Microsoft's SQL Server technology has evolved to become a pivotal piece of the majority of small and midsize company information systems. This premier database manager is the engine that drives a multitude of mission-critical business applications, both off-the-shelf and specialized, that cover areas including online commerce, management reporting, asset management, data-powered web development, customer relationship management, and financials. Standardized interfaces and support for popular programming tools allow rapid and economical creation and comprehensive testing of new programs that accelerate your payback on investments in technology. Microsoft has steadily improved the architecture of SQL Server so it can provide world-class levels of security, speed, dependability, scalability, and simplicity of administration. Progent's Microsoft Certified SQL Server professionals have many years of hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting SQL Server systems.

Progent's Microsoft SQL experts offer remote and on-site support services to assist your Minnesota business to evaluate the risks and benefits of upgrading from legacy database products or earlier editions of Microsoft SQL Server to the latest edition. Progent can assist your organization to create a migration plan the minimizes disruption of business, run pilot systems to verify capability and responsiveness, port your databases and applications to the latest version of Microsoft SQL, and deliver ongoing technical support to make sure your Microsoft SQL-powered solution stays operating productively. Progent's Power BI consultants can show you how to use information from SQL Server SSRS and SQL Server Analysis Services to build modern visualizations to produce actionable Power BI analytical reports and dashboards.

Progent's Cisco-Premier CCIE network professionals can assist your organization to build a cost-effective network infrastructure that offers the highest standards of robustness for supporting your SQL solution. Progent's CISA and GIAC accredited data security consultants can evaluate the quality of your existing security policies and architecture and suggest and carry out sensible enhancements to your company-wide security. Progent also offers 24x7 server monitoring to make sure your business information system is always available, and Progent's remote Help Desk is available to provide fast resolutions for SQL-related problems.

Progent can help your IT team you to plan, implement and administer SQL Server environments that include local and cloud-based infrastructure. (Learn about Progent's Azure enterprise hybrid cloud solutions.)

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Migration Expertise
Progent's certified SQL Server 2019 experts can assist your organization to assess the advantages for migrating to SQL Server 2019 and can deliver rapid online or on-premises contact with consulting experts in solution planning and integration, software programming, database administration, and cybersecurity. To learn more, refer to SQL Server 2019 integration consulting.

SQL Server 2017 Support Services
Progent's Microsoft-certified SQL Server 2017 consultants can assist you to evaluate the business advantages of upgrading to SQL Server 2017 and can assist you to plan and implement a cost-effective migration of your databases and applications to any network model including onsite, cloud-hosted, or hybrid. Progent's consultants can provide remote or onsite support ranging from on-demand architecture review or troubleshooting to comprehensive project management and co-management to ensure your SQL Server 2017 project is successfully completed on time and on budget. Read about Progent's Microsoft SQL Server 2017 migration and support.

Microsoft SQL 2016 Support
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 introduces significant improvements in performance, scale, security, uptime, mobile computing support, plus built-in BI. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can provide online and on-premises support to help businesses of all sizes to configure, manage or debug any edition of SQL Server 2016. Progent can also assist you to interface SQL Server 2016 with other key Microsoft products such as Windows Server, Exchange, SharePoint Server, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Skype for Business, and SCOM. Find out about Progent's Microsoft SQL Server 2016 expertise.

SQL 2014 Server Consulting
SQL Server 2014 includes major enhancements in key areas including speed, uptime, compliance, and cloud integration. SQL Server 2014 is the first release of SQL Server that includes in-memory technology that operates transparently with all types of applications including Online Transaction Processing, enterprise data warehousing, and business analytics (BI). Progent's Microsoft SQL Server 2014 consultants can deliver cost-effective remote and onsite services including planning, deployment, administration, troubleshooting, and software development expertise to enable businesses of all sizes to achieve fast return from their SQL Server 2014 deployment. Find out about Progent's SQL 2014 consulting.

SQL 2012 Support
SQL Server 2012 includes a broad array of features that deliver significant enhancements in vital technologies such as availability, data protection, performance, ease of management, business analytics, cloud support, expandability, collaboration, accessibility, and fast application development. Progent offers the support of certified engineers as well as experienced database application programmers, DBAs, project managers, Cisco-certified network architects, disaster recovery/business continuity specialists, and data security consultants to help you to assess the potential benefits of Microsoft SQL Server 2012 for your business, set up test environments at your datacenter or at Progent's lab, design and carry out a smooth migration to SQL Server 2012 from previous versions of SQL Server or from legacy database platforms, and configure a cost-effective and safe network infrastructure that lets you maximize the business benefit of Microsoft SQL Server 2012. Learn about Progent's Microsoft SQL 2012 Server support services.

