Minneapolis Microsoft Gold Certified Consulting and Support
Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration and Enhancement Consulting
Microsoft Dynamics GP, previously called Great Plains, has a lengthier track record than almost any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution made for the Windows OS. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured application and is one of the most widely used ERP systems for SMBs, with about 50,000 active installations globally. A number of organizations who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have been able to defer upgrades long enough that they are now using seriously out-of-date software and rickety network infrastructure. This can be risky. Meanwhile, a recurring theme we hear from new clients is that they have a hard time finding veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP experts to partner with for in-depth knowledge about how to update their Dynamics GP system affordably and extract the most benefit out of the software.
The more an organization tries to limp along with legacy versions of Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration process tends to be. When server hardware or disk systems fail, there may be no suitable hardware on the market to replace them. When editions of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support status, vital security patches stop being developed. The latest releases of Microsoft SQL Server might not be compatible with your important GP customizations. Innovative tools such as Power BI may not be an option. Businesses considering an upgrade of their Dynamics GP deployment can be intimidated by the number of pieces involved in the project. And the cost suggested for a migration may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Services Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's tested experts have provided high-level and economical online consulting for Windows-powered networks to businesses in every state across the U.S. By combining deep familiarity with all versions of Dynamics GP along with world-class network integration skills, Progent is uniquely suited to help your Minneapolis, Minnesota business get the most out of GP.
We partner with our clients and start by understanding their needs. After gaining an understanding of the environment and the areas needing improvement we make our suggestions. Recommendations can involve an upgrade to a more current and fully supported release of Dynamics GP, basic user education, full system and individual module configuration including 3rd-party products offered by a wide range of vendors that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, integration with other key business software within your organization, custom report writing, and solution evaluations to assess whether GP is being utilized optimally. Our goal with every Dynamics GP project big or small is to maximize strategic value and control cost.
Progent's consultants can assist your Minneapolis, Minnesota business in every phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement process including:
- System Review
Review at what features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now running and discuss other features of GP that might be suitable for your business. - Migration Planning and Timing
Create a complete upgrade plan and timetable that minimizes business disruption. Schedule solution validation, production upgrade, and education. Identify custom development and add-on products. Predict and resolve compatibility problems. - Testing
Design and configure a test system for proving the migration project. - Environment Upgrades
Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the current version to assure ongoing support from Microsoft and to make all the latest features accessible to your business. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Implement services from the Professional Services Tools Library. Condition data and run scripts to resolve documented issues. - Custom Reporting
Develop reports and or custom dashboards for internal as well as external use. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services and integrate Dynamics GP with Power BI for on-demand reporting and for aggregating data from multiple local and external repositories. - Education
Deliver one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and first-time users of Dynamics GP. - Support
Act as a single point of contact for expertise to deliver consistent and cost-effective resolution of problems thanks to familiarity with your particular environment.
Progent offers the help of seasoned experts who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent can do the work you require directly instead of managing less experienced consultants or in-house IT personnel. Key areas where Progent's consultants can provide Microsoft Dynamics GP support services include:
- Guidance
Recommend the use of software modules that come with the core GP platform but are not now being utilized. Also, suggest third-party add-ons written specifically for Microsoft Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP skips. - Integrations
Create custom connections between Dynamics GP and other business platforms to avoid redundant data entry and improve accuracy. - Customizations
Create big and simple customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform specific business functions that are not addressed by standard GP modules or external modules.
Progent can assist you to upgrade your network infrastructure to accommodate Microsoft Dynamics GP for any architecture including local, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Infrastructure services available from Progent's consultants include:
- Needs assessment and site inventory
- Network topology design and implementation (local, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
- Configuring security gateways and remote connections and defining security policies
- Managing iOS, Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Developing high-availability (HA) architectures
- Integration with public cloud services such as Office 365
- Disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness
- Performance tuning
An optimized Dynamics GP environment incorporates diverse software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure technologies, and public cloud services integrated into a cohesive enterprise resource management solution. For over 20 years, Progent's consultants have delivered online and onsite help from Microsoft-certified experts including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server developers, Exchange Server configuration consultants, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint Server integration experts. Progent has supported these products from their first versions to their current versions, and Progent can help with cloud-based options by providing Office 365 integration services, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online deployment and development services.
Progent also has a long history of providing support from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Windows Hyper-V integration experts, and VMware virtualization consultants. This background with core technologies saves time and costs when guiding organizations through every aspect of updating their older Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also offers the support of senior security and information assurance experts, disaster recovery and business continuity planning experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud architecture experts, and database administrators who can assist you to plan, deploy, and maintain a modern Microsoft Dynamics GP solution.
