Microsoft Exchange ExpertsProgent's Microsoft-certified consulting experts have over two decades of experience assisting companies of all sizes to design, set up, and manage email systems built around Microsoft Exchange. For companies in Chicago Illinois, Progent provides a range of budget-friendly Microsoft Exchange Server design and maintenance services to make sure that your Exchange system features:

  • Data security
  • Inbound and outbound virus and spam blocking and message content management
  • High availability
  • Convenient access for off-site and mobile users
  • Streamlined administration utilities
  • Multi-media mail boxes with voice messaging, IM, Real-time Presence, and video conferencing support
  • Dependable and fast backup and recovery
  • Tight coordination of both local and cloud-based resources
Progent offers companies a remote troubleshooting hot line staffed by Microsoft MCSE qualified Exchange professionals to resolve Exchange issues quickly. Progent's onsite computer technicians can be dispatched within 24 hours to offices in Chicago Illinois. Progent's Cisco CCIE certified network engineers can provide assistance with challenging network issues that affect Exchange Server performance, and Progent's CISM and CISA certified security experts can help your business to defend against or recover from attacks.

Progent's Microsoft Exchange Server design and maintenance experts can help your organization to plan and execute non-disruptive migrations from older messaging environments to an up-to-date Exchange platform. Progent's Microsoft Teams consultants can help your business to integrate Exchange with Microsoft Teams in a hybrid cloud/on-prem network architecture that ensures that Group memberships stay synchronized. Progent's Power BI consultants can help you use data from Exchange files to build visualizations to populate actionable Power BI business analytics reports and dashboards. Progent can also assist you to expand your Microsoft Exchange-powered email environment with the latest smartphones by offering wireless integration services like iPhone and iPad integration and Android smartphone integration.

Microsoft 365 Integration with on-premises Exchange ServerMicrosoft has made a strong effort to enable transparent hybrid environments that combine Microsoft 365 and on-premises Exchange deployments. This permits you to have some Exchange mailboxes located at your physical datacenter or private cloud and other mailboxes hosted by Microsoft 365. Progent's Microsoft-certified Exchange consultants can help your organization with any phase of planning, implementing and troubleshooting your hybrid Microsoft 365 Exchange network. Progent's Exchange specialists can deliver as-needed support to help you through challenging technical issues and also can provide extensive project management outsourcing to make sure your hybrid Microsoft 365 Exchange solution is successfully completed on schedule and within budget. To learn more about Progent's online consulting support for integrating Microsoft 365 and on-premises Exchange systems, see Microsoft 365 integration with on-prem Exchange.

Also, Progent can offer round-the-clock security and performance monitoring to make sure your organization's Microsoft Exchange system is always working efficiently, and Help Desk Call Center Support for rapidly handling email issues encountered by your workers.

Chicago Metro Area Contact Information:
Progent offers consulting services and onsite technical support throughout the Chicago Metro Area.

Onsite IT Consulting
Progent locations in Chicago Metro Area

City Address Phone Link
Schaumburg 1900 E Golf Rd, Suite 950
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 944-8599 Schaumburg Network Support Services
Skokie 5250 Old Orchard Rd, Suite 300
Skokie, IL 60077
(224) 534-2088 Skokie Network Support Services
Chicago 500 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 800-0223 Chicago Network Support Services


MS Exchange SE Integration Services
Progent can assist you in any facet of your upgrade to Exchange SE, originally branded Exchange 2019. Migration services offered by Progent include deploying Windows Server Core for hosting Exchange; designing high availability (HA) system topology for a local, Microsoft cloud connected or hybrid deployment; moving mailboxes; planning and configuring Hyper-V; configuring hardware load balancing (HLB); configuring Database Availability Groups (DAGs) with MCDB caching; integrating with Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business 2019 for cloud voicemail; integration with SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online; updating firewalls; integration with Microsoft 365; and configuring Outlook clients. For more information, visit Progent's MS Exchange SE planning and configuration services.

