Santa Cruz Microsoft Premier Support Services
Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Upgrade and Customization Consulting Experts
Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than virtually any other ERP solution written for the Windows OS. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a mature, feature-rich product and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for SMBs, with about 50,000 active installations worldwide. A number of businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have been able to defer upgrades to the point that they now find themselves using seriously out-of-date software and rickety IT infrastructure. This is risky. At the same time, a common complaint we hear from new clients is that they have trouble finding experienced Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to update their Dynamics GP system efficiently and get the maximum benefit out of the application.
The longer a business tries to limp along with outdated versions of Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration process becomes. If server hardware or disk systems fail, there may be no suitable devices on the market to use as substitutes. When releases of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP reach end-of-support status, vital security patches stop being released. The latest releases of SQL Server may not work with your special GP customizations. Next-generation products like Power BI may not be an option. Businesses considering an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment can be intimidated by the number of components involved in the puzzle. And the price tag quoted for an upgrade may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration 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 remote consulting for Windows-powered environments to organizations in every state in the U.S. By combining deep experience with all releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP as well as top-tier system integration skills, Progent is uniquely suited to help your Santa Cruz, California business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.
We partner with our clients and start by understanding their needs. Once we have familiarity with the IT situation and the areas for improvement we provide our recommendations. Recommendations may involve an upgrade to a newer and supported version of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user training, complete system and specific module implementation including 3rd-party products offered by a wide array of vendors that have published add-ons to Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other critical business applications within your company, custom report creation, and system evaluations to determine whether GP is being utilized to its fullest. Our goal with every Dynamics GP engagement big or small is to maximize strategic value and manage expense.
Progent can help your Santa Cruz, California company in every facet of your Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement project including:
- Deployment Review
Take a look at what features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now using and propose additional features of GP that might be helpful to your business. - Migration Design and Timing
Develop a comprehensive migration plan and schedule that avoids business interruption. Schedule pilot testing, live deployment, and education. Specify custom development and add-on modules. Predict and manage compatibility problems. - Testing
Plan and implement a pilot system for validating the migration project. - System Upgrades
Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and GP Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the current version to assure ongoing support from Microsoft and to make all current features accessible to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Activate services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library. Prepare data and execute scripts to resolve known issues. - Management Reporting
Create reports and or custom dashboards for private as well as external use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for on-demand reporting and for aggregating data from multiple local and external sources. - Training
Deliver one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and first-time users of Microsoft Dynamics GP. - Support
Act as a single point of contact for expertise to deliver effective and affordable resolution of issues made possible by close understanding of your specific environment.
Progent offers the help of seasoned consultants who have been developing working Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since version 1. Progent has the skills to do the jobs you need directly instead of managing less experienced consultants or internal staff. Key areas where Progent's consultants can provide Dynamics GP support services include:
- Guidance
Recommend the deployment of modules included with the core GP platform but are not now being used. In addition, recommend third-party products written exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP skips. - Integrations
Create special integrations between Dynamics GP and other business platforms to avoid redundant entry and increase consistency. - Customizations
Build big and small customizations that work with Microsoft Dynamics GP to handle various functions not handled by out-of-the-box GP modules or external modules.
Progent can assist your business to upgrade your network infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any architecture including local, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Infrastructure expertise available from Progent's consultants include:
- Needs analysis and IT asset inventory
- Network topology planning and deployment (on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid)
- Configuring security gateways and remote connections and defining security policies
- Managing Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows mobile devices
- Creating high-availability (HA) environments
- Integration with public cloud services including Microsoft 365
- Disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness
- Performance optimization
A modern Dynamics GP environment incorporates diverse application platforms, on-premises network infrastructure technologies, and public cloud products combined into a cohesive enterprise resource planning solution. For more than two decades, Progent's consultants have provided remote and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified professionals including Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Exchange Server integration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint Server development experts. Progent's consultants have worked with these products from their initial versions to their current versions, and Progent can help with cloud SaaS options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online expertise, and SharePoint Online deployment and application development expertise.
Progent also has extensive experience delivering support from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure consultants, Hyper-V planning and integration experts, and VMware virtualization specialists. This background with strategic technologies cuts time and expense when guiding businesses through every aspect of updating their legacy Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also offers the skills of advanced cybersecurity and information assurance experts, disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud integration consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to plan, deploy, and manage a modern Dynamics GP ecosystem.