Progent's Support Expertise for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
For more about Progent's online and on-premises support expertise in Minneapolis, Minnesota for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP software, see:
- Microsoft Dynamics GP Expertise
- Dynamics GP 2015 Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Benefits
- Expert Help with Dynamics GP Reporting
- Dynamics GP Custom Software Programming
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Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Migration Support
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Fedora Linux Troubleshooting
Linux Configuration
If you are producing Linux-based applications in an environment that includes Windows-based servers, PCs, and office applications, Progent can provide full-service information technology outsourcing that frees you to focus on your area of high-value expertise while avoiding the constant hassle of managing your business network. By using automated server monitoring and by delivering online and in-person assistance when your company needs it, Progent offers an affordable alternative for supporting an information network that provides high availability, security, and performance. Progent's Linux developer assistance offerings include full-service network support outsourcing, virtual server infrastructure, remote and in-person support and repair, network monitoring services, and Helpdesk services.
Online Support Immersive Telepresence
Consulting Polycom Telepresence
Progent offers the services of a certified engineer with expertise deploying technology from the leading video conferencing/telepresence providers such as Cisco, Polycom, and LifeSize and can assist your company to design, install, upgrade, or maintain a telepresence environment that preserves your investment and maximizes the strategic value of your information system. Progent also offers the expertise of network infrastructure engineers who can assist businesses of all sizes to create and maintain a communications network that provides the performance, dependability, protection, and expandability you need to support your telepresence solution.
Microsoft Solutions Framework Project Methodology Systems Consultant
Access to External Support Databases Computer Outsourcing Consultant
Progent’s staff of Microsoft and Cisco Certified consultants average more than a decade of real-world industry experience, at the front lines of network service, performing a wide variety of IT projects for a large mix of clients. Each Progent support professional shares a refined set of individual best practices which are incorporated into company-wide leading practices standards that Progent instills in its support team. This guarantees that you get not just world-class technical skills, but also a consultant with field-tested approaches for using computer knowledge to resolve real-world IT problems rapidly.
System Center 2016 and SQL Server Professionals
System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager Support and Help
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants have over 10 years of background planning, implementing, optimizing and fixing SCOM environments and can provide companies of any size expert remote or on-premises consulting services for Microsoft SCOM 2012. Progent can assist you to design an architecture for System Center 2012 Operations Manager servers that provides the responsiveness and resilience needed to monitor your IT resources effectively, whether your datacenters are onsite, cloud-based, or a hybrid environment. Progent's SCOM consultants can also help you to install and set up Microsoft SCOM 2012 management packs according to best practices for monitoring network infrastructure as well as both Microsoft and third-party applications and services. In addition, Progent can deliver fast remote or on-premises troubleshooting to assist you to fix serious problems detected by System Center 2012 Operations Manager.
Juniper Junos CLI Security Contractors
Juniper Junos Configuration Cybersecurity Firms
Progent's Juniper-certified network engineer can help your company to design and implement Juniper Firewall/VPN technology, optimize and support your network infrastructure, and migrate smoothly from discontinued products to the latest releases. Progent's Junos OS consultants can offer support for Juniper's premier network control software to enable you to simplify the management and strengthen the protection of your Juniper VPN devices and routers. Progent also has broad experience maintaining Juniper's NetScreen OS and ScreenOS operating system platforms and can help you maintain environments that include a combination of Juniper's software platforms.
SMS Migration Consultant Services
Integration Support SMS 2003 Upgrade
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 offers added capability for change and configuration management of Windows-based systems via introducing Feature Packs. Feature Packs lower the net operational expense of managing and configuring software products by making it easier to install system images, manage mobile computers, and run management utilities. In addition to advising you about techniques to save management costs by installing SMS 2003 Feature Packs, Progent's consulting experts can show you how to prepare and implement IT tasks that cover processes that Feature Packs are intended to streamline. Progent's migration and upgrade services can lower spending and eliminate business disruption as you transition to new operating systems and applications. Progent's wireless engineers can show you how to develop efficient processes and policies to manage PDAs and intelligent mobile phones so your field force remains efficient and secure. Progent's CISSP-certified engineers and CISM-certified security experts can show you how to design a security strategy that incorporates standards, processes and technologies to keep your IT computer system safe.
Antispam Design and Installation
Information Technology Consulting Anti-Virus
E-Mail Guard from Postini provides continually upgraded spam and virus filtering, data filtering, and security from email-based DHA attacks and denial of service attacks. Progent is a Postini partner and service firm. If your business is too small to qualify for a regular Postini license, you can still have access to Postini’s Perimeter Manager technology through Progent’s E-Mail Guard spam filtering and virus defense aggregation program. Progent’s expert e-mail security consultants can help you create an email defense plan that features antispam and virus protection services and policies.
