Enterprise Services
Hybrid Cloud Solutions:
Design, Integration and Troubleshooting Expertise
Progent's Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Public clouds allow enterprises to minimize investments in infrastructure and slash operational costs, but cloud utilization can be limited by factors such as performance, support for legacy systems, regulatory compliance, and management control over mission-critical applications. For these and other reasons, most large organizations build hybrid cloud solutions that combine physical and cloud-based IT resources.
Progent offers advanced online support for integrating business networks with one or more leading public clouds including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Progent can help organizations create and manage viable IT ecosystems that incorporate Windows and Linux servers and applications into cohesive hybrid network models that combine internal datacenters, branch offices and private clouds with public cloud services. Progent's cloud integration expertise includes Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud planning and deployment, Amazon AWS migration and troubleshooting, and Amazon Web Marketing Service (WMS) software development and debugging. Progent's 15+ years of experience providing advanced online consulting support and network architecture expertise can help you complete your hybrid cloud integration projects and resolve your technical obstacles quickly and affordably. In addition, Progent's certified security consultants can assess, validate and mitigate security and compliance issues associated with your hybrid cloud environment and help you adhere to leading practices for data protection.
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your IT team transparently integrate your internal datacenters, branch offices, mobile devices and other IT resources with cloud services available on Microsoft Azure. Progent can help you streamline the deployment of VMs on Azure Virtual Machines, set up high-availability storage solutions with Azure Storage, provide single-console identity management with single sign-on (SSO) and self-service password management across cloud-hosted and local apps with Azure Active Directory, and validate the compliance of data recovery processes that rely on Azure Backup. Progent has extensive experience setting up and troubleshooting firewalls and IPsec VPN tunnels based on Cisco, Barracuda, SonicWall and other security appliance vendors.
Some of the online consulting services offered by Progent to help organizations create and maintain hybrid cloud solutions based on Microsoft Azure include:
- Review the design of your Microsoft Azure hybrid cloud solution
- Assess your productive utilization of Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Storage
- Test the functionality and efficiency of VM images for Windows or Linux servers and apps
- Configure, update and troubleshoot IPsec VPN tunnels for access to Azure
- Configure and troubleshoot firewalls from Cisco, Barracuda, SonicWall, and others
- Set up and debug endpoints
- Configure Cisco AnyConnect for secure access to Microsoft Azure cloud services
- Integrate and troubleshoot Microsoft Entra (formerly named Azure Active Directory} and Entra AD Connect (formerly AD Connect)
- Design and troubleshoot Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) implementations
- Plan and manage backup vaults with Azure Backup
- Troubleshoot and repair VHDs
- Resolve IP addressing issues
- Design Azure-based archival storage solutions
- Set up Microsoft System Center tools including SCOM, SCDPM, SCCM, and SCVMM to monitor and manage hybrid cloud environments
- Fix synchronization problems for Microsoft 365 clients
- Deploy Exchange Server, SQL Server and Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business for hybrid Azure cloud networks
- Optimize the performance of Azure-hosted SQL Server
- Configure and install XenDesktop VMs
- Develop PowerShell scripts for loading modules to Azure
- Set up systems for managing software licenses and certificates for Azure-hosted products
Microsoft has steadily improved technologies and services that support the creation of hybrid networks that transparently combine Microsoft 365 Exchange Online with on-premises Exchange organizations. Known as hybrid deployments, these solutions make it possible to assign specified mailboxes to your local datacenter and locate other mailboxes on the Microsoft 365 Exchange Online cloud, which is supported through the Azure infrastructure. This makes it possible to comply with regulations requiring that certain mailboxes reside within the corporate security perimeter. When properly configured, hybrid Exchange solutions can be easily managed via Microsoft's familiar, centralized tools. Progent's Microsoft-certified Exchange consultants can help your IT team with any facet of designing, implementing, and debugging a hybrid Microsoft 365 and on-premises Exchange ecosystem. Progent can provide timely on-demand expertise to help you resolve occasional technical bottlenecks, and Progent also offers comprehensive project management outsourcing or co-sourcing to make sure your hybrid Microsoft 365/Exchange initiative is completed on schedule, on budget, and in accordance with industry best practices.