MS Exchange 2016 Consultants
MS Exchange 2016 Server's consolidated architecture permits simplified implementation and expansion, more efficient use of hardware resources, and reduced operational cost. Exchange 2016 Server offers closer connectivity with Microsoft 365 applications, support for Windows Server 2016, higher throughput, improved data loss protection, and more rapid recovery, more extensive support for iOS and Android smart phones and tablets, full browser-based administration, and a more complete web client. MS Exchange 2016 Server reached End of Life (EOL) in 2025. Learn more details concerning Progent's Exchange 2016 Server planning and support.

Microsoft Exchange 2013 Migration
Exchange 2013 incorporates major improvements to the functionality of its predecessor Exchange 2010 and delivers important innovations as well as a redesigned structure. These improvements affect key IT areas including manageability, high availability (HA), compliance, cost of ownership, collaboration, scalability, throughput, cross-version interoperability, and the user experience. Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 reached End of Life (EOL) status in April of 2023. Progent's certified Exchange 2013 consulting experts can help you understand the business benefits of upgrading from Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 to a modern edition of Exchange, design a cost-effective validation and rollout plan, and educate your IT staff to maintain your new Exchange environment. Progent can also provide affordable online consulting and management services for Exchange Server 2013. Find out more details concerning Progent's Microsoft Exchange 2013 Server support services.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Consulting Support
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 introduced breakthrough technology for fault-tolerant, secure, unified messaging. Compared to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange 2003, Microsoft Exchange 2010 is more economical to install and support, easier to administer and scale, richer in features, faster, less vulnerable to single-point breakdown, more complete in its services for mobile users, and better able to guard business data and resist malicious attacks. Progent's Microsoft Exchange consultants can assist your company to plan and carry out an upgrade from Exchange 2010 to an up-to-date release of Exchange. Find out more details about Progent's Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server consulting support.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Help
MS Exchange Server 2007 is engineered to meet the demands for data security, ubiquitous access, efficiency, and dependability. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 provides designed-in fault tolerance that delivers world-class availability to keep your messaging system operating smoothly, protect you from spam and viruses, and help your business to be compliant with regulatory requirements. Learn more details concerning Progent's MS Exchange 2007 Server support services.

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Consulting
Microsoft Exchange 2003 offers a reliable, expandable, and easy-to-manage platform with 24×7 email and collaboration plus reasonable licensing cost. Exchange Server 2003 remains popular because it supports a wide range of collaborative functions, such as group scheduling utilities, discussion groups, and group folders, and also provides access to information across physical, organizational, and technology boundaries with features like IM, low latency communication, and video conferencing. Although Microsoft no longer provides support for the product, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is nevertheless among the most widely used editions of the Exchange product line. Progent can assist you to maintain your current Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 solution or upgrade to the latest edition of Exchange. Read additional details concerning Progent's Microsoft Exchange 2003 support.

MS Exchange Server 2000 Consultants
In contrast to MS Exchange 5.5, which has its own directory, Exchange Server 2000 utilizes MS Active Directory, providing a simplified administration and protection model. Microsoft has ended support for the product and it is long past time to upgrade. Progent's seasoned messaging experts offer extensive background working with Microsoft Exchange 2K and can assist you to upgrade efficiently to a more advanced release of this popular email solution. Read additional details concerning Progent's Exchange 2000 support.

Microsoft Exchange 2016 Migration Support Services
Progent's consultants can help you with all phases of your Microsoft Exchange 2016 Server upgrade such as planning, testing, moving mailboxes, client remediation and training. Progent's consultants can help you to evaluate the business benefits of adopting Exchange 2016 Server, plan and implement a smooth migration, and provide as-needed troubleshooting. Progent can assist you to create a Microsoft Exchange 2016 Server ecosystem that utilizes on-premises and/or cloud-based resources. Learn more about ways that Progent's Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 migration planning and support expertise can help your organization to upgrade non-disruptively from your legacy Exchange solution to MS Exchange 2016 Server.

Exchange 2013 Server Migration Expertise
MS Exchange Server 2013 includes important improvements its predecessor MS Exchange 2010 Server and introduces new capabilities plus a simpler design. Progent can assist your business to migrate to Microsoft Exchange 2013 Server utilizing as much as possible of your current infrastructure. Progent can also help your business to configure Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 with Lync, SharePoint, and Office desktop or Microsoft 365 for enhanced collaboration and eSearch capabilities. Learn how Progent's Exchange 2013 upgrade support services can ensure that you upgrade smoothly to MS Exchange Server 2013 for on-premises, cloud, or mixed environments.

