Santa Cruz Microsoft Premier Consulting Experts
Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Consulting
Microsoft Dynamics GP, previously called Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than almost any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution made for Windows. Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured product and is one of the most widely used ERP platforms for SMBs, with about 50,000 active installations worldwide. A number of businesses who have relied on Dynamics GP for years or decades have managed to postpone upgrades to the point that they are now using seriously out-of-date software and rickety IT infrastructure. This is risky. At the same time, a recurring theme we hear from new customers is that they have trouble locating experienced Microsoft Dynamics GP experts to partner with for guidance on how to upgrade their Dynamics GP environment affordably and extract the most business value out of the application.
The more an organization tries to limp along with outdated releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more challenging the upgrade procedure tends to be. When server hardware or storage systems break down, there may be no equivalent devices on the market to replace them. When versions of Windows Server that run Dynamics GP reach end-of-support status, critical security patches are no longer released. The latest editions of Microsoft SQL Server may not be compatible with your special GP customizations. Innovative products like Microsoft's Power BI may not be an option. Organizations investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment can be overwhelmed by the volume of pieces there are to the puzzle. And the price tag quoted for a migration may be through the roof.
Dynamics GP Upgrade and Enhancement Services Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over 20 years, and Progent's seasoned experts have provided high-level and affordable online consulting for Windows-based networks to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering in-depth familiarity with all editions of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with world-class network integration talent, Progent is uniquely suited to make sure your Santa Cruz, California business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.
We partner with our customers and begin by listening to their requirements. After gaining an understanding of the environment and the areas needing improvement we provide our recommendations. Recommendations may include a migration to a newer and supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, basic user education, full system and individual module configuration including 3rd-party products offered by a wide range of suppliers that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business software used by organization, custom report creation, and system analysis to determine whether GP is being used optimally. Our goal with each Dynamics GP project big or small is to optimize strategic value and control cost.
Progent can help your Santa Cruz, California company in every phase of your Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement project including:
- System Review
Review at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now running and discuss other capabilities available on the product that may be suitable for your organization. - Migration Planning and Scheduling
Create a complete migration plan and timetable that avoids business interruption. Plan for pilot testing, production upgrade, and education. Identify customizations and add-on modules. Predict and manage compatibility issues. - Testing
Design and configure a pilot environment for proving the upgrade project. - System Updates
Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager data. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the current version to ensure continuing support from Microsoft and to have all current features available to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all associated databases. Activate services from the Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prepare data and execute scripts to address documented issues. - Management Reporting
Create reports and or dashboards for private as well as public consumption. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for self-service reporting and for combining data from diverse on-premises and remote repositories. - Training
Deliver one-on-one or group training for current and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP. - Support
Act as a single contact for support to ensure dependable and affordable handling of problems made possible by familiarity with your particular situation.
Progent offers the help of top-tier experts who have been developing working Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since version 1. Progent can do the jobs you need directly instead of managing less experienced consultants or in-house staff. Important areas where Progent 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. Also, suggest third-party products written specifically for Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP doesn't offer. - Integrations
Build special integrations between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to reduce duplicate data entry and improve accuracy. - Customizations
Build big and small customizations that work with Microsoft Dynamics GP to handle specific business functions not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or external add-ons.
Progent can help you to enhance your network infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any architecture including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid environment. Network infrastructure expertise provided by Progent include:
- Requirements assessment and site inventory
- Network architecture design and implementation (on-premises, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
- Configuring security gateways and remote connections and defining security policies
- Integrating iOS, Google Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Creating high-availability solutions
- Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
- business continuity planning
- Performance tuning
A modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment includes diverse application platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and public cloud products combined into a seamless ERP solution. For over 20 years, Progent has delivered online and onsite help from Microsoft-certified experts including Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server developers, Microsoft Exchange integration experts, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint integration experts. Progent has supported these products from their first versions to their current editions, and Progent supports cloud-based SaaS options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online expertise, and SharePoint Online migration and development expertise.
Progent also has a long history of providing support from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network experts, Hyper-V integration experts, and VMware virtual machine consultants. This experience with core technologies cuts time and costs when helping businesses through each phase of upgrading their older Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also can provide the support of advanced security and information assurance experts, business continuity preparedness consultants, application programmers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and database administrators who can assist you to design, implement, and manage a well-tuned Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.
Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Deployments
To learn more information about Progent's remote and on-premises support expertise in Santa Cruz, California for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, refer to:
- MS Dynamics GP Consulting Services
- Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains Features and Benefits
- Expert Help with MS Dynamics GP Reporting
- MS Dynamics GP Custom Programming
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Progent provides customers the services of consultants who have been awarded some of the IT industry's most prestigious credentials. Progent thinks that customers have the right to be sure that their IT service professionals have formal testing as well as broad practical experience so that Progent's clients can engage Progent's service with confidence. In many cases, vendor credentials like the Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIE) confers privileges for substantially better vendor support than is available to non-certified consultants, enabling Progent to deliver customers a higher level of computer service. In other cases, recognized credentials such as CISSP or ISSEP for IT security can aid corporate clients to show compliance with regulatory requirements by using the assistance of recognized IT experts.
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Altaro VM Backup and vSphere Professionals
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Small Business Network Technical Consultant
Small Office Network Consulting
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64-bit Migration Consulting
64-bit Server IT Consulting
Progent's Microsoft-expert engineers can help you to enhance your workstations from 32 to 64 bits. Progent can assist you to calculate the costs and benefits of upgrading to 64-bit PC desktop processing, design an affordable upgrade process that reduces business disruptions, and offer economical, expert remote help to aid you to configure 64-bit desktop operating systems and applications on your existing computers.
Unity Connection Support and Integration
Unified Attendant Console Consultants
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Best Integration Support Teleworker Conferencing
Remote Employees Video Conferencing Online Consulting
Progent can help small and mid-size organizations to configure and troubleshoot video conferencing technology to enable their at-home employees to communicate efficiently with fellow workers and clients.
Application Monitoring Outsourcing
Top Rated Information Technology Consulting Operations Manager
Even if your company has a minimal network support staff and a limited technology budget, your information system can still have the same high reliability and performance that once needed a substantial in-house service organization. Progent's 24x7 Network Support Services for small businesses combine the experience of world-class Microsoft-certified and Cisco-certified IT professionals, the latest system management products for proactive monitoring and alerts, and economical support programs such as a help desk call center to keep your mission-critical business applications and hardware operating.
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virtual application delivery Consultancy
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Fault Tolerant Inter-office Network Engineer
Fault Tolerant Interoffice Connectivity Technology Consulting Services
Progent's non-stop interoffice connectivity and 24x7 network connection consultants can help small businesses achieve non-stop Interoffice connectivity via fully redundant networks featuring transparent failover. Progent's CCIE engineers can plan and deploy ultra-reliable Inter-office networks supported by fault tolerant EIGRP routers or zero-downtime OSPF deployment of Cisco routers. Progent can show you how redundant connections and transparent fail-over offers economical 24x7 interoffice connectivity.
Configuration Meraki 802.11ac AP Migration
Meraki Wave 2 AP Online Support
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WatchGuard Firebox M370 Firewall Cybersecurity Contractor
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24-Hour Remote Consulting SQL Server 2017 SSAS
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Exchange 2016 Upgrade Planning Computer Consultants
Largest Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Upgrade Online Support
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Microsoft SQL Server IT Consulting Firms
Largest MS SQL Server Engineer
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Ubiquiti AP Consult
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Consulting Information Risk Evaluation
24/7/365 Information Risk Evaluation Consultancy
Progent offers small organizations a pair of ultra-affordable security inventory scanning packages that provide, at a set price, remotely managed inventory scans of your network security profile which are analyzed by expert information security engineers who interpret the results of the scan, deliver objective evaluations of your current security vulnerability, and offer suggestions for improvements. Progent offers two non-overlapping network security inventory scanning packages for external and internal security testing that are priced to fit the budgetary realities of small businesses while delivering enterprise-quality evaluations of your network's vulnerability to assault.
Outsourcing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
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Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants have 20 years of background planning, integrating, and supporting messaging systems for businesses in the and throughout the United States. Progent provides affordable Microsoft Exchange Servers consulting services to make sure that your email system features security, fault tolerance, easy access for off-site and wireless users, time-saving administrative utilities, and productive integration with telecommunications. Progent offers consulting and integration services for Microsoft Exchange 2016 Server, Exchange 2013 Server, Microsoft Exchange 2010, Microsoft Exchange 2007 Server, Exchange 2003, and MS Exchange 2K Server. Progent can also help small or mid-size companies to migrate to Microsoft Exchange 2016 or Microsoft Exchange 2013.
Catalyst 9162 Access Point Network Consultant
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Consultancy Microsoft Azure integration
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Remote Support Services Microsoft SQL 2008
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Consulting Services Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration
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Progent's consultants have delivered support for Dynamics GP and Great Plains ERP software for more than 20 years and Progent has provided system integration, software development, training, and troubleshooting services since the product's original release. Progent can provide high-level support for updating out of date Dynamics GP ERP systems. Progent can help you to plan, pilot, and carry out an efficient upgrade from a a legacy version to the current release of Microsoft Dynamics GP.
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