Typical examples of consulting and troubleshooting services offered by Progent to help enterprises integrate Microsoft 365 Exchange Online with on-premises deployments of Exchange include:
- Set up and debug OneDrive sync and client access
- Set up authentication with Microsoft 365 and local Domain Users
- Clean up folders before migrating to Microsoft 365
- Rebuild profiles of Windows users
- Fix Microsoft 365 synchronization problems with AD Users
- Troubleshoot Outlook autodiscover Problems
- Perform manual mailbox migrations as required
- Migrate Gmail accounts to Microsoft 365
- Add accounts to iOS and Android devices
- Create tutorial videos for IT management and users
- Configure third-party spam filter gateways
- Debug synchronization problems with Active Directory Global Security Groups
- Troubleshoot problems with corrupted .PST and .OST files
- Troubleshoot mail flow issues across Microsoft 365 and on-premises organizations
- Resolve AD Connect authentication issues
- Write PowerShell scripts management, debugging. diagnostics, remediation, and migration
- Fix AD FS multi-factor authentication issues such as thumbprints
- Work with Microsoft 365 engineers to resolve problems at Microsoft's end
- Resolve Microsoft 365 Message Encryption problems
- Train HR on process for disabling accounts for terminated employees
Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a variety of cloud services including Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for virtual server hosting, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) for low-latency cloud storage, and Amazon Glacier for low-cost long-term storage. Progent can assist you to design and manage a hybrid cloud solution that incorporates Amazon AWS services and can help you migrate appropriate on-premises resources to the Amazon AWS Cloud. Progent can provide in-depth expertise in key areas including availability, security, performance, management, synchronization, mobility, and disaster recovery.
Examples of online support services offered by Progent to help businesses build hybrid cloud solutions with Amazon AWS include:
- Analyze the architecture of your hybrid cloud solution
- Build AMI images for Windows and Linux servers and apps
- Deploy Java AMI tools
- Provide the expertise of Cisco CCIE-certified consultants to optimize and troubleshoot your network infrastructure
- Set up and troubleshoot security appliances from Cisco, Barracuda and other leading vendors
- Integrate Cisco AnyConnect and Symantec AWS Gateway Service
- Set up and debug VPN tunnels
- Develop backup/restore systems that utilize Amazon S3
- Assess and validate security
- Resolve problems with elastic and static IP addresses
- Troubleshoot DNS and load balancing problems
- Develop PHP code for signing AWS requests
- Create AD LDS instances for EC2
- Provide expertise for Amazon SQS service
Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS) is an extensive set of APIs that allows businesses to integrate their in-house applications with Amazon's powerful retail services. This allows a high level of automation for key areas such as product listings, orders, payments, fulfillment, and reporting. By integrating in-house applications and workflows with Amazon's retail network, businesses can expand their markets, reduce cost of sales, streamline operations, improve responsiveness to customers, and increase their profits.
Progent's Amazon MWS experts can help you:
- Create applications for your Amazon seller account
- Integrate your ERP software, databases, and retail web sites with Amazon MWS
- Integrate Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) features with your web retailing sites
- Automate inventory, order fulfillment and reporting
- Work with Java, C#, or PHP development environments
- Save time mastering the complexities of the Amazon MWS APIs
- Take advantage of the Amazon MWS REST-like interface
- Manage major development projects
- Set up test environments
- Evaluate software design and debug code
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a leading collection of public cloud services that includes both Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) features. Like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud utilizes the same giant infrastructure behind its most popular cloud-based applications. In the case of Google's, these applications include Google Search and YouTube. The GCB cloud stack includes more than 100 services. These address processing, cloud storage, database management, networking, analytics, Big Data, machine learning, AI, identity management, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, and administration tools.
Progent's Google Cloud experts can help you:
- Review hybrid system design for Google Compute Engine Virtual Machines and Google Cloud Storage
- Create and validate VM images for Windows and Linux systems
- Configure debug VPN tunnels for access to Google Cloud
- Set up and debug firewalls from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Barracuda, WatchGuard, and other leading vendors
- Set up and debug mobile and desktop endpoints
- Define and deploy policies for protection and compliance
- Fix IP addressing issues
- Design GCP Cloud Storage solutions that balance cost and performance
- Import apps to Cloud SQL
- Streamline software license and certificate management
Benefits of Working with Progent for Hybrid Cloud Solutions
Progent has more than two decades of experience providing advanced online consulting services to businesses of all sizes (see Progent's customer testimonials). Progent can assist your IT team in every aspect of creating and maintaining a hybrid cloud solution and offers as-needed technical support to help you resolve stubborn technical bottlenecks or Progent can provide project management outsourcing or co-sourcing to make sure you implement your hybrid cloud solution on time and within budget. Progent offers the expertise of Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers and firewall consultants certified by Symantec, Barracuda, SonicWall and others to build and troubleshoot an infrastructure for secure access to public cloud services. Progent also offers comprehensive disaster recovery planning and security and compliance evaluation services. To support BYOD computing in a hybrid cloud environment, Progent offers the expertise of iPhone and iPad technology consultants and Android integration experts.
