Calgary Microsoft Certified Advisor
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Consulting
Microsoft Dynamics GP, previously branded Great Plains, sports a longer history than almost any other ERP solution made for Windows. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured product and is one of the most popular ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with around 50,000 active customers worldwide. A number of organizations who have relied on Dynamics GP for years or decades have been able to defer upgrades and maintenance to the point that they now find themselves using seriously out-of-date software and rickety IT infrastructure. This is dangerous. Meanwhile, a common theme we hear from prospective customers is that they have trouble locating veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants to partner with for in-depth knowledge about how to update their Dynamics GP ecosystem affordably and derive the maximum benefit from the software.
The more an organization tries to make do with outdated releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration process tends to be. When server hardware or disk systems break down, there could be no equivalent devices on the market to replace them. When releases of Microsoft Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support status, vital security updates stop being released. Current editions of Microsoft SQL Server might not be compatible with your important GP customizations. Next-generation products like Power BI may not be an option. Businesses investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment are often intimidated by the number of components involved in the project. And the cost suggested for an upgrade may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration and Enhancement Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned experts have delivered advanced and economical remote integration consulting for Windows-powered networks to businesses in every state in the U.S. By combining deep familiarity with all versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with top-tier network integration talent, Progent is uniquely qualified to make sure your Calgary, Alberta business get the most out of GP.
We become partners with our clients and begin by understanding their needs. Once we have an understanding of the situation and the areas needing improvement we make our suggestions. Proposed services may include an upgrade to a more current and supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, basic user education, full system and specific module configuration including 3rd-party modules offered by a broad array of vendors that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business software within your organization, custom report writing, and system evaluations to assess whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our goal with each Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to optimize strategic value and control expense.
Progent can help your Calgary, Alberta business in each facet of your Dynamics GP upgrade or customization project including:
- Deployment Assessment
Review at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now running and propose other features available on GP that may be suitable for your business. - Migration Planning and Timing
Develop a comprehensive upgrade plan and timetable that minimizes business interruption. Schedule solution validation, live deployment, and training. Specify custom development and add-on modules. Predict and manage compatibility issues. - Testing
Design and configure a pilot system for validating the upgrade project. - System Updates
Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the latest release to ensure continuing support from Microsoft and to have all the latest features available to your organization. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Activate services from the Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prepare data and run scripts to address documented issues. - Custom Reporting
Develop reports and or dashboards for private and external consumption. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for on-demand reporting and for combining information from diverse on-premises and external sources. - Training
Provide individual or classroom style training for existing and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP. - Support Services
Act as a single contact for support to deliver effective and affordable resolution of issues made possible by close understanding of your particular situation.
Progent offers the support of seasoned consultants who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since relerase 1. Progent has the skills to do the jobs you require directly rather than supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house IT personnel. Important areas where Progent's consultants can deliver Dynamics GP expertise include:
- Guidance
Recommend the deployment of modules included with the basic GP system but are not now being used. In addition, suggest third-party add-ons written specifically for Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP skips. - Integrations
Create custom connections between Dynamics GP and other strategic platforms to reduce redundant entry and improve consistency. - Customizations
Build major and simple customizations that run with Microsoft Dynamics GP to perform specific business functions not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or external add-ons.
Progent can assist you to upgrade your network infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any deployment model including on-premises, cloud-based, or a hybrid network model. Network infrastructure services provided by Progent include:
- Needs assessment and site inventory
- Network topology design and implementation (local, cloud-based, or hybrid)
- Setting up firewalls and VPN connections and defining security policies
- Integrating Apple iOS, Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Creating high-availability (HA) environments
- Integration with public cloud services such as Office 365
- Disaster recovery preparedness
- Performance optimization
A modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment includes multiple software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure technologies, and public cloud products integrated into a seamless ERP solution. For over 20 years, Progent has delivered online and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified experts including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server developers, Microsoft Exchange configuration experts, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint integration experts. Progent's consultants have supported these products from their initial versions to their latest versions, and Progent can help with cloud options by offering Office 365 consulting, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online migration and development services.