Progent's Consulting Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Deployments
To find out more about Progent's remote and on-premises support services in Santa Cruz, California for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning product family, visit:
- MS Dynamics GP Support Expertise
- Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Expertise
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Features
- Expert Help with Dynamics GP Reporting
- Dynamics GP Custom Software Development
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Dynamics GP 2015 R2 Deployment Consult
Microsoft Experts Dynamics GP 2015 Dexterity Programming Firms
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 introduces a revamped architecture that improves cloud integration, works with popular handheld devices, permits single sign-on with Microsoft Azure AD, and tightens security. Dynamics 2015 R2 also simplifies management reporting, includes new Workflows, expands the Web Client, and delivers over 100 improvements to various applications. Progent's Microsoft-certified and Cisco-certified consultants have the depth and breadth of knowledge and hands-on experience to resolve the critical technical and business challenges associated with upgrading to Dynamics GP 2015 R2 and can help you to perform a smooth migration that will maximize the return on your investment in this mission-critical product.
Small Office IT Consulting Microsoft and Apple Mac Desktop
Microsoft Certified Desktop Upgrade
Progent can deliver a variety of low-cost online and onsite support services to help you to configure, administer, and debug workstations and handhelds powered by Microsoft Windows, macOS/OS X, iOS, Android, or Linux.
ProSight Automatic Patch Management Consultant
24 Hour ProSight Server and Desktop Management Technical Support Services
ProSight LAN Watch is Progent's server and desktop remote monitoring managed service that incorporates advanced remote monitoring and management techniques to keep your IT system operating efficiently by tracking the health of critical devices that power your network environment. When ProSight LAN Watch detects an issue, an alarm is sent automatically to your specified IT management staff and your assigned Progent engineering consultant so that all potential issues can be resolved before they have a chance to disrupt your business.
Lync Server 2013 dial plans Consult
Lync Server 2013 Mirrored Back End Servers Consultant Services
Microsoft Lync 2013, now called Skype for Business, enables organizations of any size to build a manageable and protected communications environment that permits the modern Bring-Your-Own-Device computing style with instant messaging (IM), presence, audio/video and web meetings with application sharing, and both IP and PSTN calling across a wide assortment of stationary PCs and mobile clients. Progent's Microsoft-certified Lync Server 2013 consultants and system architects can assist you to evaluate the business benefits of Lync 2013, design an on-premises, cloud-based (via Microsoft Lync Online) or mixed topology suitable for your present and future plans, deploy Lync 2013 in a way that expedites your return on investment, and deliver live online and onsite training to your IT staff and users. Progent offers in-depth expertise in key pieces of a Lync 2013 solution that include Windows Server, SQL Server and Exchange Server, and Progent can assist your organization to integrate Lync 2013 with popular Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook clients and PowerPoint.
UNIX Professionals
Solaris Consulting Services
Progent's Sun Solaris platform support services offer small and mid-size companies and developers help with administering and maintaining Solaris environments that coexist with Microsoft-based networks. Progent can give your business contact with Solaris experts, consulting professionals certified by Microsoft and Cisco, and security experts with CISA credentials. This broad array of experience offers you a convenient single consulting firm to help you create and maintain a protected and reliable cross-platform network and communications infrastructure that supports Solaris and Microsoft interoperability by integrating Windows with major variants of UNIX including Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Berkeley UNIX (BSD), SCO UNIX, and Silicon Graphics IRIX (SGI/IRIX or major Linux derivatives such as RedHat Linux, SUSE Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, fedora Linux, Gentoo Linux, Mandrake/Mandriva, Debian-GNU, and Slackware Linux.
Bandwidth Throttling Test Lab Specialist
network piloting Lab Engineer
Progent's Test and Training Lab located at the QTS (formerly Herakles) Colocation Center is available for testing mission-critical applications, creating cost-effective system upgrade procedures, evaluating and tuning performance, planning or validating business continuity solutions, mitigating compatibility problems, and establishing training systems for new products and technologies. For Progent customers who lack adequate in-house resources to configure proper pilot systems, Progent's Test and Training Lab reduces capital outlay and technical risk and helps keep vital IT projects on schedule.
24x7x365 SCVMM 2012 Virtual Switch Consulting
IT Consultant SCVMM
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can help businesses of any size to adhere to best practices to configure SCVMM 2012 hosts, networking, storage, and library resources; plan, deploy, and manage private clouds, VMs, and VMM services in SCVMM 2012; and combine SCVMM 2012 with SCOM 2012 for comprehensive reporting. Progent can assist your company to move from an earlier version of System Center Virtual Machine Manager or from a third-party management platform, and Progent can assist you to optimize and repair your existing SCVMM 2012 ecosystem to make sure you realize maximum return on investment.