For hybrid cloud solutions that incorporate Microsoft Azure, Progent's Microsoft-certified consulting team can help you integrate Microsoft's family of products optimized for the Azure cloud by offering services such as Windows Server consulting, Exchange Server planning and integration, SQL Server application development, Microsoft 365 integration, Microsoft Teams planning and migration, Skype for Business integration, and SharePoint design. To help set up unified management of your hybrid cloud network, Progent can provide advanced System Center 2016 consulting services and System Center 2012 support including System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) consulting, System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) support, System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) consulting, and Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2016 hybrid cloud management consulting.
Contact Progent for Hybrid Cloud Solutions
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Microsoft Certified Expert Consulting UNIX, Windows
Immediate UNIX, Windows Professionals
Progent's UNIX platform support experts provide small and mid-size companies and developers assistance with managing and maintaining UNIX, Linux or Solaris environments that operate with Microsoft-based technology. Progent can give your business access to UNIX consultants, support professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISA credentials. This broad range of expertise offers you an easy single source to show you how to build and maintain a secure and robust mixed-platform network and communications infrastructure that supports UNIX and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with popular versions of UNIX including Apple Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO UNIX, and SGI/Irix or leading Linux variations including RedHat, SUSE Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu Linux, PCLinuxOS, fedora, Gentoo, Mandrake, Debian-GNU, and Slackware.
24/7 SCCM 2007 Troubleshooting Support and Integration
On-site Support SCCM 2007 Asset Inventory
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your organization to maintain Microsoft System Center 2007 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2007) to simplify operations, enhance compliance, and increase worker output by making sure that operating systems and applications stay up to date, tracking product licenses, and reporting usage profiles so you can make informed buying choices. When your organization is ready to upgrade your SCCM 2007 device management ecosystem, Progent can assist you to prepare for and carry out an efficient migration to SCCM 2012.
CloudSuite 9.01 Technology Professional
24 Hour Consultants Infor SyteLine CloudSuite Data Conversion
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Online Help ProSight DPS ECHO Hybrid Cloud Backup Services
Online Help ProSight ECHO Hybrid Cloud Data Backup Services
ProSight ECHO Data Protection Services from Progent offer small and mid-sized organizations an affordable end-to-end solution for cloud backup/disaster recovery. ProSight DPS automates your backup activities and allows fast restoration of critical data, apps and VMs that have become lost or corrupted as a result of hardware breakdowns, software glitches, natural disasters, human mistakes, or malicious attacks like ransomware. ProSight Data Protection Services can help you protect, retrieve and restore files, folders, apps, system images, as well as Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware images/. Important data can be backed up on the cloud, to an on-premises device, or to both. Progent's BDR specialists can deliver advanced expertise to configure ProSight Data Protection Services to to comply with regulatory standards like HIPAA, FIRPA, and PCI and, whenever necessary, can assist you to recover your business-critical information.
24-7 Windows Server 2008 DirectAccess Online Troubleshooting
Windows Server 2008 R2 Online Technical Support
Windows Server 2008 represents an important advance in making information systems more secure and fault tolerant, easier to virtualize and administer, higher performing, and able to provide a better environment for web hosting and development. Progent can assist your company get the most from the enhancements incorporated into Windows Server 2008 by providing Microsoft-certified consulting, tech support, training, temporary staffing, monitoring, and security expertise.
After Hours Linux with Windows Professional
24x7 Consultants Linux, Windows
If your office network combines Linux technology platforms with Microsoft Windows, Progent can show you how to incorporate your servers into a cohesive environment that permits all your OS platforms to run side by side for easy administration, transparent dataflow, high reliability, superior performance, and strong security. Progent's Linux and Windows coexistence support offerings include IT architecture configuration and service, consulting for Microsoft Windows services for UNIX (SFU), remote server monitoring and administration, online technical support and repair, on-site technical support, and Help Desk Call Center outsourcing.