Progent also has extensive experience providing support from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network experts, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtualization specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms saves time and expense when guiding businesses through each aspect of updating their legacy Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also offers the skills of senior security and information assurance experts, disaster recovery and business continuity planning consultants, application programmers, hybrid cloud integration experts, and database administrators who can help you to design, deploy, and maintain a productive Microsoft Dynamics GP ecosystem.
Progent's Support Expertise for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Deployments
For more about Progent's remote and on-premises support services in Calgary, Alberta for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, see:
- Dynamics GP Support Services
- Dynamics GP 2015 Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains Features
- Expert Help with Dynamics GP Reporting
- Microsoft Dynamics GP Custom Development
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ProSight VM Hosting Specialist
Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting and Management outsourcing provides comprehensive hosting of a small company's production servers in an environment that gives the highest level of availability and expandability and is also simple to transfer to another host. ProSight Virtual Hosting and management services are based on proven virtualization architectures that enable small companies with multi- platform environments to save dramatically on the costs of capital investments, infrastructure support, and IT administration while benefiting from world-class reliability and an unmatched degree of vendor flexibility.
SMS Upgrade On-site Support
Technology Consulting SMS Server Migration
Progent’s Microsoft-certified consultants provide small and mid-size businesses world-class consulting support for SMS Server 2003 and Configuration Manager, Microsoft's standard tools for change and configuration management. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is Microsoft's new title for the update management platform previously called SMS Server. System Center Configuration Manager provides a range of enhancements to Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 such as full automation, built-in Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 awareness, quarantine support, and device driver management. Progent’s certified consulting professionals can show you how to use SMS Server or System Center Configuration Manager effectively for streamlined operating system and application software installation, security patch administration, software metering, and software license reconciliation. Progent's engineers can also assist your company to move smoothly from Microsoft Systems Management Server to Configuration Manager 2007.
Exchange 2003 Server Upgrade Troubleshooting
24x7x365 Microsoft Exchange 2003 On-site Support
Progent's Microsoft Premier professionals can provide world-class support for major deployments of Microsoft Exchange 2007. Progent's experts can show you how to prepare for multi-location Exchange Server rollouts or updates and can supply onsite technicians to help enterprises with deployments of Exchange Server in the or any region covered by Progent's engineers.
CISSP Certified Expert Small Office Technology Consultancy Firm
Small Business Network Support Technician
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco premier network engineers offer expert help with a broad array of products and technologies and can provide that assistance by phone anywhere in the U.S. or in person in major cities across the United States and anywhere in . Progent offers remote support for information systems based on Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, Sun Solaris, or Apple ac, or for environments that include a combination of Microsoft Windows and UNIX/Linux technology. Progent also offers the expertise of Cisco CCIE infrastructure engineers for the toughest connectivity issues, plus the support of CISA and CISSP-accredited security engineers to assist with high-level security planning and problem solving. Progent has delivered remote troubleshooting to companies in every state in the U.S.
Apple Mac Directory Harvest Attack Defense information Systems Audit
macOS Security Audits Integration Support
Progent's CISM-certified security staff can show you how to safeguard your Mac environment through professional services including running security audits, recovery from virus and denial of service attacks, configuring firewalls, integrating secure off-site and mobile access, installing monitoring software for defense against viruses, spam, and directory harvest attacks, and creating a comprehensive security strategy appropriate for the particular goals of your corporate information system.
Technology Consulting Hyper-V Security
ProSight Phishing Protection Engineers
Progent's ProSight Enhanced Security Protection managed services deliver affordable multi-layer protection for physical servers and VMs, workstations, mobile devices, and Exchange Server. ProSight ESP uses adaptive security and advanced heuristics for continuously monitoring and responding to cyber assaults from all attack vectors. ProSight ESP offers two-way firewall protection, intrusion alerts, device control, and web filtering through leading-edge technologies packaged within one agent managed from a unified control. Progent's security and virtualization experts can assist you to design and configure a ProSight ESP environment that meets your organization's specific requirements and that helps you prove compliance with government and industry data protection standards. Progent will assist you define and configure security policies that ProSight ESP will enforce, and Progent will monitor your network and react to alarms that call for immediate attention. Progent's consultants can also help you to install and verify a backup and restore solution like ProSight Data Protection Services so you can get back in business rapidly from a potentially disastrous cyber attack such as ransomware.
