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Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Upgrade and Enhancement Consulting and Support Services
Dynamics GP, previously branded Great Plains, sports a lengthier history than virtually any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform made for the Windows OS. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured product and is one of the most widely used ERP systems for SMBs, with about 50,000 active installations globally. Many organizations who have relied on Dynamics GP for years have been able to postpone upgrades and maintenance to the point that they now find themselves running seriously out-of-date software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This can be dangerous. At the same time, a recurring theme we hear from new customers is that they have a hard time finding veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to update their Dynamics GP environment efficiently and extract the most benefit out of the application.
The more a business attempts to limp along with outdated versions of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the upgrade process becomes. If physical host servers or disk systems fail, there may be no equivalent devices available to use as substitutes. When versions of Microsoft Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP reach end-of-support status, vital security patches stop being developed. The latest editions of SQL Server might not work with your important GP customizations. Next-generation tools such as Microsoft's Power BI may not run. Organizations considering an update of their Dynamics GP deployment are often intimidated by the volume of components involved in the project. And the price tag suggested for an upgrade may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Services Available from Progent
Progent has offered support for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's tested professionals have provided high-level and economical online integration consulting for Windows-powered environments to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering in-depth familiarity with all editions of Dynamics GP along with world-class network integration talent, Progent is ideally qualified to make sure your Albany, New York business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.
We become partners with our customers and start by listening to their needs. Once we have an understanding of the IT situation and the areas needing improvement we provide our suggestions. Proposed services can include an upgrade to a more current and supported version of Dynamics GP, basic user education, complete system and individual module implementation including 3rd-party products offered by a broad array of suppliers that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business software within your company, custom report writing, and system analysis to assess whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our goal with each Microsoft Dynamics GP engagement of whatever size is to optimize business value and minimize expense.
Progent's consultants can assist your Albany, New York company in every phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade or customization process including:
- Deployment Review
Review at what features of Dynamics GP you are now using and discuss additional features of the product that might be helpful to your organization. - Upgrade Planning and Scheduling
Create a complete upgrade plan and timetable that minimizes business disruption. Schedule pilot testing, production upgrade, and education. Identify custom development and add-on modules. Anticipate and manage integration problems. - Testing
Plan and configure a test system for proving the migration process. - Environment Upgrades
Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the current version to ensure continuing support services from Microsoft and to make all the latest features accessible to your business. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Configure services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prep data and run scripts to resolve known issues. - Management Reporting
Create reports and or custom dashboards for internal and public consumption. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Dynamics GP with Power BI for self-service reporting and for combining data from diverse on-premises and remote repositories. - Training
Provide individual or classroom style training for current and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP. - Support
Act as a single contact for support to ensure consistent and affordable handling of problems thanks to familiarity with your specific situation.
Progent can provide the help of seasoned experts who have been creating working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent can do the jobs you need directly rather than supervising less knowledgeable consultants or internal staff. Key areas where Progent's consultants can provide Dynamics GP expertise include:
- Guidance
Recommend the use of modules included with the basic GP platform but are not currently being utilized. Also, recommend third-party add-ons written specifically for Dynamics GP to provide capabilities that GP doesn't offer. - Integrations
Create custom connections between Dynamics GP and other business platforms to avoid duplicate entry and increase accuracy. - Customizations
Create major and small customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform various business functions not handled by standard GP modules or external modules.
Progent can help your business to upgrade your infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any deployment model including local, private or public cloud, or a hybrid environment. Network infrastructure services provided by Progent include:
- Needs assessment and site inventory
- Network architecture planning and deployment (local, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
- Configuring firewalls and remote connections and defining security policies
- Managing iOS, Google Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Creating high-availability (HA) solutions
- Integration with PaaS and IaaS services such as Office 365
- business continuity preparedness
- Performance optimization
An optimized Dynamics GP ecosystem includes multiple software platforms, local network infrastructure technologies, and cloud products integrated into a seamless enterprise resource management solution. For over 20 years, Progent has provided online and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified professionals including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Microsoft Exchange configuration consultants, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint integration consultants. Progent's consultants have supported these products from their first releases to their current editions, and Progent supports cloud-based SaaS options by offering Office 365 consulting, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online migration and application development expertise.
