Bakersfield Microsoft Premier Consulting Partner
Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Migration and Customization Consultants
Dynamics GP, originally branded Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than virtually any other ERP solution written for Windows. Dynamics GP is a mature, feature-rich product and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active customers worldwide. Many organizations who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have been able to defer upgrades to the point that they now find themselves running legacy software and outmoded network infrastructure. This can be dangerous. Meanwhile, a common complaint we hear from new customers is that they have a hard time finding veteran Dynamics GP experts who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to upgrade their Dynamics GP ecosystem efficiently and extract the maximum business value from the application.
The more a business tries to make do with legacy releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration procedure becomes. When physical host servers or disk systems break down, there may be no equivalent hardware on the market to replace them. When editions of Microsoft Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, critical security patches stop being developed. The latest editions of Microsoft SQL Server may not work with your important GP customizations. Next-generation products like Power BI may not be an option. Organizations investigating an upgrade of their Dynamics GP environment can be overwhelmed by the number of pieces involved in the puzzle. And the price tag suggested for an upgrade may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Enhancement Services Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over two decades, and Progent's seasoned professionals have delivered high-level and economical remote integration consulting for Windows-based networks to organizations in every state throughout the U.S. By offering deep experience with all releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as top-tier system integration talent, Progent is ideally qualified to make sure your Bakersfield, California business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.
We become partners with our clients and start by listening to their needs. Once we have familiarity with the IT environment and the areas for improvement we make our suggestions. Proposed services may involve a migration to a more current and fully supported release of Dynamics GP, simple user training, full platform and individual module implementation including 3rd-party products from a wide range of suppliers that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other critical business software used by company, custom report writing, and system analysis to assess whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our objective with each Dynamics GP project big or small is to maximize business value and minimize expense.
Progent's consultants can help your Bakersfield, California company in each phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade or customization process including:
- Deployment Assessment
Take a look at what modules and features of Dynamics GP you are currently using and propose additional capabilities of the product that may be suitable for your business. - Upgrade Planning and Timing
Develop a comprehensive upgrade plan and timetable that minimizes business interruption. Schedule solution validation, live deployment, and training. Specify customizations and add-on modules. Anticipate and manage compatibility issues. - Pilot Testing
Plan and configure a test environment for validating the migration project. - Environment Updates
Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and GP Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the latest version to assure ongoing support from Microsoft and to have all the latest features accessible to your organization. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Configure services from the Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prep data and execute scripts to resolve known issues. - Management Reporting
Create reports and or custom dashboards for private as well as public consumption. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services and integrate Dynamics GP with Power BI for self-service reporting and for combining data from multiple local and external repositories. - Training
Provide one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP. - Support
Act as a single point of contact for expertise to deliver effective and cost-effective resolution of problems made possible by familiarity with your specific environment.
Progent can provide the support of seasoned experts who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since version 1. Progent can do the jobs you need directly instead of supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house IT personnel. Important areas where Progent's consultants can deliver Dynamics GP support services include:
- Recommendations
Suggest the deployment of modules that come with the basic GP platform but are not now being used. Also, recommend third-party products designed specifically for Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP doesn't offer. - Integrations
Create special integrations between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid duplicate data entry and increase consistency. - Customizations
Create major and simple customizations that work with Dynamics GP to handle various business functions not addressed by standard GP modules or external modules.
Progent can assist your business to upgrade your infrastructure to accommodate Microsoft Dynamics GP for any architecture including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Infrastructure services offered by Progent's consultants include:
- Requirements assessment and site inventory
- Network topology planning and implementation (local, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
- Setting up security gateways and remote connections and creating security policies
- Managing Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows mobile devices
- Creating high-availability environments
- Integration with PaaS and IaaS services including Microsoft 365
- business continuity preparedness
- Performance optimization
An optimized Dynamics GP ecosystem includes diverse software platforms, local network infrastructure resources, and public cloud products combined into a cohesive enterprise resource planning solution. For more than 20 years, Progent's consultants have delivered online and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified professionals including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Microsoft Exchange configuration consultants, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint Server integration consultants. Progent has worked with these products from their initial releases to their current editions, and Progent supports cloud options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online migration and application development expertise.
Progent also has extensive experience delivering help from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network experts, Windows Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtualization consultants. This background with core IT platforms saves time and costs when helping organizations through every phase of upgrading their legacy Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also can provide the support of senior cybersecurity and compliance experts, disaster recovery preparedness experts, application developers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to plan, deploy, and manage a modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.
Progent's Support Expertise for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
For more information about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting expertise in Bakersfield, California for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning product family, refer to:
- Dynamics GP Consulting Services
- Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Features and Benefits
- Expertise with Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting
- Dynamics GP Custom Development
To download a datasheet about the consulting support available from Progent for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains software, click
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Progent is a leading innovator in economically delivering enterprise-class network help to small companies. Progent's success in addressing the network service requirements of the chronically underserved small company sector is the combined outcome of key technical and operational innovations that have eliminated a great deal of the traditional expenses out of managing network service, added unprecedented technical skill into the support system, and significantly streamlined the solution cycle.
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Progent has two decades of background helping small and medium-size organizations to plan, implement, optimize, manage, and troubleshoot information networks that support telecommuters.
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Progent's compensation model is based on revenue sharing, so just like being an independent contractor, your income is directly driven by your work effort. Some of our consultants stress quality of life and choose to work at a more relaxed pace, utilizing our flexible schedule to pursue individual enthusiasms like hiking, car racing, skiing, surfing, vacations, or spending free time with relatives and friends. Others take advantage of the chance to earn major dollars via lots of work and extended hours. Progent fully supports both sides of the spectrum plus any point in between.