SCVMM 2012 Templates Online Help
SCVMM 2012 Backup and Recovery IT Consultants
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist businesses of all sizes to adhere to leading practices to configure SCVMM 2012 hosts and host groups, fabric, storage, and libraries; plan, deploy, and manage private clouds, VMs, and services in SCVMM 2012; and integrate SCVMM with System Center 2012 Operations Manager for enterprise-class reporting. Progent can help your company to move from a legacy release of SCVMM or from another management system, and Progent can assist you to optimize and troubleshoot your existing SCVMM 2012 environment to make sure you get the highest possible return on investment.
SharePoint Server 2003 Remote Consulting
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003 Network Consultants
Progent's Microsoft-certified experts can provide small and medium sized companies computer consulting, support, and repair services for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server is an enterprise portal solution for intelligently connecting people, groups and data. SharePoint Portal Server offers a common spot for your employees or customers to connect to, manage, distribute and interact with useful data, documents, and applications and to interact with one another. It allows faster and better decisions, more efficient access across teams and more streamlined business practices. The main objective of SharePoint Server is to gather together, in a relevant way, all of the diverse sources of knowledge available inside and without a business network. Windows SharePoint Services connect workers, clients, workgroups and projects with the data they've created in a manner that makes data easy to locate, download and apply.
Cisco wireless Remote Consulting
Wi-Fi 6 WiFi migration Technology Consulting
Progent's Wireless Consulting Services offer a convenient, affordable way for companies of all sizes to deploy, manage and troubleshoot advanced wireless network technology. For 802.11n and the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi environments, Progent can show you how to design and deploy hardware like Cisco's Aironet and Meraki wireless access points and wireless network controllers. For wireless email and web-based applications, Progent supports Apple iPhones, Apple iPads, Google Androids, and Windows smartphones and tablets.
24x7 Proxim Wireless Case Studies
24x7 Example Application School Wireless
Progent delivered a wireless networking environment that allowed a school to improve productivity and eliminate the ongoing costs of a dedicated data connection. Progent recommended a Proxim Tsunami high-speed wireless bridge. The economical building-to-building Proxim bridge is designed for interfacing separate sites as far as 2.5 miles apart and can extend to even longer ranges. This wireless solution offered improved performance and reliability than simply amplifying the 802.11b network, and because it utilizes the 5.8Ghz band it provided protection against local interference.
Exchange 2000 Upgrade Consultant
Exchange Server 2000 Upgrade Outsourcing
Progent is among the most qualified network consulting companies for integrating e-mail systems powered by Exchange 2000. Progent is skilled in helping small and mid-size companies get the full advantages of Exchange Server 2000 under typical situations such as upgrading from Microsoft Exchange 5.5, migration from an ISP-based or POP3 e-mail environment, and using managed services for your Microsoft Exchange 2000 support.
CCIE Certified Nexus Switch Outsourcing
CCIE Expert Certified Nexus 6000 Switch Specialist
Cisco Nexus switches are engineered to provide the throughput, expandability, dependability, cloud readiness, density, data protection and manageability needed to act as the heart of an enterprise data center. Progent's CCIE-certified Nexus switch experts are available to provide remote and on-premises consulting services to assist your business to design an efficient network topology, build pilot environments to validate your switching solution, install and configure Nexus switches, create and enforce appropriate policies, perform security vulnerability assessments, set up advanced monitoring, consolidate network resources through virtualization technologies, analyze and repair switching and routing problems, maximize performance, plan for expected growth, and set up the powerful high-availability (HA) capabilities available for Nexus family of switches. Progent's consultants can also assist you to upgrade non-disruptively from outdated Nexus switches or Cisco Catalyst switches to up-to-date Nexus platforms.
QTS Sacramento Data Center Consultant Services
QTS Colocation Center Professionals
The QTS Colocation Center is located in the seismically-stable Natomas neighborhood of Sacramento, CA. If your company is now using the QTS Sacramento data center as a colocation facility or if your business is considering moving your primary or offsite backup system to Herakles/QTS, Progent offers a range of affordable services that include colocation relocation, equipment deployment and upgrades, infrastructure optimization, comprehensive project management services, virtual server expertise, remote monitoring, streamlined system management, software programming, disaster recovery solutions, data security evaluation, and the support of the Progent Test Lab.