Microsoft Office XP Small Business Server Support
Microsoft Office XP IT Service
To deliver economical IT support for small companies, Progent offers full-service computer outsourcing plans that offer small offices quick access to technical expertise without requiring you to recruit, educate, and manage a large full-time IT staff. Progent’s IT outsourcing packages give you an affordable alternative for creating a secure and reliable system for your important Windows office productivity applications including Office XP and Microsoft Office 2003.
Ransomware Protection Consulting
Specialist Ransomware Cleanup
Progent offers expertise for security auditing packages including LANguard from GFI for performing a variety of programmed network auditing scans to identify possible security problems. Progent has extensive knowledge of security auditing tools and can help you to understand audit reports and respond appropriately. Progent can help you design protection into your business processes, install auditing tools, plan and deploy a secure network architecture, and recommend policies to maximize the security of your IT system. Progent's security engineers are able to help you set up a firewall, design secure remote access to email and business applications, and integrate VPN. Progent's accredited security experts can validate the protection of web-based applications and can provide comprehensive information security assessments of company-wide security to validate your organization's compliance with key international security standards including HIPAA, PCI, and ISO 17799.
Setup and Support Wireless Bridge
Cisco Aironet Technology Consulting
Progent’s wireless engineers can help small organizations design, select, pilot, configure and support secure building-to-building wireless bridging products that integrate transparently into your existing network while providing a degree of security that matches or excels wireline interfaces. Progent provides experience in wireless LAN products from Cisco Aironet and Meraki, Proxim, and additional small business wireless providers and can show you how to identify and install the wireless connectivity technology that align best your company needs.
Power View Online Troubleshooting
On-site Support SQL Server Management Studio
Progent can provide the support of Microsoft-certified engineers as well as seasoned software programmers, database administrators, project managers, network infrastructure engineers, business continuity specialists, and certified security consultants to help you to assess the potential benefits of SQL Server 2012 for your organization, install test environments at your datacenter or at Progent's lab, design and execute out an efficient migration to SQL Server 2012 from earlier releases of SQL Server or from legacy database solutions, and configure an efficient and safe IT infrastructure that helps you realize the full strategic benefit of SQL Server 2012.
CISSP-ISSAP Cybersecurity Consulting Services
CISSP Security Company
Progent's CISSP-premier network security experts can assist organizations of any size with any facet of IT security. Progent can help implement cost-effective security solutions that guard a small office against modern threats or Progent can plan, configure, and manage a comprehensive security environment for hybrid enterprise networks that accommodate onsite, remote, and mobile users sharing network resources distributed across a mix of physical datacenters and various clouds.
Ransomware Protection Professionals
24-7 Consult Network Management Outsourcing for Small Businesses
Progent's ProSight family of managed IT services are intended to offer organizations who have small in-house IT support teams with affordable access to world-class management platforms and technical expertise. Benefits of the ProSight line of managed IT services include fixed network management costs, automation of common administrative processes, ongoing absorption of new technology, graceful migration from legacy systems to modern solutions, improved alignment of information technology with business objectives, access to seasoned network consultants, and freeing up management to focus on business instead of fast-evolving network technology.
Office 365 and on-premises Exchange Professionals
Technical Support Services Office 365 Portal
Microsoft supports seamless hybrid environments that combine Office 365 and local Exchange deployments. This allows you to have some Exchange mailboxes located on your on-premises datacenter and other mailboxes resident on Office 365. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist your organization with any facet of designing, implementing and troubleshooting your hybrid Office 365 Exchange Online deployment. Progent's Exchange consultants can deliver as-needed expertise to help you resolve stubborn technical issues and also can provide extensive project management outsourcing or co-sourcing to make sure your hybrid Office 365 solution is successfully completed on schedule and within budget.
Professional Windows and UNIX
Windows and UNIX Consulting Services
Progent's UNIX platform support experts provide small businesses and software developers support for managing and supporting UNIX, Linux or Solaris environments that run with Microsoft-powered technology. Progent can give your organization access to UNIX consultants, consulting professionals premier by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISA and CISSP credentials. This broad array of experience offers you a convenient one-stop source to help you create and maintain a protected and reliable cross-platform connectivity and communications infrastructure that allows UNIX and Microsoft coexistence by combining Windows with major versions of UNIX including Mac OS X, Solaris, IBM AIX Open UNIX, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO UNIX, and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX or leading Linux derivatives including RedHat Linux, SUSE Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu Linux, PCLinuxOS, fedora Linux, Gentoo Linux, Mandrake/Mandriva, Debian GNU/Linux, and Slackware Linux.
