Mission Viejo Microsoft Certified Consulting Company
Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Migration and Enhancement Consulting
Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally branded Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than almost any other ERP platform made for Windows. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a proven, feature-rich application and is one of the most widely used ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with around 50,000 active installations worldwide. Many businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have managed to defer upgrades and maintenance to the point that they now find themselves using seriously out-of-date software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This can be dangerous. Meanwhile, a common theme we hear from new clients is that they have a hard time finding experienced Microsoft Dynamics GP experts to partner with for in-depth knowledge about how to update their Dynamics GP ecosystem efficiently and extract the most benefit out of the application.
The more an organization attempts to limp along with outdated releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration procedure becomes. When server hardware or storage systems fail, there could be no equivalent hardware available to replace them. When editions of Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, vital security updates stop being distributed. The latest releases of Microsoft SQL Server might not be compatible with your special GP customizations. Next-generation tools such as Power BI may not run. Organizations considering an upgrade of their Dynamics GP deployment are often overwhelmed by the number of components involved in the project. And the price tag quoted for a migration may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over 20 years, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and affordable online consulting for Windows-powered networks to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering in-depth familiarity with all releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with world-class network integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to make sure your Mission Viejo, California business get the most out of GP.
We partner with our customers and begin by understanding their requirements. Once we have an understanding of the IT situation and the areas needing improvement we provide our recommendations. Recommendations can include a migration to a newer and supported release of Dynamics GP, basic user education, complete system and individual module implementation including 3rd-party modules offered by a broad range of vendors that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other critical business applications within your organization, custom report writing, and solution evaluations to assess whether GP is being used optimally. Our goal with every Microsoft Dynamics GP project big or small is to maximize strategic value and manage cost.
Progent's consultants can help your Mission Viejo, California company in every facet of your Microsoft Dynamics GP migration or enhancement initiative including:
- Deployment Assessment
Take a look at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are currently using and propose other features of the product that may be suitable for your organization. - Upgrade Design and Timing
Develop a comprehensive migration plan and timetable that avoids business disruption. Schedule solution validation, live deployment, and training. Specify customizations and add-on modules. Anticipate and resolve integration problems. - Pilot Testing
Plan and configure a pilot environment for validating the upgrade process. - System Updates
Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the current release to ensure continuing support services from Microsoft and to make all the latest features available to your organization. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Implement services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library. Prep data and run scripts to address documented issues. - Management Reporting
Create reports and or custom dashboards for private as well as public consumption. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services and combine Microsoft Dynamics GP with Power BI for self-service reporting and for aggregating information from multiple on-premises and remote sources. - Training
Deliver individual or classroom style training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP. - Support
Act as a single point of contact for expertise to deliver dependable and cost-effective resolution of problems made possible by close understanding of your specific environment.
Progent can provide the support of top-tier experts who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since version 1. Progent has the skills to do the jobs you need directly rather than supervising less knowledgeable consultants or internal staff. Important areas where Progent's consultants can provide Microsoft Dynamics GP expertise include:
- Recommendations
Suggest the deployment of software modules that come with the basic GP platform but are not currently being utilized. In addition, recommend third-party add-ons designed exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP skips. - Integrations
Build custom integrations between Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid duplicate entry and improve consistency. - Customizations
Build major and simple customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform specific functions not handled by standard GP modules or third-party add-ons.
Progent can assist your business to enhance your infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any deployment model including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Infrastructure services available from Progent include:
- Needs assessment and IT asset inventory
- Network topology design and implementation (local, cloud-based, or hybrid)
- Setting up firewalls and remote connections and defining security policies
- Managing iOS, Google Android, and Windows mobile devices
- Developing high-availability solutions
- Integration with PaaS and IaaS services including Office 365
- Disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness
- Performance tuning
A modern Dynamics GP ecosystem incorporates multiple software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and public cloud services integrated into a cohesive ERP solution. For over 20 years, Progent's consultants have provided remote and onsite help from Microsoft-certified experts including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server developers, Exchange Server configuration experts, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint integration experts. Progent's consultants have supported these products from their first releases to their current versions, and Progent can help with cloud-based SaaS options by offering Office 365 consulting, Exchange Online expertise, and SharePoint Online migration and development expertise.