Microsoft Forefront TMG IT Consultant
Forefront TMG 2010 Engineer
Forefront Threat Management Gateway builds on the powerful security capabilities of Internet Security and Acceleration Server and offers a easily administered Internet gateway that delivers a single-server solution for a variety of security features such as an multi-layer firewall, URL monitoring and filtering, malware inspection, IPS, application proxy, VPN control, and HTTP/HTTPS inspection. Forefront TMG 2010 includes comprehensive web security reporting capabilities, allows customized reporting powered by SQL Server, integrates with Active Directory to simplify authentication, and can be operated as a virtual server to cut costs and enhance recoverability. Progent's Microsoft-certified engineers can assist you to design and carry out pilot and production deployments; integrate Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 with Windows 2008 R2, AD, SQL Server, Exchange Server 2010, and SharePoint; set up Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway to run on a virtual machine with Windows Hyper-V; and provide continuing support and repair services. Progent can also assist your organization to migrate smoothly to Forefront TMG 2010 from any version of ISA Server.
Microsoft Windows 2022 Small Business IT Support
Microsoft Project Server Information Technology Integrators
Progent's Microsoft-certified experts can provide computer help and IT consulting services for Microsoft .NET Servers and programs and for Windows Server 2012, 2008 and 2003. Progent's support professionals can help you design, integrate, maintain and administer the entire family of Windows .NET Servers including SQL Server, ISA Server, Small Business Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and Exchange Server 2010, SharePoint Server, Windows Hyper-V, Microsoft Lync Server, Project Server, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager.
Microsoft Exchange 2016 Migration IT Consulting
IT Consultants Microsoft Exchange 2016 Migration
Progent can assist you in any and all facets of your upgrade to Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 such as designing high availability (HA) infrastructure for a local, cloud-based or hybrid deployment; CAL licensing requirements for Exchange Server and Windows Server 2012 R2; migrating mailboxes; Hyper-V virtualization design; specifying mass storage capacity required for your VMs, databases and log files; configuring hardware load balancing for high-availability CAS services; planning, configuring and testing Exchange Servers and Windows Servers and DAG groups; integration with SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online; updating your firewall; resolving SSL issues; performing client remediation with Office 2010 or greater or Microsoft 365; and setting up Outlook on the web.
Microsoft Forefront TMG 2010 Network Engineer
24x7x365 Forefront Network Inspection System Support
Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 builds on the powerful security technologies of ISA Server 2006 and provides a centrally administered web gateway that acts as a single-server solution for a variety of security functions including an application and network layer firewall, URL monitoring and filtering, antimalware, intrusion protection, reputation services, VPN management, plus HTTP and HTTPS inspection. Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway provides comprehensive web security reporting features, allows custom reports generated by SQL Server, works with Active Directory to simplify policy enforcement, and can be deployed as a virtual machine to lower costs and improve recoverability. Progent's Microsoft engineers can help your company to design and carry out pilot and production implementations; integrate Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 with Windows Server 2008 R2, AD, SQL Server, Exchange Server 2010, and Microsoft SharePoint; set up Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 to run on a virtual server with Windows Hyper-V; and deliver ongoing support and repair services. Progent's consultants can also assist your organization to upgrade economically to Forefront TMG 2010 from ISA Server.
WLAN Site Survey Consultant Services
Wireless LAN Site Survey Computer Consultants
Progent's Wi-Fi site survey and predictive modeling help you to design, implement and troubleshoot a Wi-Fi LAN optimized for your environment, offering your business a wireless solution that delivers the reception, performance, density, QoS, data protection, and hand-off capability your company requires. Wi-Fi survey services from Progent include remote predictive modeling for planning a Wi-Fi network and on-premises site survey services for confirming, optimizing, and debugging an operational wireless LAN.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Application Support
Expert Development Dynamics NAV ERP
Progent offers remote and on-premises installation, migration, application development, BI reporting for Microsoft Dynamics Business Central/Navision.
SharePoint 2016 MinRole Information Technology Consulting
SharePoint 2016 Remote Consulting
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can provide affordable remote and onsite consulting expertise, software development, and technical support services for businesses of any size who want to migrate to SharePoint Server 2016 or SharePoint Online from prior releases of SharePoint.