Exchange Server 2010 Migration Services
Progent can provide comprehensive help for every phase of your Microsoft Exchange 2010 upgrade including end-to-end project management, site prep, project planning, cost estimates of new software licenses and equipment required, suggested sourcing, system verification at client location or at Progent's testing lab, setting up temporary coexistence between Microsoft Exchange 2010 Server and Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange 2007, deployment the production system, decommissioning the old system, and training for client's support group and users. Learn more details about ways that Progent's Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Migration Services can assist your business to upgrade economically and efficiently from your older Exchange environment to Exchange 2010 Server

Spam Filtering, Data Loss Protection plus Email Content Filtering and Email Encryption
ProSight Email Guard is Progent's spam and virus filtering, data loss protection and email encryption solution that incorporates the services and infrastructure of leading information security companies to deliver centralized control and world-class protection for your inbound and outbound email. The hybrid architecture of Email Guard combines cloud-based filtering with a local gateway appliance to offer complete defense against spam, viruses, Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks, DHAs, and other email-borne malware. ProSight Email Guard's cloud filter serves as a first line of defense and blocks most threats from making it to your network firewall. This decreases your vulnerability to inbound attacks and conserves system bandwidth and storage. Email Guard's on-premises security gateway appliance adds a deeper level of inspection for inbound email. For outbound email, the onsite security gateway provides anti-virus and anti-spam filtering, policy-based Data Loss Prevention, and encryption. The on-premises gateway can also help Exchange Server to track and protect internal email traffic that stays inside your corporate firewall. Find out more about Progent's ProSight Email Guard Spam Filtering, Virus Defense, Content Filtering and Data Loss Prevention.

Migration Support for Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business Server
Progent's Microsoft Teams consultants and Microsoft Skype for Business experts can provide online and onsite expertise for companies of any size to assess the costs/benefits of upgrading to Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business from any version of Lync Server or Microsoft Office Communications Server. Progent can help you to design an on-premises, cloud-based or mixed deployment; integrate Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business with Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange Server, SharePoint and Microsoft 365; set up high-availability mechanisms; connect Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business with your PBX system and PSTN gateway; and integrate third-party collaboration platforms like Cisco UC and Cisco Video Interop Server (VIS). Progent's certified network security experts can help you create and validate a security environment for your Microsoft Teams or Skype for Business solution that meets regulatory requirements.

How to Contact Progent for Microsoft Exchange Consulting
If your Illinois company is looking for an Exchange technology support specialist, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.

Progent's Consulting Services for Microsoft-powered Platforms
For organizations of all sizes in Chicago Illinois, Progent's Microsoft-authorized experts can provide low-cost online computer help and professional consulting support for the entire array of Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers. Progent can deliver Windows Server 2022 planning and integration expertise, Windows Server 2019 upgrade expertise, Windows Server 2016 hybrid cloud integration, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 design and deployment help, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 expertise, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 upgrade help. Progent's migration, installation, optimization, and consulting capabilities include network architecture, configuration, and administration outsourcing for project management and documentation, local and off-site IT help and system diagnosis, Help Desk Call Center Support, comprehensive security expertise, IT outsourcing, and ProSight Virtual Hosting solutions.

Progent's Microsoft System Center 2016 consulting experts include Operations Manager 2016 specialists, System Center 2016 Configuration Manager consultants and Microsoft System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM 2016) hybrid cloud management consultants who can help you to design and deploy Microsoft's solution for unified management of hybrid networks that incorporate on-premises resources and cloud-based infrastructure and services.

Progent also offers a broad range of remote PC desktop support such as Windows 11 planning and upgrade assistance, Windows 10 configuration assistance, Microsoft Windows 8.1 migration, configuring Microsoft 365, and streamlining desktop configuration.

In case your Chicago Illinois company needs immediate online support from a Microsoft certified consultant, go to Progent's Urgent Online Technical Help.

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