Progent also has a long history of providing support from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtualization specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms saves time and costs when guiding businesses through each phase of upgrading their legacy Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the skills of senior security and information assurance experts, disaster recovery and business continuity planning experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to plan, deploy, and manage a modern Dynamics GP ecosystem.
Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Deployments
For more about Progent's online and on-premises consulting services in Mission Viejo, California for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, see:
- Microsoft Dynamics GP Expertise
- Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Features
- Expert Help with Dynamics GP Reporting
- MS Dynamics GP Custom Development
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Support and Setup Dynamics GP
Emergency Dynamics GP Software Online Technical Support
Progent’s Microsoft certified experts offer a variety of consulting services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a Microsoft accounting platform and corporate management tool based, like all Microsoft accounting solutions, on the scalable and popular platform of Microsoft Windows technology. Dynamics GP/Great Plains 2010, the most recent edition of Microsoft financial software in the Microsoft Dynamics GP family, provides an affordable solution for controlling and combining finances, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, on-site support, customer relationships, and human resources. Microsoft Dynamics GP is simple to deploy and integrate, and with its segmented design you are able to purchase only the functions you currently require, with the ability to add clients and enlarge functionality when necessary. Progent’s Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Software support engineers can help you install, configure and manage Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 as well as older editions of Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains.
Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering Online Consulting
Top Setup and Support Failover Clusters Windows Server 2008
The clustering technology incorporated into the high-end versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has been radically re-engineered to streamline the installation, configuration, and management of server clusters that provide greater levels of network dependability, security, efficiency, and flexibility. New or improved capabilities include automated cluster verification, revamped setup and installation, improved cluster administration, new cluster infrastructure for maximum uptime, better security and quorum models, fewer failure points, more storage and memory capacity, and enhancements for multi-site clusters. Progent's clustered server consultants can help your company assess the business benefits of Windows clustering, design and execute an installation, educate your IT staff to manage your failover clusters, provide ongoing consulting and support services, and create and validate a disaster recovery procedure.
Compliance Audit Palo Alto Networks App-ID
Palo Alto Networks PA-3000 Series Firewalls Network Consultant
Progent's Palo Alto Networks firewall consultants can show you how to choose, deploy, and manage Palo Alto Networks firewalls to provide a modern security solution that extends across your on-premises and cloud assets and protects any user at any location with any endpoint device.
Windows 2008 R2 Setup and Support
Urgent Windows Server 2008 Hyper-VI Integration
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 represents an important advance in making information networks more secure and available, simpler to virtualize and administer, faster, and able to provide a better platform for web hosting and development. Progent can assist your business get the most from the improvements incorporated into Windows Server 2008 by delivering certified consulting, tech support, training, staffing, network monitoring, and security engineering services.
Open Now Windows Server 2008 DirectAccess Remote Support Services
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-VI Technical Support Services
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is a major step forward in making IT systems more secure and fault tolerant, easier to virtualize and manage, higher performing, and able to provide an improved platform for web publishing. Progent can assist your business benefit fully from the improvements incorporated into Microsoft Windows Server 2008 by providing consulting, troubleshooting, education, staffing, network monitoring, and security expertise.
Virtual Machine Hosting Technology Professional
ProSight Virtual Hosting Specialist
Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service offers complete hosting of a small organization's servers in an environment that delivers the maximum level of dependability and expandability and is in addition easy to move to another host. ProSight Virtual Hosting options are built upon proven virtualization platforms that enable small businesses with multi- platform IT systems to save dramatically on the costs of capital equipment, system support, and network administration while achieving enterprise-class reliability and an unprecedented degree of vendor flexibility.
Consulting Services Nexus 9000 Switch
Nexus Switch VXLAN Online Consulting
Nexus series switches are engineered to deliver the performance, expandability, availability, cloud readiness, density, data protection and manageability required to function as the heart of a world-class data center. Progent's Cisco-certified Nexus switch consultants are available to provide remote and on-premises consulting services to help your business to plan an optimal network topology, set up test systems to confirm your network design, install and configure Nexus switches, create and enforce effective policies, perform security vulnerability evaluations, configure proactive monitoring and alert systems, consolidate network resources through virtualization, troubleshoot switching and routing issues, maximize system performance, plan for expected growth, and take advantage of the advanced zero-downtime features incorporated into Cisco's Nexus products. Progent can also help your business to upgrade efficiently from legacy Nexus models or Cisco Catalyst switches to current Nexus switches.
Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP Remote Troubleshooting
Microsoft Dynamics GP Support and Setup
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants offer a variety of consulting services for Dynamics GP. Dynamics GP is a Microsoft financial package and business management solution built, like all Microsoft accounting tools, on the expandable and popular foundation of Windows technology. Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains 2010, the latest edition of Microsoft accounting software in the Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains line, provides an affordable tool for controlling and integrating accounting, e-commerce, supply chain, manufacturing, project accounting, field service, customer relationships, and HR. Microsoft Dynamics GP is easy to install and integrate, and with its modular design you can license only the functions you currently need, with the ability to expand users and enlarge functionality when necessary. Progent’s Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Software support experts can show you how to install, customize and manage Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains 2010 as well as older editions of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
UNIX Online Systems Engineer
Linux Online Consultant
Progent offers national remote technical support and consulting services for businesses that run UNIX, Linux, or Solaris environments or whose information systems include a combination of UNIX and Microsoft Windows products. Remote IT help provides maximum return for your IT dollar by preserving client efficiency and shortening the time billed for network analysis and repair. Sophisticated online access technology and skilled technicians and engineers combine to enable Progent to solve the majority of IT problems without squandering time and expense by going to your site. In the vast majority of situations your IT issues can be dealt with over the phone or through a mix of phone support and remote network analysis. Progent can put you in touch with Cisco certified CCIE infrastructure experts and CISM and CISSP certified security specialists to assist you with the most challenging network problems.
Consulting Private Cloud Solutions
Urgent Engineers ProSight Virtual Machine Hosting
Progent's ProSight Virtual Hosting service offers proven virtualization technology, a state-of-the-art data center facility, and the technical support services of Progent's Microsoft-certified engineering group to provide small companies with a comprehensive IT outsourcing alternative that improves network availability and security, reduces management distraction, and cuts costs. With Progent's Private Cloud Hosting, a small or midsize business can have each of its software platforms and key business application servers supported within a secure and reliable facility on a fast, non-stop virtual server set up and supported by Progent's computer support professionals.
24-Hour Consultant Services VMware Site Recovery Manager Compliance
Consultancy VMware Cross vCenter NSX
VMware's market leading Site Recovery Manager is an extension to VMware vCenter that allows you to orchestrate, automate and test a consistent workflow for restoring services rapidly after an outage. Site Recovery Manager supports centrally controlled and automated recovery, application mobility, plus non-intrusive site migration, failback and re-protect. SRM also allows transparent testing for disaster recovery, upgrades and fixes and can produce audit reports to confirm complete service recovery, validate Service Level Agreements and demonstrate DR compliance. Progent offers the support of a VCDX certified VMware SRM consulting expert to assist your organization to design, deploy, test and administer a disaster recovery solution powered by VMware SRM.
Best Microsoft GP/Great Plains Troubleshooting
Largest Microsoft Financial Software Information Technology Consulting
important characteristics of Dynamics GP/Great Plains accounting include a modular structure that allows you to buy only the functionality you require, a standards-based architecture based on Microsoft technologies to safeguard your investment and offer a tightly interconnected environment, enhanced reporting services that permit you to track all activities, revenues and spending and sales trends, integration with Microsoft Office to speed access to corporate data, the capability to process information from almost any database or desktop software into Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains, and an open design that makes it possible to create specialized programs. Progent can help you configure and maintain a reliable, secure server and communications infrastructure to support Dynamics GP, and can provide expert GP support professionals to show you how to turn the advanced features of Microsoft Dynamics GP business accounting software into a productive business solution.
24x7 Online Troubleshooting Windows Server 2012R2 Live Migration
Microsoft Certified IT Services Windows Server 2012R2 Data Deduplication
Progent's certified professionals can help you to evaluate the benefits of Windows Server 2012 R2 for your organization, create test environments and migration strategies, optimize your network for on-premises, multi-site, private or public cloud-based, and partial-cloud environments, educate your IT support staff, develop an enterprise-wide security strategy, automate IT administration, assist with application development, and generate and validate a disaster recovery/business continuity plan.
