macOS and OS X, Linux, Solaris Expertise

Companies move from UNIX to Windows in order to derive more business value from equipment and applications. The consequent Microsoft Windows-powered systems simplify management, enhance the productivity of users and IT personnel, minimize information replication, increase information consistency, and provide for smoother rebounds from catastrophic failure. A Microsoft Windows environment helps companies create solutions quickly and requires less effort to be spent on writing, integrating, and maintaining applications.

Progent can help you to design and carry out an efficient migration from a UNIX-powered IT system to a MS Windows network for running Microsoft's familiar office productivity suite, business applications, and software development tools. Progent's experienced UNIX/Linux, Windows, and Cisco CCIE engineers and application experts can help you to save your information and minimize business discontinuity by designing and implementing an economical migration strategy that protects your past investments in UNIX software and network equipment. Progent can also help to train your workers and network support staff so your business stays productive.

UNIX-to-Windows migration consulting services offered by Progent include:

• Evaluation of Current Environment
  Progent will help you evaluate the possible advantages and risks of migrating an operating system, software application, computer, storage subsystem, or database. The process provides a comprehensive assessment of your information system, creates a basic network inventory, reduces engineering uncertainties, and inevitably results in a lower cost of transition by conserving time and dodging costly mistakes.

• Migration Strategy and Validation
  Progent will develop a comprehensive transition implementation plan which may feature validation installations. Progent uses a phased approach with specified milestones to meet budgetary, scheduling, and technical goals while minimizing business discontinuity. This process is based on the best practices defined in the Microsoft Solutions Framework.

• Microsoft Exchange Migration Services
  Progent can produce and execute a comprehensive strategy for transitioning from Solaris-powered email to Microsoft Exchange Server and can help you to port Lotus Notes or Novell Groupwise applications to a MS SQL application or a SharePoint application. Progent's expert MS Exchange Server engineers can evaluate the risks and benefits of transitioning to Microsoft Exchange Server and generate a comprehensive record of your existing messaging system. Progent can also manage a proof-of-concept deployment to help validate an MS Exchange transition plan. Progent will also audit your existing email protection and recommend procedures and products to protect against threats.

• Data and Application Porting
  Progent can design and implement an information and software application migration plan that incorporates definitions of data and applications to be ported, description of technologies and procedures to be used for the move, risk assessment and risk minimization plans, complete project management support, schedule estimates of the transition and expected operational unavailability, validation processes, and critical back-out procedures. Progent's consultants can ensure the success of your information and software application migration initiative by offering certified MS SQL Server 2019 consultants, Microsoft SQL Server 2017 experts, or Microsoft SQL Server 2016 integrators and data porting professionals who are veterans of major engagements such as Dynamics GP migration.

• Processor and Storage Migration and Economization
  Server and storage transition and economization from UNIX to Microsoft Windows can simplify network management, improve information integrity and speed network performance. By removing unneeded equipment and software and by deploying processor and storage assets efficiently, you can create an IT architecture that is expandable, safe, easy to archive and restore, and inexpensive to administer and support. Progent's processor and storage migration and economization support features a comprehensive strategy with an assessment of your current server and mass storage environment as well as for equipment, software, services, education, and consulting for validation testing. Progent can help you to develop and implement an efficient, high-availability network architecture informed by detailed load evaluation and capacity assessment and can specify archiving and restore solutions.

If you need help migrating from a UNIX platform to a Windows-based network, call Progent at 800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.

Microsoft, Cisco, and Applications Consulting from Progent
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco authorized professionals provide customers in San Francisco, San Jose, and in cities nationwide a wide range of knowledge concerning the fundamental IT requirements common to typical small and mid-size business environments. Progent's core services include network support, Microsoft Exchange help, IT security consulting and HelpDesk consulting and staffing. Progent's Experts Team offers in-depth expertise in specific application areas. By providing a one-stop source for information technology generalists and experts, Progent can deliver fast, economical and comprehensive IT solutions that align with the special needs of your organization.