UNIX, macOS and OS X, Linux, Sun Solaris Consulting

Progent's Apple macOS and Mac OS X networking experts can assist you with a broad array of network design issues including system architecture, remote and mobile access, internetwork integration, security, and rapidly evolving technologies such as Voice over IP and broadband wireless networking. For information networks built exclusively on the Mac platform or for systems that feature a combination of Apple Macintosh, Linux, and MS Windows-based servers and desktops, Progent has the experience and depth to deal with the challenge of planning, configuring, and supporting a network architecture that is reliable, protected, efficient, and appropriate for your company's goals. Progent can assist your company to install Apple's Xserve enterprise servers, Xserve high-availability storage systems, and Apple's Xsan storage area network (SAN) technology. Progent can also offer Cisco-certified CCIE network engineers to help with Cisco network appliances.

Network infrastructure consulting services available from Progent for Mac technology include:

• System Infrastructure
  Progent's network engineers can provide consulting support in all aspects of network configuration including high-availability servers and storage systems, redundant Internet access, company-wide protection that meets industry standards, scalability, server clustering, performance tuning, multi-location networking, business continuity planning, and strategic use of third-party data centers. Progent's provides the combined expertise of seasoned engineers with expertise in Apple Mac, Cisco, Microsoft, and other major technologies and can apply industry leading practices to assist you to design a robust and easy-to-manage business network.

• Remote and Mobile Access
  Progent's specialists in Apple macOS and OS X and Cisco technology can assist you to build and administer a network environment that dependably accommodates employees who connect from remote offices, from home, or while travelling. Progent's wireless connectivity specialists can assist your company to configure notebooks, handheld devices, messaging servers, databases, and line-of-business software to sync seamlessly so that they keep your vital information consistent and readily accessible. Progent has long experience helping companies deploy and administer wireless devices by providing services that include iPhone integration and management, Google Android smartphone integration and management, and Blackberry management. Progent's CISM and GIAC-accredited consultants can also help you to refine your security mechanisms and procedures to deal with remote and mobile security challenges such as technologies for validating clients, encoding data links, setting up Virtual Private Networks, and efficiently managing mass rollouts of wireless computing devices.

• Internetwork Connectivity
  Progent's network professionals have the depth of background to offer help in a wide range of connectivity technologies and architectures. Progent's Apple macOS and OS X experts can assist your organization to take advantage of Open Directory, Apple's standards-based directory and network validation services architecture. Open Directory relies on proven open source mechanisms like Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and Kerberos for seamless compatibility with other LDAP servers. Progent's expertise with MS Windows and other networking platforms can help you plug into Microsoft's Active Directory and Novell's eDirectory. If your network utilizes a mix of Apple macOS and OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux systems, Progent can help your organization to set up and manage a single directory rather than a different directory or different user records for each platform. Your users will be enabled to move easily between macOS and OS X and MS Windows devices — and still gain authenticated one-time sign-on availability of directory-based system and network resources.

• Voice over IP (VoIP) Help
  Voice over IP refers to phone technology that sends voice over a network using IP standards. Progent's network engineers are skilled in a variety of Voice over IP solutions, including devices and applications built around Cisco's Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data (AVVID). Progent can provide a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) or Cisco Certified Network Professional to assist you to install Cisco Voice over IP technology. Progent can evaluate your existing network and Internet access infrastructure to see if your environment is optimized to support Voice over IP, help you to select and integrate Cisco products that fit with your present requirements and future growth plans, and integrate your Cisco Voice over IP solution with products from other suppliers.

• Apple Computer Xserve Servers, Xserve RAID, and Xsan SAN Consulting Help
  Progent's long background with UNIX in business environments allows Progent to offer consulting support for Xserve platform so you can maximize the strategic value of your Mac network. Apple Computer's Xserve is based on the macOS and Mac OS X Server, the UNIX OS based on open standards network services. Xserve offers cross-platform support for file exchange, plus WebDAV server, IMAP mail, ftp, and DNS. Xserve RAID offers economical, high-capacity Ultra ATA drive technology with a standards-based 2Gb Fibre Channel for fast, fault-tolerant access. Xserve RAID runs with macOS and OS X Server, Microsoft Windows servers, or Linux servers and allows network users to share up to 2 petabytes of files and volumes. A SAN enables you to pool data over multiple RAID drives for improved enhanced throughput, offering every client access to centralized information via a high-speed Fibre Channel network.

• Fast Wireless Access
  If you are using 802.11 (WiFi) wireless networking to increase the reach or expedite the setup of your network, Progent can help you to build a viable WiFi layout, identify appropriate hardware and software, integrate Apple Airport or other access points, and install client interfaces, bridges, antennas, and associated equipment. Progent can also assist you to create a wireless security strategy that dovetails with the security plan for your entire business network. In addition, Progent can assist you to design, implement, and support wireless bridges that give you an economical means to incorporate multiple physical buildings into a cohesive network.

If you are in need of an Apple macOS or OS X network support expert or system engineer, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.