SQL 2008 Support
SQL Server 2008 provides important enhancements over earlier releases of Microsoft's premier relational database platform. Innovations introduced by MS SQL 2008 cover vital areas of information control and analysis including protection, availability, expandability, simplicity of administration, and powerful services for converting masses of data to actionable business information. Enhancements include application-independent data encryption for guaranteeing confidentiality and attaining compliance, automated policy execution to cut management expenses, new synchronization services to support mobile workers, tighter interaction with Word and Excel and SharePoint 2007 for working with report data, and resource definition to ensure stable responsiveness to end users. (Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has arrived at End-of-Support. Progent can provide SQL Server migration consulting to help your business to move smoothly to modern release of SQL Server.) Find out about Progent's Microsoft SQL 2008 Server support.

MS SQL 2005 Consulting and Support
MS SQL Server 2005 optimizes your information network by providing a safe and reliable business data control and analysis platform. MS SQL Server 2005 maximizes the business value of your IT environment by delivering a proven information management platform for non-stop operations of enterprise-level, high-volume databases, allowing users to make smarter decisions derived from up-to-date company metrics through advanced analytics, reporting tools, and data-mining capabilities, and providing an improved development environment that enables developers to create secure mission-critical applications rapidly, and easily add new functionality for clients. Find out about Progent's MS SQL 2005 expertise.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Support
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 is a complete, Web-enabled DBM and information analysis package that facilitates the speedy creation of a new generation of enterprise-grade line-of-business solutions that can provide your organization a strategic competitive advantage. MS SQL Server 2000 features built-in support for Extensible Markup Language and the ability to query over the Internet and past the corporate firewall. Progent's Microsoft-certified SQL consultants can help your company to move your business applications and information from MS SQL Server 2000 up to the current version of Microsoft SQL Server. Read more information concerning Progent's Microsoft SQL Server 2000 consulting.

Progent's Application Programming Services for Microsoft SQL Server
Progent's Microsoft-certified SQL Server application programmers and DBAs offer remote consulting to assist businesses of any size to build, manage, and troubleshoot applications based on Microsoft SQL Server. Progent's SQL Server consultants can provide help with any facet of the application life cycle in environments that can include small office databases to VLDB applications. Support services offered by Progent's SQL Server application programmers and database administrators include:

  • Specification of features/scope
  • Data tier architecture
  • Normalization
  • T-SQL programming
  • Program configuration
  • Data migration
  • Capacity planning
  • I/O configuration tuning
  • Backup and Restore technology
  • Clustering and virtualization
  • Reusable schema
  • Synchronization solutions
  • Security and compliance
  • Fault tolerance planning

If you wish to ask Progent about engineering assistance for MS SQL Server environments, call 1-800-993-9400 or refer to Contact Progent.

Progent's Professional Support Services for Microsoft-based Platforms
For businesses of all sizes in the state of Minnesota, Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants offer low-cost online computer help and professional consulting support for the entire array of Microsoft .NET servers. Progent can deliver Windows Server 2022 solution design and integration expertise, Microsoft Windows Server 2019 migration consulting, Windows Server 2016 hybrid cloud solutions, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 planning and deployment help, Windows 2008 Server expertise, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 upgrade help. Progent's migration, installation, update, and support capabilities cover system design, configuration, and administration help for project management and documentation, on-site and off-site technical help and system troubleshooting, Help Desk Outsourcing Support, comprehensive security consulting, IT outsourcing, and ProSight Virtual Hosting services.

Progent's System Center 2016 consultants include Operations Manager 2016 specialists, Microsoft System Center 2016 Configuration Manager consultants and System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM 2016) hybrid cloud management consultants who can help your organization to design and implement Microsoft's solution for centralized management of hybrid cloud environments that combine physical datacenters and cloud-based infrastructure and services.

Progent in addition offers a full array of online desktop support and troubleshooting services such as Windows 11 planning and upgrade consulting, Windows 10 configuration consulting, Windows 8.1 integration expertise, Microsoft Windows 7 technical support, upgrading to 64-bit computing, preparing for to 64-bit computing, integrating Microsoft 365, and streamlining workstation deployment.

If your Minnesota business needs immediate online support from a Microsoft certified engineer, visit Progent's Urgent Online Computer Help.