Windows 2000 Server Computer Engineer
Remote Windows 2000 IT Consultant
Progent's certified Windows Server 2000 experts can provide network help and information technology consulting services for the entire line of Microsoft .NET Servers, Windows 2000 Server, and Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. Progent's Windows Server 2000 configuration, update, and troubleshooting offerings include system design, installation, project management, local and remote support, Help Desk outsourcing, expert security consulting, full service outsourcing, and cost-effective co-sourcing.
Consulting Services ProSight Email Content Filtering Service
ProSight Outbound Email Filtering Consultancy
Progent's ProSight Email Guard uses the technology of top information security companies to deliver web-based management and world-class protection for all your email traffic. The powerful structure of Email Guard combines cloud-based filtering with a local security gateway appliance to provide complete defense against spam, viruses, Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks, DHAs, and other email-borne malware. ProSight Email Guard's Cloud Protection Layer acts as a first line of defense and blocks most threats from making it to your security perimeter. This reduces your vulnerability to external attacks and saves system bandwidth and storage. ProSight Email Guard's onsite security gateway appliance adds a further layer of inspection for incoming email. For outgoing email, the onsite security gateway provides AV and anti-spam protection, DLP, and email encryption. The local gateway can also assist Exchange Server to track and protect internal email traffic that stays inside your corporate firewall.
Microsoft Access performance tuning Developer
24-Hour Microsoft Office Access Development Firm
Progent offers cost-effective online consulting services for all editions of Microsoft Access including desktop and browser-based versions and can provide advanced support for Access application programming, database conversion, performance tuning, report design, and maintenance. Progent also can provide custom webinar classes for Office Access programming and database administration.
Microsoft Exchange 2019 Online Technical Support
Microsoft Exchange Professionals
Progent can assist your organization in any phase of your upgrade to Exchange 2019 such as deploying Windows Server 2019 Core as a host for Exchange; planning high availability (HA) architecture for an on-premises, cloud-based or hybrid deployment; moving mailboxes; planning and implementing Hyper-V; configuring HLB; building Database Availability Groups (DAGs) with MCDB caching; setting up Skype for Business 2019 for voicemail services; setting up collaboration with SharePoint; updating firewalls; integration with Microsoft Office 365; and setting up Outlook.
SCVMM 2016 Network Consulting
Support and Setup SCVMM 2016 and Nano Server
System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM 2016) is a component of Microsoft's System Center 2016 family of IT infrastructure monitoring and management products and is intended to offer a centralized mechanism for deploying and managing virtualized datacenters across hybrid networks that can incorporate on-premises and hosted datacenters and Microsoft Azure services. Progent's Virtual Machine Manager 2016 consultants can help organizations of any size with any aspect of building, implementing, and managing a SCVMM 2016 solution. Progent can assess your virtualization topology, help you migrate smoothly from legacy releases of Virtual Machine Manager, design processes for building and installing VMs and hosts, implement fault-tolerant scale-out clusters, integrate your private cloud resources with public clouds, set up virtual switches, develop and debug PowerShell scripts, and help you evaluate the potential business benefits of new technologies like Storage Replica and Host Guardian Service. Progent's certified virtualization experts offer advanced Windows Hyper-V consulting and VMware ESXi support.
Small Office System Repair
Small Office Network Consultants Small Business
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco premier network engineers can provide advanced support for a wide array of technologies and can provide that assistance by phone anywhere in the U.S. or in person in major cities throughout the country and anywhere in . Progent offers online support for networks based on Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, or Apple macOS and OS X, or for environments that include a combination of Windows and UNIX/Linux technology. Progent also can provide access to the expertise of Cisco CCIE infrastructure specialists for complex network problems, as well as the the support of CISSP-accredited security consultants to assist with high-level security design and problem solving. Progent has provided online troubleshooting to businesses in every state in the U.S.
