Carlsbad Microsoft Certified Advisor
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Enhancement Consulting
Microsoft Dynamics GP, previously branded Great Plains, sports a lengthier track record than almost any other ERP solution made for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured product and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active installations worldwide. A number of organizations who have relied on Dynamics GP for years have managed to postpone upgrades and maintenance long enough that they are now using legacy software and rickety network infrastructure. This can be dangerous. At the same time, a recurring complaint we hear from new clients is that they have trouble finding experienced Microsoft Dynamics GP experts who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to upgrade their Dynamics GP environment affordably and derive the most business value from the application.
The more a business tries to limp along with outdated versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the upgrade process tends to be. If server hardware or disk systems fail, there may be no suitable devices available to replace them. When versions of Microsoft Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP reach end-of-support (EOS) status, vital security updates stop being released. The latest editions of SQL Server might not be compatible with your special GP customizations. Innovative products such as Power BI may not be an option. Businesses considering an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment are often intimidated by the number of components involved in the puzzle. And the cost quoted for a migration may be through the roof.
Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over two decades, and Progent's seasoned experts have provided advanced and economical remote consulting for Windows-powered networks to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering in-depth familiarity with all versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with top-tier system integration skills, Progent is ideally qualified to make sure your Carlsbad, California business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.
We partner with our clients and begin by listening to their needs. After gaining familiarity with the IT environment and the areas needing improvement we make our recommendations. Recommendations may involve an upgrade to a newer and fully supported version of Dynamics GP, simple user training, full platform and individual module configuration including 3rd-party products offered by a broad range of vendors that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, integration with other key business applications used by organization, custom report writing, and system analysis to determine whether GP is being used optimally. Our objective with each Dynamics GP project big or small is to maximize strategic value and minimize expense.
Progent's consultants can help your Carlsbad, California business in each phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade or customization project including:
- Deployment Assessment
Take a look at what features of Dynamics GP you are currently using and propose additional capabilities available on GP that might be helpful to your business. - Migration Design and Timing
Develop a complete upgrade plan and schedule that avoids business interruption. Plan for pilot testing, live deployment, and training. Identify customizations and add-on modules. Predict and manage compatibility problems. - Testing
Design and configure a test environment for validating the upgrade project. - Environment Updates
Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the current release to ensure ongoing support services from Microsoft and to have all current features accessible to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Activate services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Condition data and execute scripts to address known issues. - Custom Reporting
Create reports and or custom dashboards for internal as well as external use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Power BI for on-demand reporting and for combining information from diverse on-premises and remote sources. - Education
Provide one-on-one or group training for current and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP. - Support Services
Act as a single contact for support to ensure consistent and affordable handling of issues made possible by familiarity with your specific environment.
Progent offers the help of seasoned experts who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since version 1. Progent can do the jobs you require directly instead of supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house IT personnel. Key areas where Progent's consultants can deliver Microsoft Dynamics GP support services include:
- Guidance
Suggest the deployment of software modules that come with the core GP platform but are not now being used. In addition, recommend third-party products written exclusively for Dynamics GP to provide capabilities that GP doesn't offer. - Integrations
Build custom connections between Dynamics GP and other business applications to avoid duplicate data entry and increase accuracy. - Customizations
Build major and simple customizations that run with Microsoft Dynamics GP to handle various business functions not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or external add-ons.
Progent can assist your business to upgrade your infrastructure to accommodate Dynamics GP for any architecture including local, cloud-based, or a hybrid environment. Infrastructure expertise provided by Progent include:
- Needs assessment and site inventory
- Network architecture design and implementation (local, cloud-based, or hybrid)
- Setting up firewalls and remote connections and defining security policies
- Managing Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Creating high-availability architectures
- Integration with PaaS and IaaS services including Microsoft 365
- Disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness
- Performance optimization
A modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment includes diverse application platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and cloud services combined into a seamless ERP solution. For over two decades, Progent's consultants have delivered remote and on-premises help from Microsoft-certified professionals including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Exchange Server integration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint Server integration experts. Progent has supported these products from their first releases to their current versions, and Progent can help with cloud options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online deployment and application development expertise.
Progent also has a long history of delivering support from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Windows Hyper-V integration experts, and VMware virtualization specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms saves time and costs when guiding businesses through each phase of upgrading their older Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the skills of advanced security and compliance experts, business continuity planning experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud integration experts, and database administrators who can help you to design, implement, and manage a well-tuned Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.
Progent's Consulting Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
To find out more about Progent's remote and on-premises support expertise in Carlsbad, California for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, visit:
- MS Dynamics GP Support Services
- Dynamics GP 2015 Support Services
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Features
- Expertise with Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting
- MS Dynamics GP Custom Software Development
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Mission Critical IT Applications Computer Engineer
Specialists Server Management
Server growth puts pressure on network budgets and administrative resources. Server consolidation via a virtual infrastructure promises lower total cost of ownership of servers and faster return on investment, more efficient use of servers, simplified operations, enhanced system uptime, and easier management. Typical uses for virtual machines include hardware consolidation, economical hosts for mission-critical legacy software running on obsolete operating systems, and affordable quarantine of program development or pilot testing systems from production systems.