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If you are a network consultant with technical support expertise, joining Progent and working for our clients will enhance your abilities through collaboration with Progent's staff of motivated, high-output consultants. Progent's concentration on providing network consulting and computer support to small companies will give you the opportunity to consult in depth with business leaders and add significantly to the success of exciting companies. In addition, Progent's virtual office environment provides the most advanced technology for remote support and wireless connectivity to allow you to deliver fast solutions when you troubleshoot business-critical problems.
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Progent has more than 20 years of background integrating, and supporting the core components included with System Center and can help your organization to plan, install, maintain, and repair your Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 solution to maximize the availability and performance of your applications and infrastructure across a mix of Windows and Linux/Unix OS environments and local and Cloud-connected fabric. Progent's consultants can help your organization to migrate to the current edition of Microsoft System Center from an earlier one or from another IT management platform to deliver the advantages of enterprise-class deployment, centralized management, security, plus infrastructure and application performance monitoring.
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Progent's Cisco-certified CCIE experts can assist your business to set up, manage, update, tune and troubleshoot Catalyst switches. Progent can also assist you to harden the security of Catalyst switches and migrate efficiently from outdated switches to modern models.
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Cisco Security Small Business IT Support Firm
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Best Small Business IT Consulting Mid-size Business
Progent offers network support for medium size businesses who have 100 to 250 system clients. The mid-size business or work group has traditionally been an overlooked segment of the market for network consulting services. The overhead and support access practices of large third-party support firms make them too expensive for the typical mid-size business or small medium business (SMB), which commonly has a modest information technology budget with which to support an IT network whose complexity and capability are frequently comparable to the networks of far larger companies. Progent's support delivery model, which takes full advantage of online support, virtual network infrastructure and proactive network monitoring, dramatically reduces the network support costs of a small-medium business while providing the mid-size company with enterprise-level support from certified, IT consultants with background in a broad array of small business network solutions. If your medium size organization or small business is searching for levels of IT help needed by a mid-size organization without budgeting big-company costs, contact Progent.
Microsoft Best Practices Problem Resolution
Microsoft Certified Expert Company-wide Standards for Best Practices Computer Consulting Firms
Progent's team of Microsoft and Cisco Certified experts average longer than ten years of real-world professional experience, in the trenches of IT support, performing a broad variety of technical tasks for a large array of clients. Each Progent consultant shares a proven collection of personal best practices which are incorporated into shared leading practices standards that Progent instills in its consulting team. This means that you get not only world-class technical help, but also a consultant with field-tested methods for applying computer knowledge to repair real-world IT problems efficiently.
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Progent can help businesses of any size to adhere to best practices to set up System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager hosts, networking, storage, and library resources; design, deploy, and manage private clouds, virtual machines, and services in SCVMM 2012; and combine SCVMM 2012 with SCOM 2012 for comprehensive monitoring and reporting. Progent can assist your company to move from a legacy version of System Center Virtual Machine Manager or from another management platform, and Progent can show you how you to optimize and repair your existing SCVMM 2012 ecosystem to make sure you realize the highest possible return on investment.
Windows Server 2016 Scale Out Clusters Support and Setup
Windows Server 2016 Disaster Recovery Setup and Support
Progent's certified IT consultants offer Windows Server 2016 migration consulting to assist organizations of any size to plan and carry out an efficient move to Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 using an on-premises, cloud, or hybrid deployment model. Progent can help your company to assess the value of Windows Server 2016 for your environment and can help you with any facet of designing, deploying, administering or troubleshooting your Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 solution. Progent can help your organization to take advantage of the many innovative high-availability and information assurance features of Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 such as Windows Containers for isolating applications, Shielded Virtual Machines to protect against compromised administrators, Credential Guard and Remote Credential Guard, Just In Time (JIT) Privileged Access Management, Virtual Machine load balancing, Storage Replica for zero-data-loss disaster recovery, plus workgroup and multi-domain clusters.
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Progent has two decades of experience assisting small and mid-size businesses to design, implement, tune, manage, and troubleshoot IT networks that support teleworkers.
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Exchange 2013 DLP Online Technical Support
Exchange Server 2013 incorporates major improvements to the functionality of its predecessor Microsoft Exchange 2010 and delivers important new features plus a revamped architecture. These improvements favorably impact vital areas such as ease of administration, high availability (HA), security and compliance, cost of ownership, teamwork, extensibility, throughput, cross-version interoperability, and the user experience. Progent's Microsoft-certified Exchange 2013 consulting experts can assist your organization to understand the potential advantages of migrating to Exchange 2013, design an efficient test and deployment strategy, and train your IT staff to maintain your Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 environment. Progent also offers affordable remote consulting and management services for Exchange Server 2013.
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Progent can assist you to design and implement a smooth migration from a Sun Solaris-based IT system to a network based on MS Windows and suited for supporting Microsoft's familiar office productivity products, commercial applications, and software development tools. Progent's Solaris, Windows and Cisco consultants and software development experts can assist you to guard your information and minimize productivity disruption by developing an effective migration strategy that protects your existing assets in Sun Solaris software and infrastructure. UNIX-to-Windows transition consulting expertise available from Progent include analysis of existing infrastructure, migration strategy and testing, Microsoft Exchange migration expertise, information and application software migration, and processor and mass storage migration and economization.
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Progent's Cisco-certified Wi-Fi integration consulting experts can help you to configure, administer, and debug Cisco wireless products including Aironet and Meraki 802.11ac wireless access points (APs) as well as Cisco's Wireless Network Controllers.
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PC Desktop Online Troubleshooting
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Sun Solaris Consulting
Sun Solaris Consultants
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