Virtual Support Desk Consultant Services
Shared Help Desk Consulting Services
Progent's Microsoft authorized experts provide several service programs to help medium-size and large organizations create a cost-effective and successful in-house Computer Support Helpdesk. Progent's help desk consulting services include Return on Investment evaluation, process analysis and improvement, executive reporting, education of in-house staff, and documentation of procedures. Progent's Software Selection and Deployment Services help companies sift through the various high-quality Help Desk software packages on the market and determine what packages may be excessively expensive, miss critical capabilities, or align badly with your company's business goals. Progent also provides short-term staffing for companies who want to reinforce their internal Help Desk team for occasional projects or to substitute for vacationing or indisposed workers.
Aironet 3700 Access Point Online Consulting
Aironet 3800 Access Point Remote Technical Support
Progent's Cisco CCIE Wi-Fi infrastructure consultants offer remote or onsite integration and debugging services to help your organization to design, configure, update, optimize, manage and debug Aironet Wi-Fi AP environments of any scale or architecture. Progent's Cisco wireless controller experts can also assist you to combine your wireless ecosystem with your wired network and cloud-based resources to build an enterprise-wide connectivity solution that is easy to administer and scale. Progent also can provide affordable wireless site surveys to assist you to decide the most appropriate selection, placement and configuration of Aironet wireless access points to accommodate your specific workplace design, building structure, and expected network traffic.
Support for IT Service Firms Technical Support Services
Online Troubleshooting Consulting Support for Network Service Providers
Progent's Support Program for IT Service Organizations lets you take advantage of Progent's consulting engineers under your own service brand as a transparent extension of your IT consulting staff.
Oracle Programming Firms
Oracle Contract Programmer
Progent can provide affordable remote access to a certified Oracle DBA consultant or an Oracle software programmer. Progent offers advanced DBA services for all versions of Oracle's RDBMS platform and can also assist you to design, build, enhance, or fix Oracle applications based on SQL and PL/SQL stored procedure programming language. Progent also offers support for Data Guard replication tools and Oracle Recovery Manager.
Microsoft Certified Partner Integration Support SQL Server 2014 Security
Remote Consulting SQL Server 2014
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 incorporates significant improvements in key areas such as performance, uptime, security, and cloud readiness. SQL Server 2014 is the first version of Microsoft SQL Server that includes in-memory capability that works seamlessly with all types of applications including OLTP, data warehousing, and business analytics. Progent's Microsoft-certified SQL Server 2014 consulting team can provide efficient remote and on-premises consulting services including planning, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and software development services to enable organizations of any size to achieve maximum business value from their SQL Server 2014 deployment.
IT Training Specialists
Information Transfer On-site Technical Support
Progent practices information transfer from Progent's support experts to clients. By educating customers to deal with problems that are within their scope, Progent can focus on providing high-value services where Progent faces few competitors. Small businesses who work with trusted independent service providers or who maintain in-house support staffs benefit when Progent transfers knowledge about critical technology and tested processes to make their IT environments more robust, protected, and efficient.
Indiana Network Support
24-7 On-site and Remote Support Florida
Progent’s Technical Response Center offers nationwide remote help for Windows and Cisco-based small office IT networks. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco-Premier service professionals provide phone support and online secure network access to isolate and resolve network problems quickly and affordably. The scope of IT expertise represented by Progent's team of country-wide service engineers makes it possible to escalate even the toughest problems to competent experts as required.
Dell DRAC Consultant Services
Technology Professional Dell DRAC
Remote server management cards offer network administrators complete control over a server without the requirement for an on-site presence. Using these server management cards, all console screen data plus keyboard and mouse operations are transferred to an off-site session to an IT professional who can be located anywhere in the world. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco certified consultants can assist you to design, deploy, and support a high-availability company network that includes remote server management cards and Progent can use these remote management cards to provide efficient off-site technical help. Progent has experience with a variety of remote management cards such as Aten IP9001 remote management cards, American Megatrends remote management cards, Dell DRAC cards, HP Lights-Out 100c remote server management cards, and Peppercon remote management cards.
Progent Contact
Contact Progent
For small organizations interested in Progent's network support outsourcing, consulting, or troubleshooting offerings, phone 800-993-9400 or e-mail information@progent.com.
SharePoint 2019 Server Farm Design Support and Help
SharePoint 2019 Hybrid Search Specialists
Progent's Microsoft-certified SharePoint 2019 and SharePoint Online consultants can provide affordable online and on-premises consulting, application development, and troubleshooting services for businesses of all sizes who want to upgrade to SharePoint 2019 or SharePoint Online from earlier releases of SharePoint. Progent can assist customers design and carry out a cost-effective migration to SharePoint 2019 on premises, SharePoint Online, or a hybrid environment that incorporates local and cloud resources into a seamless intranet system.
