Dynamics GP ConsultantsMicrosoft Dynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, sports a lengthier history than virtually any other ERP platform made for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured application and is one of the most widely used ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with around 50,000 active customers globally. A number of organizations who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have managed to defer upgrades long enough that they now find themselves using seriously out-of-date software and outmoded network infrastructure. This is risky. At the same time, a recurring complaint we hear from new customers is that they have a hard time finding experienced Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants who can provide guidance on how to upgrade their Dynamics GP system affordably and extract the most benefit out of the application.

The more a business tries to limp along with outdated versions of Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration procedure tends to be. When physical host servers or disk systems break down, there may be no suitable hardware available to replace them. When releases of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP reach end-of-support status, critical security patches are no longer distributed. Current editions of Microsoft SQL Server might not work with your special GP customizations. Innovative products such as Power BI may not be an option. Businesses considering an upgrade of their Dynamics GP environment are often overwhelmed by the number of pieces there are to the project. And the price tag suggested for a migration may seem through the roof.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Expertise Available from Progent
Progent has supported Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned experts have provided high-level and economical online consulting for Windows-based environments to businesses in every state throughout the U.S. By offering in-depth experience with all releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with top-tier network integration talent, Progent is uniquely suited to help your Barueri-Alphaville, São Paulo business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.

We partner with our customers and start by understanding their requirements. After gaining an understanding of the IT situation and the areas for improvement we make our recommendations. Recommendations can involve a migration to a more current and supported release of Dynamics GP, basic user education, full system and individual module configuration including 3rd-party products offered by a broad array of vendors that have written add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other critical business applications within your company, custom report creation, and solution analysis to determine whether GP is being used optimally. Our goal with each Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to optimize strategic value and minimize cost.

Progent can help your Barueri-Alphaville, São Paulo business in every facet of your Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement initiative including:

  • System Assessment
    Take a look at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now using and propose additional features of GP that might be helpful to your business.

  • Upgrade Design and Scheduling
    Create a complete upgrade plan and schedule that avoids business disruption. Plan for solution validation, live deployment, and education. Specify custom development and add-on modules. Predict and resolve compatibility problems.

  • Pilot Testing
    Design and configure a test system for proving the upgrade process.

  • Environment Updates
    Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and Microsoft Integration Manager data. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the current release to ensure continuing support services from Microsoft and to make all current features accessible to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Configure services from the Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prep data and run scripts to resolve documented issues.

  • Custom Reporting
    Create reports and or custom dashboards for internal and public use. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Dynamics GP with Power BI for on-demand reporting and for combining data from diverse on-premises and remote repositories.

  • Training
    Provide one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP.

  • Support
    Act as a single contact for support to ensure effective and cost-effective handling of problems thanks to familiarity with your specific environment.
Other Microsoft Dynamics GP Consulting Services Offered by Progent
Progent offers the help of seasoned experts who have been creating working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since relerase 1. Progent can do the jobs you need directly instead of supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house staff. Important areas where Progent's consultants can provide Microsoft Dynamics GP support services include:
  • Recommendations
    Recommend the deployment of software modules included with the basic GP platform but are not now being used. Also, recommend third-party products written specifically for Dynamics GP to provide features that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Build special connections between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other business applications to avoid redundant data entry and improve accuracy.

  • Customizations
    Build big and small customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform specific functions not handled by out-of-the-box GP modules or external modules.
Infrastructure Consulting Services
Progent can help you to enhance your infrastructure to accommodate Dynamics GP for any architecture including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid environment. Network infrastructure services offered by Progent's consultants include:
  • Needs analysis and site inventory
  • Network architecture design and implementation (on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid)
  • Configuring security gateways and VPN connections and defining security policies
  • Integrating iOS, Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
  • Developing high-availability (HA) architectures
  • Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
  • Disaster recovery preparedness
  • Performance optimization
Why Progent?
A modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment includes multiple software platforms, local network infrastructure technologies, and cloud services integrated into a cohesive enterprise resource planning solution. For more than two decades, Progent's consultants have delivered online and onsite help from Microsoft-certified professionals including Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server developers, Microsoft Exchange configuration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint integration consultants. Progent has supported these products from their initial versions to their latest editions, and Progent supports cloud-based options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online migration and development expertise.

Progent also has extensive experience providing help from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine consultants. This background with strategic technologies cuts time and costs when guiding organizations through every phase of updating their older Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the support of senior security and compliance engineers, disaster recovery preparedness experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration consultants, and database administrators who can assist you to design, deploy, and manage a productive Microsoft Dynamics GP ecosystem.

Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
For more about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting services in Barueri-Alphaville, São Paulo for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning product family, refer to:

Download Progent's Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Consulting Services Datasheet
To download a datasheet about the consulting support available from Progent for Dynamics GP/Great Plains software, select Download Datasheet: Expertise for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Software (PDF file).

Contact Progent for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Expertise
If your Barueri-Alphaville, SP business needs a Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains deployment expert or application developer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.