Progent also has extensive experience delivering help from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Windows Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtualization specialists. This background with core technologies saves time and costs when helping organizations through every phase of upgrading their legacy Dynamics GP environment. Progent also can provide the support of advanced security and compliance engineers, business continuity planning consultants, application programmers, hybrid cloud architecture experts, and database administrators who can assist you to plan, deploy, and maintain a productive Microsoft Dynamics GP solution.
Progent's Consulting Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
To learn more information about Progent's online and onsite consulting services in Albany, New York for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, refer to:
- Microsoft Dynamics GP Support Expertise
- Dynamics GP 2015 Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Benefits
- Expertise with Dynamics GP Reporting
- Dynamics GP Custom Programming
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Dynamics GP Power BI Consultant
MCSE Expert Certified Great Plains Online Troubleshooting
Progent can help you plan and execute a smooth migration to Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains so that you preserve your data, improve your security, enhance your management reporting, take full advantage of Microsoft Office integration, and minimize productivity interruption by designing and executing a sensible migration plan. Progent can also help educate new Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains users so you don't lose productivity. Progent can enhance your financial reports and management analytics by providing Crystal Reports help, FRx programming, and Microsoft Excel support. Progent's experience with Microsoft .NET development, Microsoft SQL Server solutions, and programming with VBasic, XML and other tools make it possible to produce specialized line-of-business applications and eCommerce solutions that work seamlessly with Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains.
SQL 2008 Reporting Services Engineer
SQL Server Capacity Planning Designer
Progent's certified SQL Server developers and DBAs offer online consulting to assist businesses of any size to create, administer, and maintain applications based on Microsoft's SQL Server platform and .NET architecture. Progent's SQL Server consultants can provide help with any phase of application development in solutions that range from small office databases to VLDB applications and data warehousing.
Microsoft Certified Partner Specialist Great Plains Migration
Dynamics GP Software Online Support Services
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants provide a range of consulting services for Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains). Microsoft Dynamics GP is a financial and ERP platform based, like all Microsoft accounting tools, on the scalable and familiar foundation of Microsoft Windows technology. Dynamics GP provides an affordable tool for controlling and integrating finances, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, on-site support, and human resources. Dynamics GP is simple to install and configure, and with its modular approach you can purchase only the capability you currently need, with the option to expand clients and enlarge capabilities when necessary. Progent’s Microsoft Dynamics GP support engineers can help you deploy, configure and manage the current release of Dynamics GP or upgrade smoothly from an earlier version.
Remote Knowledge Transfer Online Support Services
Information Transfer Network Consulting
Progent is committed to information transfer from Progent's consultants to clients. By educating customers to deal with technical issues that are within their scope, Progent is able to concentrate on offering high-value skills where Progent faces little competition. Small companies who work with familiar independent service providers or who maintain in-house support personnel benefit when Progent passes on information about new technology and tested methodologies to make their networks more reliable, secure, and productive.
Top Microsoft Office 365 Webinar Consultancy
Online Office Outlook Training
Progent's webinars offer small companies the cost savings, simplicity, and versatility of online seminars and the effective training methods of experienced teachers who use advanced collaboration software to emulate real-time, participatory classes. Progent offers remote training for popular desktop software including components of Microsoft Office suite such as Excel, Word, Access, and Outlook: Microsoft Dynamics accounting and analytics solutions such as MS Dynamics GP; as well as other leading desktop applications such as Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Writer, and Crystal Reports.
Support scom 2016 application performance monitoring
Consulting scom 2016 Amazon AWS integration
System Center 2016 Operations Manager (SCOM 2016) helps to ensure top performance and maximum uptime for key workloads by providing centralized, cross-platform tracking of IT resources deployed throughout local systems and private and public clouds. Progent's SCOM consulting group offers advanced remote and onsite expertise to assist businesses of all sizes to design, integrate, optimize, update and troubleshoot SCOM 2016 solutions. Progent can help you to move to SCOM 2016 from older versions or from other monitoring products, or integrate multiple monitoring tools into a cohesive infrastructure management solution. Progent can also show you how to extend your Operations Manager 2016 scope to incorporate resources based in public clouds such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.