Specialist Windows 8.1 Work Folders
Windows 8.1 Help Desk Specialist
Progent's engineers can deliver a variety of technical services to assist organizations of any size to deploy, manage, and support networks that include workstations, laptops, tablets, or Windows phones based on Windows 8.1. For larger organizations, Progent's experienced project managers can assist to set up test labs to evaluate Windows 8.1 and develop and manage Windows 8.1 migration plans based on leading practices.
24x7 Postini Consultants
Antivirus Support
E-Mail Guard is a complete service for blocking spam and virus attacks. E-Mail Guard handles the security and administration of company email by offering continually updated spam and virus filtering, policy management, content testing, and protection against email-based directory harvesting and Distributed Denial of Service attacks. E-Mail Guard also includes tracking, administration and reporting tools as well as outgoing email filtering to let you troubleshoot your e-mail environment and specify and enforce company security policy.
Windows 10 Configuration Remote Support Services
Microsoft Windows 10 Migration Computer Engineer
Progent's Windows consulting experts can help businesses of any size to evaluate Windows 10 or to migrate to Windows 10 from an older release of Microsoft Windows. Online and on-premises assessment and upgrade services for Microsoft Windows 10 provided by Progent's experts include Return on Investment analysis, project supervision, application compatibility testing, test lab systems, virtualization architecture, Cloud and hybrid integration, mobile device management and synchronization, teleworker access, data and identity security, automated deployment and management, infrastructure design, Wi-Fi support, business continuity planning, group and personal training for IT support personnel and end users, and ongoing technical help.
Cisco CCIE Online Computer Installation
Consulting Services Firm Cisco Management
Progent can provide fast remote access to Cisco-certified CCIE network infrastructure consultants. Progent's CCIE experts can connect to your network using powerful remote diagnostic tools to deliver fast and affordable troubleshooting and remediation of urgent network problems.
Windows, Linux, UNIX, Solaris Specialists
Linux, Windows Consultant Services
If your office computer system combines Linux platforms with MS Windows, Progent can show you how to integrate your IT resources into a cohesive network that permits all your operating systems to coexist for easy administration, seamless information exchange, high reliability, superior performance, and tight protection. Progent's Linux and Microsoft Windows coexistence support offerings feature network infrastructure configuration and support, consulting for Windows services for UNIX, remote network monitoring and administration, remote technical support and troubleshooting, in-person technical support, and Help Desk Call Center support.
SQL Server 2017 Adaptive Query Processing Setup and Support
SQL Server 2017 Graph On-site Technical Support
Progent's Microsoft-certified SQL Server 2017 experts can help your business to evaluate the business benefits of migrating to SQL Server 2017 and can assist you to design and implement a cost-effective migration of your databases and applications to any deployment architecture including on-premises, cloud-hosted, or hybrid. Progent's consultants offer online or on-premises support ranging from as-needed design assessment or troubleshooting to comprehensive project management to ensure your SQL Server 2017 project is successfully completed on time and within budget.
Support Outsourcing Internet Data Center
Data Center Setup and Support
Progent’s data center IT services are designed for companies with hardware located at Internet Data Centers or data center collocation hosting facilities and requiring on-demand in-person help at the colo facility as well as off-site support from Microsoft and Cisco Premier Certified experts. Progent offers a full array of Internet Data Centers and data center and co-location consulting services such as system architecture evaluation, Windows and UNIX server installation and maintenance, tech support for server and communications networking, design and deployment of zero-downtime systems, defining and deploying layered security structures, firewall configuration and troubleshooting, designing load balancing environments, and creating fault tolerant server and storage cluster systems.
Aironet Wi-Fi Access Point Consulting
CCIE Certified Support Aironet Wave 2 Wi-Fi AP
Progent's certified wireless networking consulting experts can assist organizations of any size to design, deploy, manage and repair Cisco Aironet Wi-Fi AP solutions to achieve the throughput, range, capacity, expandability, security and ease of management required for transparent connectivity between wireless and wired networks. Progent can provide affordable remote and onsite consulting services for legacy and new-generation 802.11ac Aironet access points and Progent can assist your business plan and maintain deployments of indoor and outdoor Aironet Wi-Fi APs.
