range of desktop apps and operating systems including Microsoft Office Excel, Word, Publisher, Visio, Adobe Acrobat Writer, Photoshop CS, Crystal Reports, and Microsoft Windows 10. Virtual instruction provides all the benefits of conventional in-person seminars, including instant interaction between students and trainers, but eliminates the expenses of travel and the hassle of attempting to synchronize the availability of many trainees. Offered to single students or classes of all sizes, live online instruction permits the trainer to conduct the seminar from a remote facility and the students can be spread throughout an office or all over the the U.S. Live online education utilizes proven teaching tools like virtual white boards, real-time questions, and collaborative applications. Sessions can be brief and targeted for specialized topics or extended in time and broader in coverage. Instructors and clients can work through problems individually or as a class.
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