WSUS Consultants
WSUS Specialist
Microsoft WSUS enables network administrators to deploy and track the latest Microsoft patches and security releases to Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows XP operating systems. By using Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, IT personnel can completely and easily manage the distribution of patches that are released through Microsoft Update to servers and desktops in an organization. Progent can assist you with complex details of the initial configuration of Microsoft Windows Server Update Services such as designing the Microsoft Software Update Services deployment, setting up client's computers, defining the Group Policy settings, and making sure your Microsoft SUS Group Policy Object is linked to an Active Directory container appropriate for your system environment.
Teleworker Infrastructure Professionals
Offsite Workers Infrastructure IT Services
Progent can assist small and medium-size businesses to design, configure and troubleshoot the infrastructure needed to support at-home workers.
Planning Phase: Design and Architecture Proposals Small Business Network Consulting Group
Emergency Envisioning Phase: Requirements Definition Network Services
In performing consulting tasks for enterprise clients, Progent uses a phased approach driven by defined milestones in order to achieve financial, timing and technical targets while minimizing business disruption. Progent's Enterprise Services Project Methodology utilizes industry project management standards derived from the best practices defined by the Microsoft MSF methodology which specifies requirements definition, architecture proposals, pilots, design tuning, and expert deployment. All facets are recorded to provide a detailed summary of technical services performed and to assist in downstream system support.
Amazon Marketplace Web Service development training Contract Programming Firm
Contract Programmer Amazon MWS development
Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS) is an integrated library of APIs that allows Amazon sellers to improve the efficiency of their business processes by automating key sales functions including listings, orders, payments, fulfillment, and reports. By leveraging Amazon's vast online selling environment and automating their sales processes, vendors can expand their market, reduce their cost of sales, improve response time to customers, and increase their bottom line. Progent's Amazon Marketplace Web Service (Amazon MWS) consultants can collaborate with your development staff and provide programming, workflow integration, project management support, and training so you can cut development time and costs and expedite your ROI.
Power BI Mobile Apps Engineer
Programming Firms Power BI Gateway
Progent's Power BI experts can help you to plan, install, maintain, update or troubleshoot your Power BI business analytics solution. Progent's database experts can assist you to organize your target data for Power BI reports and dashboards. Progent can help you build and administer an on-premises, cloud based, or hybrid environment to run Power BI.
CRISC Risk and Information Systems Control Consultants
CRISC Risk and Information Systems Control Professional
Progent can provide the guidance of a CRISC-certified risk management consultant to help your company to design and implement an enterprise risk management (ERM) strategy based on leading practices promoted by CRISC and geared to match your organization's risk tolerance, business goals, and budgetary guidelines.
Microsoft 365 Training Network Consultant
24-7 Microsoft 365 Outlook Integration Online Help
Progent can help your business to understand the wealth of subscription plans available with Microsoft 365, formerly called Office 365, and integrate your network with Microsoft 365 in a way that delivers maximum business value. Progent supports multi-platform networks that include Windows, macOS or OS X, and Linux software. Progent can also assist you to build and maintain hybrid ecosystems that transparently integrate local and cloud resources.
Windows 11 MDT Consultant Services
Microsoft Certified Partner Windows 11 Installation Professional
Progent's Windows 11 consultants can provide a range of services for Windows 11 including cloud integration, mobile management and synchronization, at-home workforce access, security and compliance, automated provisioning, and Help Desk support.
Contract Cisco Consulting Work At Home Job
Freelance Jobs Microsoft Consultants
Progent is hiring a range of on-staff employees such as solutions-driven Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers; connectivity experts who have Cisco CCNP or CCIE certification; and consultants for fault-tolerant network architecture with backgrounds in mobile access, wireless integration, non-stop systems, business continuity solutions, data preservation, and VMware technology. Progent is also looking for workstation support experts, remote troubleshooting specialists, and CISSP or CISM certified security consultants. We are also looking for veteran managers and administrators who can operate effectively in our high-growth, virtual office environment. Progent works with freelance consultants with specialized knowledge and hands-on experience in crucial IT areas beyond Progent's primary technical concentration. Progent's Experts Group hires freelance consultants who offer advice and development services for line-of-business solutions that include Manufacturing Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, or Customer Relationship Management; possess specialized knowledge of non-Microsoft platforms such as Linux, Apple OS, or Solaris, or offer expert help in technologies like telecom, web design, Electronic Data Interchange, eCommerce, or database management. Independent contractors premier by us cooperate with our full-time engineers to provide comprehensive solutions for small and midsize business networks.
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