Expanding your at-home workforce can have a major impact on IT architecture, security, and company processes. Progent has two decades of experience helping SMBs to design, deploy, administer, tune, and troubleshoot IT environments that support work-from-home employees. Progent can assist your Denver company to pick the right technologies and adhere to leading practices in building and maintaining a secure virtual office ecosystem for telecommuters that facilitates teamwork and returns maximum value. Progent can provide services ranging from on demand expertise for helping you over challenging IT bottlenecks to full project management or co-management to help you carry out business-critical initiatives.

Progent can help Denver, Colorado businesses to with any facet of creating a high-functioning remote work environment by delivering infrastructure configuration services, IP voice expertise, voice/video conferencing support, collaboration platform selection and deployment, public cloud connectivity, helpdesk services, security and compliance, data protection solutions, and centralized management.

Infrastructure for an At-Home Workforce
Integrating the physical and software infrastructure needed for an at-home work environment can be particularly challenging if you must manage a mix of worker-owned equipment like PCs and laptops, Internet routers, and Wi-Fi appliances from various vendors and with a mix of OS software and firmware levels. Progent's background providing remote help for both outdated as well as current IT products in remote office venues enables you to make efficient use of your available network infrastructure and provides you with ready access to top-tire consultants for making necessary upgrades. Support services available from Progent to help your company to create a productive work-at-home ecosystem include:

  • VPN technology allows you to establish a safe tunnel for authenticated at-home employees to access IT assets situated at your corporate datacenter or in a public cloud. Progent can assist you to configure and maintain VPN access between your teleworkers and your key IT resources by providing remote VPN integration consulting. For organizations with Cisco's ASA security appliances, Progent's Cisco ASA experts can help your at-home workers to set up Cisco's popular AnyConnect client software to provide secure VPN connections for a broad range of devices including Windows, macOS, Apple iOS, Linux, and Android.
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure products allow a telecommuter to view and interact with a data center PC's desktop. This gives network managers substantial control over the digital ecosystem of at-home employees and offers remote users a familiar experience. Progent's virtual desktop services include Windows Remote Desktop support and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops expertise.
  • Routers attach at-home computer networks to the Internet and typically support VPN connections, local wireless connectivity, and firewalls. Progent can provide top-tier remote support for integrating home routers from a variety of vendors. See router configuration support from Cisco-certified experts.
  • Home Wi-Fi networks, typically supporting families and guests, are frequently utilized by at-home employees to access their Internet router for work. This can cause throughput and security issues. Progent can assist businesses to resolve these problems by providing services that include Cisco Aironet configuration expertise, Cisco-certified Meraki wireless deployment consulting, and Ubiquiti wireless access point setup assistance.
  • Internet connectivity methods affect the performance and availability of connections between at-home workers and the company data center. Business-critical applications might demand redundant Internet connections in the event the primary connection fails. Progent can provide guidance for picking service providers, picking sensible bandwidth and data volume packages, and configuring high-availability Internet connections. Refer to Internet connectivity solutions.

IP Voice Integration for Teleworkers
Expanding the business PBX system to accommodate telecommuters is vital to maintaining a productive work-at-home solution. A broad range of cloud-based VoIP products are popular with SMBs to server telecommuters. Many enterprises depend on Cisco's modern or older products for IP voice management. Progent can help organizations of all sizes to plan or maintain a remote IP voice environment that delivers the flexibility, convenience and protection needed for teleworkers. Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE IP Voice experts can provide advanced support to assist businesses optimize their existing Cisco VoIP environments to handle a growing remote workforce.

  • Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Cisco Unified CM) extends advanced telephony capabilities to devices such as VoIP phones, media processing products, VoIP gateways, and multimedia software deployed throughout the network. Unified Communications Manager manages other mixed media services like unified messaging, voice/video conferencing, and customer collaboration networks. For details about Progent's CUCM support, see Cisco Unified CM consultants.
  • Cisco CallManager is Cisco's earlier call-processing agent and has been superseded by Cisco Unified CM. Progent's consultants can help you to maintain your current CallManager deployment or migrate smoothly to Cisco's current IP telephony products. To learn about Progent's expertise for Cisco CallManager and Cisco's other early IP voice products, refer to Cisco CallManager expertise.
  • Cisco IP Gateways provide integration with public telephony networks and with clients working outside the corporate perimeter like telecommuters. Progent can provide consulting expertise for Cisco's legacy IP gateways such as the UC520, UC540 and UC560 products and for modern Cisco SIP gateways. See Cisco Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) gateway integration consulting.
  • Additional VoIP Products supported by Progent's consultants include Vonage, Intermedia Unite and 8x8. Progent can help you to enhance your WAN architecture to support these VoIP solutions and deliver online integration and debugging expertise.