Wireless Site Survey Support and Help
Wi-Fi Site Survey Online Troubleshooting
Progent's wireless site survey services assist you to plan, implement and troubleshoot a Wi-Fi LAN adapted to your environment, offering your business a WLAN that has the coverage, speed, capacity, security, and roaming ability your business requires.
Online Consulting Building-to-building Wireless
Configuration Wireless Link
Progent's wireless professionals can help small companies design, select, evaluate, configure and support protected building-to-building wireless bridging products that integrate seamlessly into your IT network while providing a level of protection that matches or exceeds wired interfaces. Progent offers experience in wireless LAN/WAN technology from Cisco Aironet and Meraki, Proxim, and additional small business wireless vendors and can help you identify and deploy the wireless connectivity technology that match your company requirements.
Exchange Server 2016 Migration Planning Network Engineer
Exchange 2016 Mailbox migration IT Consulting
Progent can assist you in any and all facets of your upgrade to Microsoft Exchange 2016 including planning HA architecture for an on-premises, Microsoft cloud connected or hybrid deployment; server and CAL licensing compliance for Exchange 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2; migrating mailboxes; Windows Hyper-V strategy; determining storage requirements for your virtual machines, mailbox databases and logs; configuring HLB for high-availability CAS services; designing, setting up and testing Exchange Servers and Windows Servers and DAG groups; setting up collaboration with SharePoint; updating the firewall; creating SSL certs; performing client integration with Office desktop or Microsoft 365; and configuring Outlook on the web (formerly Outlook Web App).
Technology Consulting Cisco PIX 500 Firewall Migration
24 Hour Cisco Security Online Technical Support
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Emergency Live Online Microsoft Access Class
Consultancy Online Crystal Reports Training
Progent's virtual classroom webinars provide small businesses the affordability, simplicity, and versatility of virtual learning plus the effective training methods of seasoned teachers who utilize sophisticated technology to simulate live, interactive classrooms. Progent offers online training for key desktop software including elements of Microsoft Office such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Publisher, and Outlook: Dynamics accounting and analytics software such as MS Dynamics GP; plus other leading desktop applications like Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat Writer, and Crystal Reports.
Contract Development Microsoft Dynamics Power BI
Dynamics GP Enterprise Reporting Consultants
Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting includes analytics and reporting features that let you monitor all business processes, revenues and expenses, and sales patterns with integrated drill-down, inquiry, and reporting capabilities. Progent's Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains reporting support services can enable you to design reports that allow you to analyze your business more completely, converting uncooked data into useful business information. Progent can enhance your reporting and analytics by providing Crystal Reports consulting, FRx support, and Microsoft Excel assistance. In addition to delivering reporting help, Progent can supply Microsoft .NET consulting, Microsoft SQL Server help, and programming experience with VBasic, XML and other development environments in order to offer specialized line-of-business software development and eCommerce solutions that work transparently with Dynamics GP/Great Plains.
Network Support Outsourcing Consultant
Consultancy Chief Information Officer Outsourcing
Progent is organized provide in-depth online consulting for all technical areas common to today's small business IT systems and allows you to outsource an array of strategic, on-demand services such as a temporary CIO to offer advanced IT design and budgeting skills, a Technical Response Center for help desk support, proactive server monitoring, spam and email-borne virus filtering as an outside-the-firewall service, best-practices project management help for major projects like site relocations orOS upgrades, connectivity experts for designing fast and reliable infrastructure, certified security specialists to verify information protection and regulatory compliance, disaster recovery experts to create business continuity strategies, and software programmers to create, customize, or repair mission-critical application programs.
Wi-Fi site survey Online Technical Support
Office Wireless Consultants
Progent's Wireless Consulting Services offer a convenient, affordable way for businesses of any size to deploy, manage and repair advanced wireless connectivity technology. For 802.11n and the latest 802.11ac wireless networks, Progent can help you plan and install appliances such as Cisco's Aironet and Meraki access points and wireless network controllers. For wireless messaging and online applications, Progent can help with Apple iPhones, Apple iPads, Google Androids, and Windows smartphones and tablets.
Solaris Security Firm
24x7 UNIX Security Contractor
If your business has a Solaris environment or a mixed-platform computer system, Progent's CISM, CISSP and ISSAP-certified security specialists can help your entire organization in a broad range of security topics including security administration procedures, security architecture and strategies, access management products and methodology, applications development security, business processes security, hardware security, communications, infrastructure and web security, and disaster recovery preparedness. CISM, CISSP and ISSAP define the fundamental skills and international standards of knowledge that information security managers are required to master. These certification give IT management the assurance that those who have achieved their CISM, CISSP or ISSAP qualification have demonstrated the background and knowledge to offer effective security management and engineering services.