Microsoft Project Server Reporting Engineer
Microsoft Project Server 2013 Setup and Support
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants offer in-depth expertise in implementing, operating and debugging all versions of Microsoft Project Server and can provide a wide variety of cost-effective online consulting services following industry best practices to help businesses of all sizes to get all the advantages of this leading project management solution. Services offered by Progent include system design, installation and upgrades, strategies for safe collaboration among local and remote or mobile users, network infrastructure optimization, and customized webinar training.
Jabber and SIP trunk Integration Services
Online Troubleshooting Jabber and Windows
Progent's Cisco Jabber consultants offer online or on-premises support to help businesses of all sizes to design, implement, manage, upgrade or troubleshoot Cisco Jabber solutions and Cisco Unified CM infrastructure. Progent offers in-depth expertise for all the products, technologies and services that go into creating a cohesive Cisco Jabber solution including Cisco network devices and management tools, Microsoft Office 365 applications, Windows and Mac computers, Apple iOS and Android smartphones, SIP trunking, Wi-Fi networks, security and compliance, cloud integration, immersive telepresence systems, PBX systems, disaster recovery preparedness, and other pieces of a cohesive collaboration solution.
Network Consultants Juniper SRX Firewall
Juniper SRX Series Firewall Security Firm
Progent's Juniper-certified network engineers can help you evaluate the business case for adopting Juniper's SRX Series gateways, plan and execute cost-effective deployments, configure equipment to reflect your security strategy, and provide ongoing consulting services to help you monitor, manage, update, and troubleshoot your environment in order to maximize the business value of your SRX gateway solution.
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003 Online Help
SharePoint Portal Server Remote Support Services
Progent's Microsoft-authorized consultants can help you evaluate the business case for implementing SharePoint 2007, advise you on the most appropriate version of Microsoft SharePoint Server for your circumstances, offer setup and deployment expertise, help you to set up Microsoft SQL Server as a supporting DBM, optimize your network integrity, integrate your standard and customized application programs to operate with Microsoft SharePoint 2007, develop a company-wide security strategy that incorporates portal technology, and provide troubleshooting and Help Desk support.
Work at Home Cloud Integration Computer Consultant
Integration Support Work from Home Cloud Integration
Progent can assist small and medium-size organizations to provision their at-home employees with seamless integration with public cloud services.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Upgrade Planning IT Consulting
24 Hour Exchange Server 2016 Migration Planning Network Consultant
Progent can assist you in all phases of your migration to Exchange Server 2016 including designing high availability (HA) architecture for a local, Microsoft cloud connected or hybrid environment; server and CAL licensing requirements for Exchange 2016 Server and Windows Server 2012 R2 or later; migrating mailboxes; Hyper-V virtualization design; determining mass storage requirements for your virtual machines (VMs), mailbox databases and logs; setting up HLB for fault-tolerant client access services; designing, configuring and validating Exchange and Windows Servers and Database Availability Groups (DAGs); setting up collaboration with SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online; preparing the firewall; resolving SSL issues; providing client remediation with Office desktop or Microsoft Office 365; and configuring Outlook on the web (formerly Outlook Web App).
Ransomware Recovery Consultant
Ransomware Removal Services
Progent provides consulting for security evaluation software including Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer for running a variety of programmed system auditing scans to uncover possible security problems. Progent has broad experience with network analysis tools and can show you how to make sense of testing reports and react effectively. Progent can help you build protection into your business processes, install auditing applications, plan and deploy a protected network environment, and suggest procedures to maximize the security of your network. Progent's security professionals are ready to help you configure a firewall, implement safe remote access to email and data, and integrate VPN. Progent's certified security experts can also test the protection of web software and can conduct comprehensive security audits of company-wide security to validate your company's compliance with key international security standards such as FISMA, NIST, and ISO.
Internal Cybersecurity Inventory Services
Consultancy Network Security Assessment
Progent has created several network security service bundles designed to deliver larger enterprises an independent and thorough network security assessment from a group of premier security engineers. All Progent's network security evaluation packages incorporate a collection of procedures including automated scans from inside and from beyond your company security perimeter, professional analysis of scan results by certified security consultants, creation of a report explaining the findings, plus an interactive high-level executive summary and an extensive live review for internal network engineers.
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