Microsoft Certified Partner Exchange 2016 Upgrade Remote Technical Support
Exchange 2016 Upgrade Remote Technical Support
Progent can help your business in any and all facets of your migration to Microsoft Exchange 2016 including designing HA architecture for an on-premises, cloud-based or hybrid deployment; server and CAL licensing compliance for Exchange 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2 or later; moving mailboxes; Windows Hyper-V design; specifying mass storage capacity required for your VMs, mailbox databases and logs; setting up hardware load balancing for fault-tolerant CAS services; designing, setting up and testing Exchange Servers and Windows Servers and DAG groups; setting up collaboration with SharePoint; preparing your firewall; creating SSL certs; providing client integration with Office desktop or Microsoft 365; and setting up Outlook on the web (formerly Outlook Web App).
ProSight password management system Technology Professional
Engineer ProSight IT asset management
Progent's ProSight IT Asset Management is a cloud-based IT documentation management service that makes it easy to create, update, retrieve and safeguard information related to your network infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can quickly locate passwords or IP addresses and be warned about upcoming expirations of SSLs ,domains or warranties. By updating and organizing your IT infrastructure documentation, you can save as much as 50% of the time thrown away looking for vital information about your IT network. ProSight IT Asset Management features a common location for storing and collaborating on all documents related to managing your network infrastructure like standard operating procedures and How-To's. ProSight IT Asset Management also supports a high level of automation for gathering and associating IT data. Whether you're making improvements, doing regular maintenance, or responding to an emergency, ProSight IT Asset Management gets you the knowledge you require the instant you need it.
Windows Server 2019 Encrypted Networks Consult
24 Hour Windows Server 2019 Storage Spaces Direct Online Technical Support
Progent's certified Windows Server 2019 experts can help your company to design and carry out an efficient migration to Windows Server 2019 using existing deployment architecture or a cloud-based or hybrid model. Windows Server 2019 offers major enhancements in scale, performance, ease of management, virtualization, security and compliance, hybrid local/cloud deployments, availability, and container support.
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 On-site Technical Support
Windows 2022 On-site Support
The sophistication and integration requirements of Microsoft Windows Servers requires a network consulting firm with practical experience and in-depth familiarity with planning and integrating seamless, end-to-end business technology solutions. The background of Progent's Microsoft-certified experts, which averages over 10 years working with Microsoft integration, assures you success configuring Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003 to align closely with your business goals. Progent's IT services can help you with designing, deploying, administering, and supporting Windows Server solutions that maximize the productivity of your computer network. Progent's consultants can assist you with Microsoft Windows 2008 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server, or Microsoft Windows NT Server as well as Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP and other desktop clients.
NetApp MetroCluster and FlexPod Consult
Consultants NetApp MetroCluster
Progent offers enterprise customers the services of a certified NetApp consultant to deliver online or onsite expertise for NetApp's entire line of SAN storage products including ONTAP data management, MetroCluster, FlexPod cloud infrastructure, SnapMirror data replication, SnapVault and OSSV continuous D2D backup, Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere, MultiStore for storage partitioning, OnCommand Unified Manager Core, and NetApp's All-Flash, Hybrid Flash, V-Series and N-Series hardware products. Areas of NetApp SAN storage technology supported by Progent include SAN dsign, cloud integration, virtualization, migrations, transparent updates, system management, information assurance, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting. Progent offers Level 3 support to assist you to resolve issues with NetApp SAN storage environments efficiently based on best practices.
Programmer .NET Visual Basic
.NET Blazor Coding
Progent's application experts have worked for two decades with .NET technologies and the Visual Studio development environment and can build or update .NET apps rapidly and at low cost.
Windows Server 2022 Storage Spaces Direct Integration Support
Windows Server 2022 DNS-over-HTTPS Computer Consulting
Progent's Microsoft-certified Windows Server 2022 consultants can help your company to plan and carry out a cost-effective upgrade to Windows Server 2022 using a self-hosted system architecture or a hybrid deployment model that integrates cloud-based Windows Server Online with an on-site implementation of Windows Server 2022.
Consulting Services Citrix Workflow Studio
Citrix Stage Manager Professionals
Progent's Citrix-certified experts can help you to evaluate the potential business value of the various versions of Essentials for Hyper-V, assist you to integrate Citrix management utilities in your Microsoft Hyper-V network, and show you how to deploy Citrix Essentials to improve the responsiveness, availability, consistency, and fault tolerance of your virtual environment while lowering the cost of equipment and operations and streamlining management processes.
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