Dynamics GP ExpertsDynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, sports a longer history than almost any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution made for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured application and is one of the most popular ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active customers worldwide. Many businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years or decades have been able to postpone upgrades to the point that they now find themselves running legacy software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This can be risky. At the same time, a recurring complaint we hear from new clients is that they have a hard time locating veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants to partner with for guidance on how to update their Dynamics GP system affordably and derive the maximum benefit out of the application.

The more an organization attempts to limp along with outdated versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the upgrade process tends to be. If server hardware or storage systems fail, there could be no equivalent hardware on the market to replace them. When editions of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, critical security updates stop being released. Current editions of SQL Server may not work with your important GP customizations. Innovative products like Microsoft's Power BI may not be an option. Businesses investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment can be intimidated by the number of components there are to the puzzle. And the cost suggested for an upgrade may be astronomical.

Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Services Available from Progent
Progent has offered support for Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and affordable online integration consulting for Windows-powered environments to businesses in every state throughout the U.S. By offering deep experience with all releases of Dynamics GP as well as world-class system integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to make sure your Eugene, Oregon business optimize the benefit of GP.

We become partners with our clients and start by understanding their requirements. After gaining an understanding of the IT situation and the areas for improvement we provide our suggestions. Proposed services can include a migration to a more current and fully supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user training, complete system and individual module configuration including 3rd-party products from a wide range of suppliers that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, integration with other critical business software used by company, custom report writing, and solution analysis to assess whether GP is being utilized optimally. Our objective with each Dynamics GP project big or small is to maximize strategic value and manage expense.

Progent's consultants can assist your Eugene, Oregon company in every facet of your Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement process including:

  • Deployment Review
    Take a look at what features of Dynamics GP you are currently running and propose additional features available on GP that may be helpful to your business.

  • Upgrade Planning and Scheduling
    Develop a complete migration plan and schedule that avoids business disruption. Schedule pilot testing, live deployment, and education. Identify custom development and add-on products. Anticipate and resolve integration problems.

  • Testing
    Plan and implement a test environment for validating the upgrade process.

  • Environment Updates
    Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and Microsoft Integration Manager data. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the latest version to assure continuing support services from Microsoft and to have all the latest features available to your business. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Configure services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prepare data and run scripts to address known issues.

  • Management Reporting
    Create reports and or dashboards for internal as well as external use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for on-demand reporting and for aggregating information from multiple local and remote sources.

  • Education
    Deliver one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

  • Support
    Act as a single point of contact for support to ensure effective and cost-effective handling of issues made possible by close understanding of your particular environment.
Additional Dynamics GP Consulting Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent offers the support of seasoned consultants who have been developing working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent has the skills to do the jobs you need directly instead of supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house staff. Important areas where Progent's consultants can provide Dynamics GP support services include:
  • Recommendations
    Suggest the deployment of software modules that come with the basic GP platform but are not currently being used. In addition, suggest third-party add-ons written specifically for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Create special connections between Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to reduce duplicate entry and improve consistency.

  • Customizations
    Build big and simple customizations that work with Dynamics GP to perform specific business functions not handled by standard GP modules or external add-ons.
Infrastructure Expertise
Progent can help your business to enhance your infrastructure to accommodate Microsoft Dynamics GP for any architecture including local, private or public cloud, or a hybrid environment. Network infrastructure expertise offered by Progent include:
  • Needs analysis and IT asset inventory
  • Network architecture design and implementation (on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid)
  • Setting up security gateways and VPN connections and creating security policies
  • Managing iOS, Google Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
  • Creating high-availability (HA) solutions
  • Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
  • business continuity planning
  • Performance optimization
The Progent Advantage
An optimized Microsoft Dynamics GP ecosystem incorporates multiple software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and public cloud products combined into a seamless ERP solution. For over two decades, Progent has delivered remote and onsite help from Microsoft-certified experts including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server consultants, SQL Server consultants, Microsoft Exchange integration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint Server development consultants. Progent's consultants have worked with these products from their initial releases to their current versions, and Progent can help with cloud-based SaaS options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online migration and application development expertise.

Progent also has a long history of providing help from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure consultants, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine consultants. This experience with strategic technologies saves time and costs when helping organizations through each aspect of updating their older Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also offers the support of senior cybersecurity and information assurance experts, disaster recovery planning experts, application developers, hybrid cloud architecture consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can assist you to plan, implement, and manage a productive Dynamics GP ecosystem.

Progent's Consulting Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Deployments
For more information about Progent's remote and onsite support services in Eugene, Oregon for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, refer to:

Download Progent's Dynamics GP/Great Plains Consulting Datasheet
To download a datasheet about the consulting support offered by Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains software, click Download Datasheet: Consulting for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Software (PDF file).

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Services
If your Eugene, OR business needs a MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains deployment expert or application developer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.