Video Conferencing for Telecommuters
A broad selection of voice/video conferencing products from leading vendors support online discussions, video conferencing, chat sessions, and content sharing for both onsite workers and telecommuters. Many companies utilize a mix of conferencing products to meet the needs of their different partners and clients. Progent's communications experts can assist your organization to maintain your existing conferencing environment and optimize the experience of your at-home workforce.

  • Skype for Business is Microsoft's popular unified communications product that enables real-time presence, IM, voice and video conferencing plus the transparent integration of these functions within Office desktop and Microsoft 365 applications including PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook. Progent can provide the skills of Microsoft-certified consultants who can assist your company to set up and maintain Skype for Business client software to support your at-home workforce. For details about Progent's consulting services for Skype for Business, see Skype for Business integration services.
  • FaceTime is Apple's multiuser video calling app for compatible iOS, iPadOS, iPod and macOS devices. FaceTime runs over Wi-Fi or cellular Internet connections. Current versions of FaceTime support as many as 32 concurrent users for video sessions. To learn more about Progent's support expertise for Apple FaceTime, visit Progent's FaceTime configuration expertise.
  • Webex Meeting Center provides online conferencing for virtually all desktop or mobile devices. Delivered via Cisco's Webex Cloud platform, Webex capabilities include sharing discrete content or screens, presentations that embed rich media including Microsoft PowerPoint, network-based capture, plus editing and playback for future reference. For details about Progent's consulting services for Cisco Webex as well as for additional IP video solutions from Cisco, visit Progent's Webex Meeting Center support services.
  • Teams is Microsoft's follow-up for Skype for Business. Teams acts as a hub for conversations, contacts, and content with capabilities such as video conferencing, persistent chat, plus data sharing. To learn more about Progent's consulting expertise for Microsoft Teams as well as for other Microsoft 365 products, refer to Progent's Microsoft Teams consulting services.
  • Other Voice/Video Conferencing Apps supported by Progent include Google Meet, Amazon Chime, Zoom, and Slack. Progent can deliver configuration and debugging services for these conferencing platforms and assist your business to optimize your WAN infrastructure to run them.

Microsoft Integrated Collaboration Software for Remote and Hybrid Workers
Microsoft's collaboration products are closely integrated with Microsoft's popular Office suites, offering a powerful environment of applications that deliver a cohesive user experience for sharing information throughout multiple sites and on a broad range of endpoints. Progent has provided online consulting services for Microsoft SharePoint and Exchange Server since their initial publication and can help your company to deploy these flagship collaboration products to optimize the effectiveness of your at-home workforce.

Microsoft's collaboration platforms are tightly integrated with Microsoft's popular Office suite, providing a rich ecosystem of applications that deliver a consistent user experience for sharing information across multiple sites and on a wide variety of endpoint devices. Progent has provided remote consulting services for SharePoint and Exchange since their initial releases and can help at-home workers set up and use these flagship collaboration platforms to maximize productivity.

Microsoft Teams Integration Experts for At-Home WorkersMicrosoft Teams works with Microsoft 365 and integrates with third-party cloud services to deliver real-time collaboration. Developed as a substitute for Skype for Business Online, Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium can support chat, audio/video meetings with screen sharing, phone calls, cloud voicemail, group email, plus file and application sharing. Teams is closely integrated with Microsoft 365 and depends on Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Azure Entra (previously called Azure Active Directory) for supporting its full range of features. For additional information about Progent's support services for Microsoft Teams and Teams Premium, visit planning and deployment consulting for Microsoft Teams.

SharePoint Server Integration Experts for At-Home WorkersSharePoint utilizes web entities to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing by offering policy-driven delivery of data, workflow, and utilities for looking through company-wide information silos. SharePoint permits you to build secure portals that allows at-home workers to see and edit aggregated business intelligence by means of Wikis, Blogs, social networking sites, and Web Parts (Widgets). To learn about Progent's SharePoint support services, refer to SharePoint configuration and application development expertise.

Exchange Deployment Consultants for At-Home WorkersExchange and Exchange Online offer secure collaboration features including public folders, shared mailboxes, and shared calendars and contacts. Progent's Microsoft certified Exchange experts can show you how to activate and utilize these features for your at-home workers. To learn about Progent's Exchange expertise, visit deployment expertise for Microsoft Exchange Server.