Consulting Services Cybersecurity Architecture
Best Engineer Cybersecurity Architecture
Progent's ISSAP Certified security experts, or Information Systems Security Architecture Professionals, are consultants who have been awarded ISSAP Certification through thorough examination and significant work with information security design. ISSAP security experts possess in-depth knowledge of access control systems and techniques, phone system and network protection, cryptography, requirements analysis, business continuity and disaster recovery planning (DRP), and physical security integration. Progent's ISSAP-certified security consultants can help your company with all phases of architecture security.
Online Technical Support Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Clustering
Biggest Remote Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016 Scale Out Clusters
Progent's Windows Server 2016 disaster recovery/business continuity experts can assist you to plan and deploy a DR system based on Microsoft's latest Failover Clustering tools such as Cluster OS Rolling Upgrade for non-intrusive migration to Windows Server 2016, Storage Replica for crash-consistent Recovery Point Objective (RPO), Storage Spaces Direct for high-performance storage clusters using industry-standard equipment, VM Load Balancing for enhancing the performance and resilience of Failover Clusters while minimizing capital investment and management overhead, and Cloud Witness for fast, economical creation of a failover cluster quorum arbitration point.
64-bit Computing Specialist
64-bit Processing Professional
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help you design, document, carry out, manage, and troubleshoot a network-wide move to 64-bit server and desktop OS software and applications. Progent can help you test your 64-bit infrastructure to verify that it supports all of the important 32-bit applications which you intend to retain plus the latest 64-bit editions of software you wish to install.
Microsoft, Cisco and Security Certified Experts CRISC Certified Onsite Technical Support
CRISC Certified Cybersecurity Network Consulting
Progent's disaster recovery support and business continuity consultants can help you create a disaster recovery strategy in case of an IT network catastrophe. Progent can show you how to create a complete disaster recovery plan that includes periodic disaster recovery assessments and drills. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-certified consultants can also help you build an affordable, non-stop system solution that addresses reliability issues covering a broad array of network technologies and procedures.
Juniper Junos BGT Security Consultant
Network Security Testing Juniper Junos
Progent's Juniper Networks-certified network consultants can assist you to design and implement Juniper Firewall and VPN technology, enhance and support your network infrastructure, and migrate efficiently from discontinued products to current releases. Progent's Junos OS engineers can offer expertise with Juniper's flagship network operating system to help you to streamline the administration and strengthen the protection of your Juniper VPN appliances and firewalls. Progent also has extensive experience supporting Juniper's NetScreen OS and ScreenOS software productss and can assist organizations maintain environments that incorporate a combination of Juniper's software platforms.
Biggest Specialist Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
Support Outsourcing Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 features outstanding levels of speed, security, availability, expandability, and flexibility that accelerate output of on-site, branch office, and mobile users. Progent's network professionals can provide affordable online consulting, troubleshooting, and training services to assist you to plan, implement, and manage Windows Server 2008 R2 in order to add substantial strategic value to your network.
Check Point SandBlast Technology Consulting
Check Point 16000 Firewalls Auditor
Progent's Check Point Software firewall experts can show you how to plan, deploy, and manage firewall environments that rely on Check Point Software NGFW firewalls and Check Point's cloud-based SandBlast security services. Progent can also assist you support legacy Check Point firewalls or upgrade smoothly to Check Point's modern security gateways.
24x7 Antivirus Installation support
24 Hour Antivirus Setup and Support
E-Mail Guard is Progent's affordable spam filtering and antivirus managed service that gives small businesses enterprise-quality defense from spam, viruses, directory harvesting, and other types of email-borne assaults on IT networks. E-Mail Guard is built on Postini's Perimeter Manager, a sophisticated library of web-based spam filtering and virus defense services that defuse email attacks before they can breech the corporate firewall. Perimeter Manager also allows administrators track and manage their e-mail application, irrespective of server vendor, hardware technology, or data center location.