Essentials for Hyper-V Professional
Open Now Essentials for Hyper-V Consultant Services
Progent's Citrix-certified consultants can assist your organization to assess the strategic value of the available editions of Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V, help you to integrate Citrix management tools with your Microsoft Hyper-V environment, and show you how to deploy Citrix Essentials to enhance the performance, availability, flexibility, and fault tolerance of your virtualized environment while lowering the cost of equipment and operations and streamlining management tasks.
CCDP Expert Certified Outsourcing Jabber and Exchange
Computer Consultants Jabber Multiline
Progent's Cisco Jabber consultants can provide online or on-premises support to assist organizations of all sizes to design, implement, maintain, update or debug Cisco Jabber solutions and Cisco Unified Communications Manager ecosystems. Progent offers in-depth expertise for all the products, technologies and services that go into building an end-to-end Jabber solution including Cisco network devices and management software, Microsoft Office applications, Windows and Mac desktops, iOS and Google Android smartphones and tablets, SIP trunking, Wi-Fi networks, cyber security, cloud integration, telepresence systems, PBX systems, disaster recovery preparedness, and other pieces of a cohesive collaboration ecosystem.
Microsoft Certified Professional Career Opportunities
Computer Consultants Part-Time Jobs
Progent is seeking to find full-time, solutions-oriented Microsoft accredited engineers with MCSE certification; Cisco accredited network consultants who have Cisco CCDP or CCIE credentials; security professionals with CISSP or CISA or equivalent security certification; and advanced network design consultants with experience in mobile solutions, wireless connectivity, service continuity, workplace recovery, information preservation, and virtual servers. Progent also seeks professionals who can work on our staff of desktop support technicians and remote support experts. Also, We are hiring experienced administrators able to operate productively in our high-growth, virtual office environment.
Help and Support SCCM 2007 Patch Management
Microsoft SCCM 2007 Windows Server Deployment Network Consultants
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help your business to maintain System Center 2007 Configuration Manager to simplify operations, enhance compliance, and increase productivity by ensuring that operating systems and applications are always up to date, managing product licenses, and reporting usage profiles to help you make smart buying choices. Once you are ready to update your SCCM 2007 device management ecosystem, Progent can assist you to plan and carry out a smooth migration to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
Award Winning Project Design Tuning Technology Professional
Project Planning Technology Professional
For advanced project management support, Progent can provide the services of senior information technology experts with decades of experience in IT management, application development, and business process engineering for organizations from Big 4 companies to dot-com startups to state government agencies. These proven IT managers offer project management skills to help enterprise customers adhere to leading practices to ensure that major projects are completed on schedule and on budget.
Specialist SSL certificate management
ProSight IT documentation management Consultant Services
ProSight IT Asset Management is an IT infrastructure documentation management service that allows you to capture, maintain, find and protect data about your network infrastructure, processes, business apps, and services. You can instantly locate passwords or serial numbers and be warned automatically about impending expirations of SSL certificates ,domains or warranties. By updating and managing your IT documentation, you can save as much as half of the time thrown away searching for critical information about your network. ProSight IT Asset Management includes a common repository for holding and collaborating on all documents required for managing your network infrastructure such as recommended procedures and self-service instructions. ProSight IT Asset Management also offers advanced automation for collecting and associating IT data. Whether you’re making enhancements, performing maintenance, or responding to a crisis, ProSight IT Asset Management delivers the data you need when you need it.
Immediate LifeSize 220 Series Telepresence Consultant Services
Mirial Consultants
Progent offers the support of a certified consultant with an extensive background deploying technology from the leading video conferencing/telepresence providers such as Cisco, Polycom, and LifeSize and can assist you to plan, configure, expand, or maintain a telepresence solution that protects your investment and optimizes the business value of your information network. Progent can also provide the services of infrastructure engineers able to help businesses of any size to build and troubleshoot a communications network that provides the performance, dependability, protection, and scalability you need to accommodate your telepresence solution.
Colo Specialists
Colocation Center Specialists
Colocation data centers make it possible for companies to share world-class facilities for housing network equipment that runs critical applications and services. Progent's Microsoft and Cisco premier consultants can help your small business with all aspects of your colocation program including choosing and migrating to a colo facility, designing network architecture, defining hardware, on-site and remote troubleshooting, establishing offsite network management, and education your IT personnel.
Small Business Computer Consulting Services
Cisco Certified Expert Small Business IT Outsourcing Firm
Progent's Microsoft and Cisco certified computer consultants offer advanced help with a broad range of technologies and can deliver that expertise online anywhere in the U.S. or onsite in major cities throughout the country and anywhere in California. Progent offers online help for information systems based on Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, or Apple macOS and OS X, or for environments that incorporate a combination of Microsoft and UNIX-based platforms. Progent also offers the help of Cisco CCIE infrastructure specialists for the toughest connectivity problems, as well as the the support of CISA and CISSP-accredited security consultants to handle complex security planning and problem solving. Progent has provided remote network support to companies in all 50 states in the United States.
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