Cisco Datacenter Solutions HelpData centers are the focal point of utilizing information technology assets to maximize the strategic value of an information system. For small organizations, data centers have typically evolved in a piecemeal fashion, resulting in a situation where servers and disks are deployed inefficiently, usable communications bandwidth is overlooked, teamwork and information sharing is minimal, maintenance requirements are excessive, expansion or repurposing is expensive, security is poor, seemingly minor modifications turn into major hassles, and full recovery from catastrophic failure becomes virtually impossible. Cisco's most recent networking appliances and tools support a new model of data center design that permits ongoing enhancements in server, storage, network infrastructure, and applications in a maintainable and cost-effective way. Progent's Cisco-certified professionals can help you to identify and deploy Cisco's connectivity technology to build a solid basis for your data center and to improve your data center operations in critical areas including:

  • Server and storage efficiency
  • Comprehensive security policy enforcement
  • Server proliferation
  • Regulatory issues
  • Disaster recovery
The business benefits that can be realized from engaging Progent's Cisco-certified consultants to optimize your data center include:
  • Reduced TCO: permits IT to substantially lower capital expenses via integration and more efficient utilization of previously separate equipment, slash operational expenses by streamlining and automating management jobs, and cut cooling and energy costs.
  • More Business Agility: permits IT to respond quickly to changing business demands by allowing fast provisioning of application and network functions from common pools of consolidated processor, disk, and network technologies. This can streamline operational processes and enable policy-based control.
  • Better Network Robustness: allows IT management to respond to breakdowns or intrusions by protecting connections, applications, and data with advanced levels of fault tolerance, comprehensive protection, and business continuance.
  • Improved Service Levels: permits IT to optimize network service levels by providing secure, fast connectivity to data center-resident applications and information from any location and at any moment throughout the enterprise.
Examples of Progent's Professional Help for Cisco-powered Data Centers
Progent's certified Cisco experts can provide a broad array of services that can help companies of all sizes create a Cisco-powered architecture that will give your data center a dependable and secure basis for current applications and downstream expansion. Support services feature:
  • Designing efficient firewall protection solutions based on Cisco PIX and ASA firewall appliances
  • Deploying and troubleshooting secure VPN connections for connecting data centers to other data centers, business offices, and mobile users
  • Planning, and integrating resilient zero-downtime switching, routing, and Internet access environments so that single component failures do not interrupt operation of the network
  • Setting up backup Internet providers with seamless failover based on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). Progent can guide clients along the entire path of paperwork with Internet authorities, having ASN numbers and IP addresses assigned, dealing with Internet Service Providers to set up their environments, and configuring and testing customer equipment.
  • Implementing segmented and secure virtual LAN (VLAN environments to compliment VMware and Microsoft virtual server deployments
  • Designing, deploying and helping clients to manage 24x7 intrusion prevention systems (IPS) so that assaults can be detected rapidly and defeated before they disrupt productivity
  • Designing, configuring, and troubleshooting load balancing solutions. Working with customers, Progent can align customer requirements to the best solutions and deploy load balancing at the application level, server level, or connectivity infrastructure layer. Progent's load balancing solutions permit transparent and convenient expansion, dependability, security, and redundancy.
  • Progent knows how to design affordable network management strategies based on Simple Network Management Protocol and Netflow protocols, along with Cisco Security Manager and a variety of outside vendor solutions that allow network managers a useful look into the operation of their data center's network
  • Setting up and supporting advanced data center capable routers and switches including the Cisco Catalyst 4500 and 6500 Series switches, Nexus 6000 and 7000 Series switches, and Cisco 7200 and 7600 family routers.
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