Linux Computer Consultants
Mandrake Linux Consult
If you are producing Linux-based software in an environment that includes Microsoft Windows-based servers, desktops, and office productivity products, Progent can provide full-service information technology outsourcing that frees you to focus on your field of strategic expertise while avoiding the constant distraction of maintaining your company information system. By using automated network monitoring and by delivering remote and in-person assistance as your business needs it, Progent offers an economical solution for managing an IT system that provides high availability, security, and performance. Progent's Linux developer support offerings include comprehensive information technology outsourcing, virtual server infrastructure, online and on-premises service and troubleshooting, 24x7 monitoring services, and Contact Center support.
SCCM Mobile Application Management Computer Engineer
Award Winning SCCM MAM Online Troubleshooting
System Center Configuration Manager automates software provisioning and updating, streamlines compliance settings management, inventories network resources, guards against corporate data leakage, performs network health reporting, enables secure self service, and offers a single control mechanism for managing multi-operating system networks running on-premises, cloud-centric, or hybrid deployment models. Progent's Microsoft-certified Configuration Manager consultants and Azure cloud experts can help you with any aspect of planning, implementing, operating and repairing a System Center Configuration Manager solution for on-premises, cloud, or hybrid networks.
CISSP Certified Cybersecurity Analyst Specialists
Emergency Firewall Setup CISSP
Progent's CISSP-certified network security consultants can assist businesses of all sizes with any facet of information system security. Progent can implement cost-effective cybersecurity systems that guard a small business against advanced malware attacks or Progent can design, configure, and manage a comprehensive security environment for hybrid enterprise networks that accommodate local, remote, and mobile users accessing network resources spread over multiple physical sites and public and private clouds.
Service Database Network Engineer
Consultant Services Service Reports
Progent uses a sophisticated service reporting system that stores and organizes detailed documentation for all delivered support activities. Unlike many freelance consultants or small support firms who provide minimal documentation or specifics of tasks performed, every service delivered by Progent is accompanied by full documentation. Each Progent consultant has access to the support documentation sent by each consultant to each customer. The discipline of detailing and organizing service records allows more effective support and avoids a slew of typical problems such as when a service customer is virtually held captive to a consultant who refuses to release vital service information.
ProSight Private Cloud Services Specialist
Specialists ProSight Virtual Server Private Cloud Hosting
Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting combines advanced virtualization architecture, a world-class data center facility, and the technical support expertise of Progent's Microsoft-certified engineering group to provide small and midsize businesses with a complete IT outsourcing solution that enhances network availability and protection, reduces management distraction, and cuts costs. With Private Cloud Hosting, a small or midsize company can have each of its operating system platforms and key application servers hosted in a secure and fault tolerant facility on a high-performance, high-availability virtual server configured and maintained by Progent's computer support experts.
Support and Setup Firepower Services
Cisco Firepower Configuration Online Support Services
Cisco's Firepower NGFWs Firewalls deliver a significant performance improvement over Cisco's popular ASA 5500-X firewalls and include centralized management of modern security features like application visibility and control (AVC), next-generation intrusion protection with intelligent prioritization of risks, advanced malware protection, URL filtering, and multi-node sandboxing. Progent's Cisco CCIE firewall experts can help your organization to design and carry out an efficient migration to Firepower firewalls from Cisco's from ASA 5500-X, ASA 5500, or PIX appliances and help you integrate Firepower firewalls with Cisco's security services to create and centrally manage network ecosystems that span local offices, data centers, private clouds and public clouds.
Remote Support Services Cisco PIX Firewall Upgrade
Cisco Firewalls Computer Consultants
Cisco's PIX 500 Series firewalls have been discontinued and Cisco might not support these devices. Progent still offers technical assistance for Cisco's PIX Series firewalls to help you with maintenance and management and Progent can in addition help you determine if you should adopt next generation firewall products available from Cisco. Progent's Cisco-certified specialists can help you plan and carry out a cost-effective migration to Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls based on industry best practices.