24/7 SMS Upgrade Remote Consulting
Microsoft SMS Remote Technical Support
Progent’s Microsoft certified consultants offer small and medium size companies enterprise-grade consulting services for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. Systems Management Server is Microsoft's standard tool for change and configuration management. SMS 2003, included in Microsoft System Center 200, allows companies to deliver critical applications quickly and reliably to specified users, reduce product expense and adhere to licensing agreements by determining patterns of usage, improve Windows protection by improving your awareness of vulnerability and by delivering targeted patches, manage your external workforce through accepted standards independent of connection or location, and reduce operational costs by efficiently utilizing the administrative functions incorporated into Windows. Progent’s SMS engineers can help you use SMS economically for automated software and application installation, security patch control, and resource monitoring management including program and appliance inventory.
Cisco ASA Firewall VPN Online Troubleshooting
Firepower Network Consultant
The new ASA 5500-X Series of firewalls with Firepower Services provide significantly more value than Cisco's earlier firewalls and have replaced the ASA 5500 and PIX firewalls for all new installations. Progent's Cisco-premier CCIE network experts can help your company to maintain your legacy PIX or Cisco ASA 5500 security appliances and migrate to Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls with Firepower Services. Progent can also help you to design, integrate, tune, administer and debug firewall environments built around Cisco ASA 5500-X firewalls with Firepower Services.
Office 365 and Apple iOS Computer Consultant
On-site Support Office 365 Exchange Online and on-premises Exchange
Microsoft has made a strong effort to enable seamless hybrid networks that combine Office 365 Exchange Online and local Exchange systems. This allows you to have specific mailboxes located at your physical datacenter and other mailboxes resident on Office 365. Progent's Microsoft-certified consulting team can help you with any phase of designing, integrating and debugging your hybrid Office 365 Exchange Online solution. Progent's Exchange specialists can deliver occasional expertise to help you through challenging technical issues and also offer extensive project management outsourcing or co-sourcing to make sure your hybrid Office 365/Exchange solution is successfully completed on time and within budget.
Lync Server 2013 and Active Directory Engineer
Lync Server 2013 security Consultants
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help you to evaluate the value of Microsoft Lync Server for your business and can help you to design and carry out a deployment of Lync Server 2010 that centralizes the control of Instant Messaging and Presence and increases the output of your office employees, telecommuters, and mobile workforce. Progent can also assist you to carry out an efficient migration to Microsoft Lync Server 2010 from Office Communications Server or from Live Communications Server, interface Microsoft Lync Server with Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and SQL Server, show you how you can use Lync Server to improve the collaborative functions of Microsoft Office applications, and provide online seminars and continuing support for Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and other Microsoft technologies.
Service Database Remote Troubleshooting
Services Documentation IT Consulting
Progent uses an enterprise-class support reporting system that records and formats complete documentation for all delivered services. Unlike some independent consultants or local service firms who provide minimal documentation or specifics of tasks performed, every service provided by Progent is tracked by full documentation. Each Progent consultant has access to the service documentation transmitted by every consultant to each customer. The discipline of detailing and organizing support records results in more effective service and eliminates a variety of common problems such as when a service client is effectively held captive to a consultant who refuses to let go of vital service information.
ISA Server Specialist
ISA Server Engineers
Progent's Microsoft-certified ISA Server consultants have extensive experience developing Microsoft-based security solutions for IT networks with multiple sites, mobile users, and line-of-business web-based applications. A Progent ISA Server engineer can help your small business design and implement a configuration of Microsoft ISA Server 2004 that supports your IT security needs without limiting your network.
Network Consultant Firewall and VPN
Firewall Security Security Companies
Progent offers small and mid-size businesses professional consulting for Intrusion Protection products and IPsec VPN solutions from major firewall and Virtual Private Network security vendors including WatchGuard, Juniper Networks, and Symantec. Progent can help you create a comprehensive security plan and select the right technologies from a variety of suppliers to support your security objectives while staying within your spending restraints.
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