Onedrive Configuration Consultants for At-Home WorkersOneDrive is Microsoft�s collaborative cloud file hosting and synchronization service, similar to GoogleDrive. Remote workers can store files to the OneDrive service, and colleagues anywhere can retrieve them securely through a browser. Provided with Microsoft 365, OneDrive enables remote employees to co-author documents. Edits made offline are uploaded when you go back online. To learn about Progent's support services for OneDrive, refer to Microsoft Onedrive configuration experts.

Cloud Integration for At-Home Workers
Progent can provide affordable remote support for enabling businesses to build, manage and repair cohesive network models that combine physical data centers, telecommuters, branch offices, and cloud resources. Progent offers expertise for all modes of public cloud service including Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service (SaaS). Progent can help teleworkers fix issues with cloud access, identity, and cybersecurity.

Azure Integration for Remote WorkersAzure is a popular family of public cloud software and services that allows you to utilize infrastructure, virtual servers, and critical applications running on Microsoft's massive cloud. Microsoft Azure offers over 100 cloud-based services including hosting for Windows and Linux-powered virtual machines, scalable cloud storage, email and messaging, application development with Visual Studio, and data backup. Progent can help you to set up VMs on Azure Virtual Machines, integrate cloud-based storage on Azure Storage services, streamline identity control with Azure AD, and plan backup and restore solutions with Azure Backup. Progent can also show you how to create secure connections to Azure services for remote workers by configuring and troubleshooting firewalls and VPN tunnels. For details about Progent's support services for Azure, refer to Azure expertise.

Microsoft 365 Integration for Remote WorkersMicrosoft 365, previously called Office 365, is Microsoft's growing family of business productivity software and cloud-based services offered by subscription. Office apps and services are provided in a variety of bundles designed for users ranging from individuals and households to large enterprises. Progent offers fast and affordable remote access to experts knowledgeable about Microsoft 365-compatible endpoints based on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Google Android technology. Progent can help you to assess the numerous subscription plans available for Microsoft 365 and configure 365 applications for your telecommuters in a way that delivers top business value. To find out about Progent's support services for Microsoft 365, refer to Microsoft 365 consulting expertise.

Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Integration Services for TeleworkersMicrosoft 365 Exchange Online is among the most widely used cloud-based applications in Azure-hosted Microsoft 365 product line. Exchange Online offers the advantages of lower costs for data center infrastructure, easier management, on-demand scaling, high reliability, and additional advantages inherent with public clouds. Microsoft has engineered Microsoft 365 Exchange Online to run transparently with local Exchange environments, enabling you to create hybrid cloud/onsite information systems. Progent's certified Exchange experts can provide as-needed assistance to guide you through challenging technical bottlenecks and also offer comprehensive project management outsourcing to ensure your teleworkers have convenient and safe access to your Exchange Online deployment. To find out Progent's expertise for Exchange Online, refer to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online integration and troubleshooting consulting.

Amazon AWS Integration Services for At-Home WorkersAmazon AWS is a trailblazer in the public cloud computing market and is the industry's biggest provider of cloud-based services. Progent can provide rapid and affordable online access to cloud integration experts who can help your business to plan, deploy, maintain, and debug hybrid IT networks that incorporate Amazon AWS cloud services with local data centers and with other public clouds like Microsoft Azure. Progent also offers the skills of Cisco-certified CCIE networking experts to help your company to create a high-uptime network model to make sure your employees have a productive computing experience regardless of whether they are working from your main office, a branch office, from home, or on the road. For information about Progent's support services for Amazon AWS, go to Amazon AWS integration expertise.

Google Cloud Integration Services for At-Home WorkersGoogle Cloud (GCP) is a leading set of cloud computing services that provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service products. Progent's Microsoft, Linux, and Cisco experts can assist your business to extend your existing IT assets with the Google Cloud Platform, and Progent's database experts can show you how to make your mission-critical apps cloud ready so your at-home workers can benefit fully from Google Cloud services. Progent can help your business to set up virtual machines on GCP Compute Engine, design a cost-effective storage system with Google Cloud Storage services, and simplify access control for telecommuters with GCP Cloud Identity services. Progent can also help you to use GCP's unified management technology to administer and monitor your Google Cloud environment. To learn, refer to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) consulting services.