Cisco CUBE and ASR Routers Engineer
SIP Trunking Remote Troubleshooting
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified SIP integration consultants can help organizations of any size to plan, integrate, maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade Cisco's SIP connectivity solutions and Cisco's CUBE-based IP PSTN trunks and can provide cost-effective online or onsite expertise to help you to migrate smoothly to a modern unified communications environment that offers accelerated return on investment. Progent's certified Microsoft collaboration experts can assist you to set up connections between Cisco's CUBE SBC and Microsoft's rich media platforms like Skype for Business and Lync for connectivity to a SIP PSTN trunk.
Firewall Configuration Intrusion Protection Systems
Award Winning Firewall Security Technology Consulting
Progent offers small and medium size businesses expert support for Intrusion Protection Systems and IPsec VPN solutions from major firewall and Virtual Private Network security companies such as Check Point Software, Juniper, and SonicWall. Progent can help you create a detailed security strategy and choose the right technologies from a variety of suppliers to support your security objectives while sticking within your spending limits.
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Remote Technical Support
Award Winning Windows Server 2022 DNS-over-HTTPS Consulting Services
Progent's Microsoft Gold-certified Windows Server 2022 consultants can help your company to plan and carry out an efficient migration to Windows Server 2022 using a self-hosted deployment architecture or a hybrid deployment model that integrates cloud-hosted Windows Server on Azure with a self-hosted implementation of Windows Server 2022.
24/7 Computer Consultant Systems Management Server 2003
IT Services SMS Server 2003 Migration
Progent's Microsoft certified experts provide small and medium size businesses enterprise-class consulting support for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. Systems Management Server is Microsoft's solution for change and configuration management. SMS 2003, a component of Microsoft System Center 200, enables you to deliver critical software rapidly and reliably to appropriate users, lower software costs and adhere to licensing agreements by understanding patterns of usage, enhance Windows protection by improving your awareness of vulnerability and by delivering targeted patches, manage your external workforce through industry standards independent of connection or location, and reduce operational expenses by fully utilizing the management capabilities built into Windows. Progent's SMS engineers can show you how to use SMS effectively for automated software and application installation, security patch administration, and asset tracking management including program and appliance inventory.
Tandberg T3 Telepresence Engineers
Cisco Telepresence Professionals
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SentinelOne EDR Technology Professional
SentinelOne Singularity Complete Integration Consultants
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Top SCCM 2012 Mobile Device Management Consulting Services
SCCM 2012 Software Inventory IT Consultant
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Cisco SIP Integration Consulting Services
Top Network Consultants CUCM and SIP Integration
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified SIP infrastructure experts can help you to plan, integrate, maintain, troubleshoot and enhance Cisco's SIP connectivity solutions and Cisco's CUBE-connected SIP trunks and offer affordable remote or on-premises expertise to assist you to migrate smoothly to a productive communications ecosystem that delivers fast return on investment. Progent's certified Microsoft unified communications consultants can help you to set up connections between Cisco's CUBE Session Border Controller and Microsoft's rich media platforms like Skype for Business and Lync for connectivity to a SIP PSTN trunk.
Windows 10 Pilot Testing Integration
Largest Microsoft Windows 10 ADK Professional
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Exchange Server 2010 Upgrade Engineers
Microsoft Expert Exchange 2003 to Exchange 2010 Upgrade Specialist
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24x7 Integration Support Microsoft Exchange
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Remote Workforce Cybersecurity Professionals
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Help and Support Exchange 2013 OWA
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 incorporates major enhancements to the functionality of its predecessor Exchange 2010 and introduces important innovations plus a redesigned architecture. These improvements affect vital areas like manageability, availability, security, operational costs, collaboration, extensibility, performance, cross-version interoperability, and the user experience. Progent's Microsoft-certified Exchange Server 2013 consultants can assist your organization to understand the potential business benefits of upgrading to Exchange Server 2013, create a cost-effective test and rollout plan, and educate your IT team to manage your Microsoft Exchange 2013 solution. Progent can also provide ongoing online support and management services for Exchange Server 2013.
ISA Server 2006 On-site Support
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Secure Application Publishing with ISA Server 2006 provides greater protection of intranet resources while enabling enhanced productivity by making these resources accessible to legitimate remote users. Internet Security and Acceleration Server can guard business applications, services, and information across all network layers with application-layer filtering and comprehensive publishing wizards. Progent's Microsoft-premier Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 consultants can help you plan, install, configure, and maintain ISA Server 2006 on your system so your business achieves a smart and economical balance of protection, convenience, and speed.
Dynamics GP Visual Studio Consultancy
Dynamics GP Modifier Services
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Small Business 500 AP Consulting
After Hours Small Business 300 Access Point Support and Help
Cisco's Small Business family of wireless access points are Linux-based units engineered as entry-level Wi-Fi solutions for light workloads. Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified Wi-Fi network consultants offer remote or on-premises integration and debugging support to help your organization to plan, implement, update, optimize, manage and troubleshoot Cisco Small Business wireless AP deployments of any scale or architecture.
Security Inventory Engineers
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2900 Router On-site Support
Cisco 800 Series ISR Router Onsite Technical Support
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Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite Online Consulting
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