Microsoft Dynamics GP ExpertsMicrosoft Dynamics GP, previously branded Great Plains, has a longer history than almost any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform made for the Windows OS. 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 globally. A number of organizations who have relied on Dynamics GP for years have been able to postpone upgrades and maintenance long enough that they now find themselves using legacy software and rickety network infrastructure. This is risky. At the same time, a common complaint we hear from new customers is that they have a hard time locating veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP experts to partner with for guidance on how to upgrade their Dynamics GP ecosystem affordably and extract the most business value out of the application.

The more a business attempts to make do with outdated versions of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the migration procedure becomes. If physical host servers or disk systems break down, there could be no suitable hardware available to replace them. When releases of Windows Server that run Dynamics GP reach end-of-support status, critical security updates stop being released. The latest editions of Microsoft SQL Server may not be compatible with your important GP customizations. Innovative products such as Microsoft's Power BI may not be an option. Organizations investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment can be intimidated by the number of components there are to the puzzle. And the price tag suggested for a migration may seem astronomical.

Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Expertise Available from Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned experts have provided advanced and affordable online integration consulting for Windows-powered environments to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering deep familiarity with all releases of Dynamics GP as well as top-tier network integration talent, Progent is ideally qualified to help your Charleston, South Carolina business optimize the benefit of GP.

We become partners with our customers and begin by listening to their needs. Once we have familiarity with the IT situation and the areas for improvement we make our recommendations. Recommendations may involve an upgrade to a more current and supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user education, complete system and specific module configuration including 3rd-party products offered by a broad array of vendors that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, integration with other key business software used by company, custom report creation, and system analysis to determine whether GP is being utilized to its fullest. Our goal with each Microsoft Dynamics GP engagement of whatever size is to optimize strategic value and minimize cost.

Progent's consultants can assist your Charleston, South Carolina business in each facet of your Dynamics GP migration or customization project including:

  • System Assessment
    Take a look at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now using and discuss additional capabilities of the product that might be suitable for your business.

  • Upgrade Design and Timing
    Develop a complete migration plan and schedule that avoids business interruption. Schedule solution validation, live deployment, and training. Identify custom development and add-on products. Predict and resolve integration issues.

  • Pilot Testing
    Design and configure a pilot environment for validating the migration process.

  • System Upgrades
    Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and GP Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the latest release to ensure ongoing support services from Microsoft and to have all current features available to your business. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Activate services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prep data and execute scripts to resolve documented issues.

  • Management Reporting
    Create reports and or custom dashboards for private and public consumption. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for self-service reporting and for combining data from multiple on-premises and remote sources.

  • Training
    Provide individual or classroom style training for existing and first-time users of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

  • Support
    Provide a single point of contact for support to ensure effective and affordable resolution of problems made possible by familiarity with your particular environment.
Other Dynamics GP Consulting Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent can provide the help of seasoned consultants who have been developing working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since relerase 1. Progent has the skills to do the work you need directly rather than supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house staff. Important areas where Progent's consultants can deliver Microsoft Dynamics GP support services include:
  • Recommendations
    Suggest the deployment of software modules included with the basic GP platform but are not currently being utilized. Also, suggest third-party add-ons written exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP doesn't offer.

  • Integrations
    Create custom connections between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid duplicate data entry and increase consistency.

  • Customizations
    Create big and small customizations that work with Dynamics GP to handle specific functions that are not addressed by standard GP modules or third-party add-ons.
Infrastructure Consulting Services
Progent can assist your business to enhance your infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any architecture including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Network infrastructure services offered by Progent's consultants include:
  • Needs analysis and IT asset inventory
  • Network topology planning and deployment (on-premises, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
  • Setting up firewalls and remote connections and defining security policies
  • Managing Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows mobile devices
  • Creating high-availability (HA) environments
  • Integration with PaaS and IaaS services such as Microsoft 365
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Performance tuning
Why Progent?
A modern Dynamics GP environment incorporates diverse application platforms, local network infrastructure technologies, and public cloud services combined into a seamless ERP solution. For more than two decades, Progent's consultants have delivered online and on-premises help from Microsoft-certified professionals including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server consultants, SQL Server developers, Exchange Server integration experts, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint Server integration experts. Progent's consultants have worked with these products from their first releases to their latest editions, and Progent supports cloud-based SaaS options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online deployment and development expertise.

Progent also has extensive experience delivering help from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network consultants, Windows Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine specialists. This experience with strategic technologies cuts time and expense when guiding organizations through every aspect of upgrading their older Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also offers the skills of senior security and compliance engineers, disaster recovery preparedness experts, application developers, hybrid cloud integration consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to design, implement, and maintain a well-tuned Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Support Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Solutions
To find out more about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting expertise in Charleston, South Carolina for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning product family, visit:

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

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Services
If your Charleston, SC business needs a MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration expert or software developer, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.