Help Desk Call Center Support for Remote Workers
A sudden, enterprise-wide switchover to a from-home workforce, which might be the result of a pandemic or as an element of a disaster recovery/business continuity preparedness plan, can overstretch even a well-staffed internal Call Desk. Progent's Help Desk services allow businesses to outsource or supplement their Help Desk by using Progent's remote Technical Response Center (TRC) services.

  • Progent's Standard Help Desk Call Center services leverage Progent's extensive network of remote technical support experts combined with world-class trouble ticketing and tracking technology to offer an affordable, advanced Call Center. Progent's Standard Help Desk Services provide a comprehensive solution that handles all facets of online Level 1 desktop technical support from help requests to ticket generation, desktop sharing, issue resolution, and incident reporting. A web-based User's Service Portal allows telecommuters to check or update the status of their active tickets, enter information, and append screen captures and attachments. Technical support services are delivered at a substantial discount off Progent's ordinary Level 1 desktop service charges, and Progent makes available the option of rapid hand-off to Level 2 and Level 3 IT experts to resolve advanced problems. To learn more, visit Progent's Standard Helpdesk Services outsourcing for small and mid-size businesses.
  • Progent's Help Desk Call Center Supplemental Service allows your company to supplement your current Call Desk organization by sharing delivery of Help Desk Call Center support transparently between your in-house support organization and Progent's extensive pool of desktop support technicians and subject matter specialists. Progent's shared Help Desk Call Center service is based on a collaborative support model utilizing the leading PSA platform for managing help requests and ticketing, establishing ownership, tracking progress, and producing reports. To learn how Progent's Call Center Supplementation Services can enable your business to provide best-in-class technical support to your at-home workforce, see Progent's Call Desk augmentation Services.

Security for At-Home Workers
Work-from-Home staff members commonly use their own computing devices and often work in a poorly secured physical environment. This multiplies their susceptibility to cyber attacks and requires judicious configuration of firewalls, AV tools, multi-factor authentication, remote monitoring, intensive end-user training, and the development of policies built on best practices. Progent's seasoned group of IT security solutions consultants can assist you to plan, implement and manage a compliant security solution that guards critical IT assets in environments that incorporate telecommuters.

Firewall Integration Services for At-Home WorkersFirewalls enable companies to create a network that can be securely accessed by local users and by an at-home workforce, mobile employees, suppliers, customers, and the public. Next-generation firewall devices permit you to assign and control appropriate access rights to different classes of users and to expand your network and modify your cybersecurity posture as your business evolves and as network attacks become more complex. Progent works with both current and older security devices from all leading vendors like Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, WatchGuard, Juniper, and Fortinet. For details about Progent's firewall integration expertise, see firewall configuration and support expertise.

Remote Security Monitoring and Management for At-Home WorkersOnline Endpoint Security Monitoring makes it possible to watch over the disparate computers utilized by remote workers and either block or identify and mitigate modern cyber attacks such as ransomware. With Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) services, a lightweight agent is put on each protected endpoint device, monitoring all activity and utilizing advanced machine learning from SentinelOne to detect new threats before they can spread. When an attack is spotted, ProSight ASM immediately disconnects the targeted device from the network to quarantine the malware. Because the ProSight Active Security Monitoring software agent is self-contained, endpoint devices remain protected even when they are not connected to the Internet. Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, dealer, and integrator. For details about ProSight ASM, visit remote endpoint monitoring for remote workers.

Two-factor Authentication Services for Remote WorkersProgent's Duo MFA Managed Services incorporate Cisco's Duo technology to defend against compromised passwords through the use of two-factor authentication. Duo supports one-tap identity confirmation on Apple iOS, Android, and other out-of-band devices. Using 2FA, whenever you log into a protected application and give your password you are requested to confirm who you are on a unit that only you possess and that uses a different ("out-of-band") network channel. A broad range of devices can be used as this added means of ID validation including a smartphone or watch, a hardware/software token, a landline telephone, etc. You can register several validation devices. For more information about Duo identity authentication services, refer to Duo MFA two-factor authentication services for remote workers.

Security Audit Services for At-Home WorkersSecurity Audits can assess the exposure of your network to all types of external and internal security attacks for a network that includes telecommuters. Progent can run online, automated cybersecurity analysis software for quickly and affordably detecting a broad range of security weaknesses that can be surfaced over the Internet. Progent's security assessment experts, which can be managed by data security professionals with top certifications such as CISA, CISSP, and GIAC, can help your business to evaluate your workflows and policies and review your IT architecture to allow you to implement top-level security for your remote workers.

