Expanding your remote workforce may have a major impact on network architecture, security/compliance, and company processes. Progent has two decades of background assisting SMBs to design, deploy, manage, tune, and troubleshoot IT networks that incorporate a remote workforce. Progent can assist your Midland company to select the appropriate technologies and adhere to leading practices in building and operating a safe virtual office solution for telecommuters that facilitates teamwork and delivers maximum business value. Progent offers services that go from on demand guidance for helping you over occasional IT roadblocks to comprehensive project management to help you carry out mission-critical initiatives.

Progent's consultants can help Midland, Texas companies to with any facet of creating a high-functioning remote work environment by delivering infrastructure configuration services, VoIP PBX troubleshooting, video conferencing integration, collaboration platform selection and deployment, cloud connectivity, helpdesk services, security and compliance, backup/restore solutions, and streamlined management.

Infrastructure for a Remote Workforce
Setting up the network infrastructure required to support an at-home workforce can be particularly complicated if you must manage a mix of personal equipment such as desktop computers and laptops, Internet routers, and Wi-Fi APs from various vendors and with a variety of OS software and firmware levels. Progent's background providing remote help for both legacy and current IT products in virtual office venues enables you to make cost-effective use of your available network infrastructure and offers fast access to top-tire consultants for implement essential upgrades. Services available from Progent to assist you to implement a productive work-at-home infrastructure include:

  • Virtual Private Network connectivity allows you to create a safe connection for authenticated remote workers to access IT assets situated at your company data center or in a public cloud. Progent's consultants can help you to configure and manage VPN connections between your at-home workforce and your key IT resources by providing remote VPN configuration consulting. For businesses using Cisco's ASA security appliances, Progent's Cisco ASA consultants can assist your remote workers to utilize Cisco's AnyConnect client software for safe VPN connections for a wide range of devices including Windows, Mac, iOS, Linux, and Android.
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) products enable a telecommuter to view and use a remote computer's desktop. This provides network managers more control over the computing environment of telecommuters and ensures them a familiar experience. Progent's virtual desktop services include Windows Remote Desktop integration and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops VDI solutions.
  • Routers attach at-home computer networks to the Internet and support VPN tunnels, home wireless networks, and firewalls. Progent offers top-tier online consulting for setting up home routers from a variety of vendors. See router integration support from Cisco-certified experts.
  • Home Wireless networks, often shared by the whole family and guests, are commonly used by at-home employees to connect to their router for work. This can create throughput as well as security problems. Progent can assist you to mitigate these issues by providing expertise that include Aironet integration expertise, Cisco Meraki wireless installation consulting, and Ubiquiti wireless access point integration assistance.
  • Internet connectivity solutions affect the speed and reliability of connections between at-home workers and the corporate data center. Business-critical processes might require backup Internet access in case the normal connection fails. Progent offers expertise for selecting Internet service providers, picking sensible service packages, and configuring redundant Internet connections. Refer to Internet access integration services.

Contact Progent for Remote Workforce Expertise
To contact Progent about creating and managing an efficient work-from-home environment for your Midland, Texas company, phone 1-800-993-9400 or refer to Contact Progent.