Engineers Internet Service Provider Selection
Remote Internet Service Provider Selection Technology Professional
Progent can provide the affordable support of remote Internet connectivity consultants to assist your organization to evaluate or update your Internet services so your Internet connectivity solution meets your business requirements. Services available from Progent include assessment of your current bandwidth use, vendor and plan analysis and selection, network provisioning, and overseeing a seamless switchover to a new ISP and/or service plan. Network provisioning can include enhancing existing routers and deploying new ones, implementing firewalls, and designing fault-tolerant BGP configurations.
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Assessment Professionals
Technology Professional Cybersecurity Assessment
Progent offers several security packages designed to provide larger corporations a professional and comprehensive network security audit from a team of certified security consultants. All Progent's security evaluation packages incorporate a collection of procedures including network scans from within and from outside your corporate firewall, expert interpretation of scanned data by certified security engineers, production of a paper documenting the results, plus an interactive concise executive outbrief and an extensive interactive outbrief for in-house network managers.
ProSight Managed IT Services for Small Businesses Consultant Services
ProSight Managed Services Specialists
Progent's ProSight family of managed services are designed to offer businesses who have minimal in-house IT administration and support staffs with affordable access to world-class management platforms and consulting expertise. Benefits of the ProSight line of managed services include flat-rate IT management expenses, automation of routine management processes, continual absorption of the latest technology, graceful migration from legacy technology to current solutions, improved alignment of information technology with strategic goals, access to veteran network consultants, and allowing management to concentrate on business issues instead of ever-changing information technology.
24/7 Expert Training Specialists
Expert Training Network Consultants
Progent is committed to knowledge transfer from Progent's consultants to customers. By educating customers to resolve problems that are within their scope, Progent is able to concentrate on providing high-value skills where Progent faces few competitors. Small companies who utilize familiar freelance service providers or who employ internal support staffs benefit when Progent passes on knowledge about critical technology and tested processes to make their IT environments more robust, protected, and productive.
SCCM Troubleshooting Outsourcing
SCCM Reporting Professionals
Configuration Manager automates software deployment at scale, centralizes compliance settings control, keeps track of network assets, protects against company data leakage, performs health monitoring, enables secure end-user self service, and offers a single control mechanism for administering multi-operating system ecosystems based on on-prem, cloud, or hybrid deployment architectures. Progent's Microsoft-certified SCCM consultants and Azure cloud integration experts can help you with any facet of planning, implementing, using and troubleshooting a System Center Configuration Manager deployment for on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid environments.
Security Vulnerability Assessment Specialists
Cybersecurity Assessment Engineer
Progent offers special network security service bundles designed to deliver larger institutions an impartial and comprehensive security audit from a team of certified security engineers. All Progent's security evaluation bundles incorporate a collection of procedures like network scans from within and from beyond your company security perimeter, professional interpretation of captured data by accredited security consultants, production of a paper explaining the findings, plus an interactive concise executive outbrief and an in-depth interactive outbrief for in-house network engineers.
Remote Workers Video Conferencing Consulting Services
At Home Workforce Video Conferencing Online Troubleshooting
Progent can help small and mid-size businesses to configure and troubleshoot video conferencing technology to allow their telecommuters to collaborate effectively with fellow workers and clients.
Juniper Junos Network and Security Manager Network Security Auditor
Juniper Junos Network and Security Manager Cybersecurity Tech Services
Progent's Juniper-certified network engineers can help you utilize Junos OS and the Junos platform of network management applications to configure, administer, and monitor Junos-powered devices; migrate to the Junos OS operating system from other Juniper software platforms such as ScreenOS; and upgrade your Juniper routers, switches, and gateways to the latest version of Junos OS.
Colocation Center Migration Remote Technical Support
IT Consultant Data Center Colocation
Colocation sites allow businesses to share world-class data centers for housing computer hardware that supports mission-critical applications and services. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco premier consultants can assist your business with all facets of your colocation program such as selecting and moving to a colo site, designing system architecture, defining hardware, on-site and remote maintenance, setting up remote system management, and education your support personnel.
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