NodeZero Pentetration Testing for Work-from-Home EnpointsHorizon3.ai's NodeZero Penetration Testing Platform is a cutting-edge penetration test (pentest) product family that supports automated threat assessment of your at-home environment as well as your internal and perimeter networks so you can expose, rank, remediate, and verify security weaknesses before malicious hackers can take advantage of them. Progent's pentest experts can help you to deploy NodeZero to perform comprehensive pentests of your network perimeter and your internal network in order to determine your present security posture. Progent's NodeZero experts can also assist you to strengthen your network security and can assist you to plan and deploy a cohesive cybersecurity strategy that simplifies management and provides maximum cyber defense for on-premises, multi-cloud, at-home, and perimeter IT assets. To learn additional information about Progent's threat assessment solutions powered by on NodeZero's PEN test platform, see Consulting Support for NodeZero's Penetration Test Products.

Download White Paper: Securing a Work-From-Home (WFH) Network
To read or download a white paper describing critical things to focus on for protecting an IT environment that includes telecommuters, click:
Securing a Work-From-Home Environment White Paper. (PDF - 2.4 MB)

Data Protection for Telecommuters
Data Protection covers backing up and recovering vital data in order to prevent data loss and reduce restoration time in case of storage system problems due to equipment breakdowns, software glitches, human mistakes, malware, or other causes. Dependable data protection strategies can be particularly difficult to architect and maintain in hybrid networks that incorporate in-house data centers, cloud resources, and at-home workers.

  • Backup/Recovery strategies for an at-home workforce must address diverse kinds of personally owned endpoint devices. Progent can provide quick online help from experts knowledgeable about a wide range of platforms for protection Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac and Linux/UNIX powered servers and desktops as well as notebooks, tablets and smartphones. Popular backup/restore products supported by Progent's data protection experts include Barracuda Backup, Microsoft Azure Backup, DoubleTake Software, CrashPlan, Mozy, and Time Machine. To back up data spread throughout a hybrid network, Progent offers ProSight Data Protection Services, a managed backup/recovery subscription service that utilizes cloud-based storage and features granular recovery and unified management.
  • Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity plans commonly envision circumstances that call for a rapid switch to a work-at-home environment. Progent's expert disaster recovery planning consultants and business continuity planning consultants can help your company to produce, document and validate a DR/BC strategy that addresses the process of moving to an at-home workforce.

Unified Management for At-Home Workers
Microsoft has rebranded and rebundled its endpoint management platforms under the name Microsoft Endpoint Manager, which encompasses Intune for cloud-based management of mobile and remote endpoints and Configuration Manager for managing local computers. Microsoft Endpoint Manager provides a centralized platform for protecting critical information by managing local, mobile, and home-based endpoint devices.

Microsoft Intune
Intune is a component of Microsoft's Endpoint Management suite that also includes Microsoft Configuration Manager. Intune is a cloud service for managing and securing mobile computers and applications. Managed endpoint computers can be user owned or company owned. Network administrators managing the enrolled endpoint computers of telecommuters can utilize Intune to deploy and validate apps on managed devices, push updates and certificates, configure policies for accessing data and resources, set passwords, create VPN tunnels, control how teleworkers share data, establish threat protection, ensure security compliance, and wipe corporate data from lost, stolen or decommissioned endpoint devices. Microsoft Intune runs with Apple iOS, Google Android, Windows, and macOS/OS X computers. For details about Intune and how Progent can assist you to use this platform to administer the endpoint devices of your teleworkers, see Intune teleworker endpoint management expertise.

VMware Workspace ONE
VMware Workspace ONE is an advanced centralized Mobile Device Management product that helps network administrators to keep offsite endpoint devices up to date and protected. Workspace ONE uses VMware AirWatch technology for centralized endpoint management along with VMware's Horizon virtual application delivery technology for access control, app management, and configuration management of endpoint computers. Workspace ONE runs with endpoints powered by Windows 10, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, or popular distributions of Linux. VMware Workspace ONE is offered by subscription as a cloud service or as an on-site deployment through a perpetual license. Top features of VMware Workspace ONE include rapid over-the-air provisioning of new notebooks, quick onboarding of new employees, policy set up and enforcement for all categories of endpoints, unifies management reporting and analytics, email encryption, and tight integration with Microsoft applications and cloud-based services. To learn about Progent's support for VMware Workspace ONE, refer to VMware Workspace ONE mobile endpoint management expertise.

Contact Progent for At-Home Worker Support Services
To get in touch with Progent about building and maintaining an efficient telecommuter environment for your Denver, Colorado business, phone 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.