Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than virtually any other ERP platform written for Windows. Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured application and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for SMBs, with around 50,000 active customers globally. Many businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years or decades have managed to defer upgrades and maintenance long enough that they now find themselves running legacy software and outmoded network infrastructure. This is risky. Meanwhile, a recurring theme we hear from prospective customers is that they have trouble finding experienced Dynamics GP experts who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to upgrade their Dynamics GP ecosystem efficiently and get the maximum business value out of the software.
The more a business attempts to limp along with legacy releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more challenging the migration procedure tends to be. If server hardware or storage systems break down, there could be no suitable devices on the market to use as substitutes. When editions of Microsoft Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support status, critical security patches are no longer released. Current editions of Microsoft SQL Server may not work with your special GP customizations. Innovative tools like Power BI may not run. Organizations investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment are often intimidated by the number of components involved in the puzzle. And the cost suggested for an upgrade may be astronomical.
Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Services Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and economical online consulting for Windows-based environments to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering in-depth experience with all versions of Dynamics GP along with top-tier system integration talent, Progent is ideally qualified to make sure your Adelaide, South Australia business optimize the benefit of GP.
We become partners with our clients and begin by understanding their needs. Once we have familiarity with the situation and the areas needing improvement we provide our recommendations. Recommendations may include a migration to a more current and supported version of Microsoft Dynamics GP, basic user training, full system and specific module configuration including 3rd-party modules from a wide range of suppliers that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business software used by organization, custom report writing, and solution analysis to assess whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our objective with each Microsoft Dynamics GP engagement big or small is to optimize strategic value and manage cost.
Progent can help your Adelaide, South Australia company in each phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP migration or enhancement project including:
- Deployment Assessment
Review at what features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are currently using and discuss other capabilities available on GP that might be helpful to your organization.
- Migration Planning and Timing
Develop a complete migration plan and timetable that avoids business disruption. Schedule pilot testing, live deployment, and training. Identify customizations and add-on modules. Anticipate and manage integration issues.
- Pilot Testing
Plan and implement a pilot system for validating the migration project.
- System Upgrades
Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and GP Integration Manager data. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the latest version to ensure continuing support from Microsoft and to make all the latest features accessible to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all associated databases. Implement services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library. Condition data and run scripts to address known issues.
- Management Reporting
Create reports and or custom dashboards for private as well as external use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for self-service reporting and for aggregating information from diverse on-premises and external repositories.
- Training
Provide one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP.
- Support
Provide a single contact for expertise to ensure dependable and affordable resolution of issues thanks to familiarity with your particular situation.
Additional Microsoft Dynamics GP Consulting Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent can provide the help of top-tier consultants who have been developing working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent can do the work you require directly rather than supervising less experienced consultants or in-house IT personnel. Important areas where Progent can provide Dynamics GP support services include:
- Guidance
Suggest the deployment of modules that come with the core GP platform but are not currently being used. Also, recommend third-party add-ons designed exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP doesn't offer.
- Integrations
Create custom connections between Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to reduce redundant entry and increase accuracy.
- Customizations
Build big and simple customizations that work with Dynamics GP to handle specific functions not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or external add-ons.
Infrastructure Consulting Services
Progent can assist your business to upgrade your infrastructure to support Microsoft Dynamics GP for any architecture including local, private or public cloud, or a hybrid environment. Infrastructure services provided by Progent's consultants include:
- Needs analysis and IT asset inventory
- Network architecture planning and deployment (local, cloud-based, or hybrid)
- Configuring security gateways and VPN connections and creating security policies
- Integrating Apple iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices
- Developing high-availability (HA) architectures
- Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Performance tuning
The Progent Advantage
A modern Dynamics GP ecosystem incorporates diverse application platforms, local network infrastructure technologies, and cloud products combined into a seamless ERP solution. For more than 20 years, Progent's consultants have provided online and on-premises help from Microsoft-certified experts including Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Microsoft Exchange integration consultants, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint Server integration experts. Progent has worked with these products from their initial releases to their latest versions, and Progent supports cloud-based options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online deployment and application development services.
Progent also has extensive experience delivering help from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms saves time and costs when helping organizations through every aspect of upgrading their legacy Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the skills of senior security and information assurance engineers, business continuity planning experts, application developers, hybrid cloud integration consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to design, implement, and manage a modern Dynamics GP solution.
Progent's Support Expertise for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
To learn more information about Progent's online and on-premises consulting expertise in Adelaide, South Australia for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, visit:
Read/Download Progent's Dynamics GP/Great Plains Consulting Services Datasheet
To download a datasheet about the consulting services offered by Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP software, click Download Datasheet: Consulting Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Platform (PDF file).
Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Migration Support
If your Adelaide, SA business is looking for a Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration consultant or application developer, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.