Waltham Microsoft Certified Consultants
Dynamics GP (Great Plains) Migration and Enhancement Consulting Experts
Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally branded Great Plains, has a longer history than virtually any other ERP platform made for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a mature, feature-rich product and is one of the most widely used ERP platforms for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active installations globally. A number of businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have managed to postpone upgrades and maintenance long enough that they are now using seriously out-of-date software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This can be risky. At the same time, a recurring theme we hear from new clients is that they have trouble locating veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP experts to partner with for guidance on how to update their Dynamics GP environment affordably and extract the maximum business value from the application.
The more an organization tries to limp along with outdated releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the upgrade process tends to be. If server hardware or storage systems break down, there may be no suitable hardware available to replace them. When releases of Microsoft Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support status, vital security updates are no longer distributed. The latest releases of SQL Server may not work with your important GP customizations. Innovative tools such as Power BI may not run. Businesses investigating an update of their Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment can be overwhelmed by the volume of components involved in the puzzle. And the cost quoted for an upgrade may seem astronomical.
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Enhancement Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over 20 years, and Progent's tested experts have provided high-level and affordable remote consulting for Windows-based environments to organizations in every state in the U.S. By offering in-depth familiarity with all versions of Dynamics GP as well as top-tier network integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to help your Waltham, Massachusetts business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.
We partner with our clients and start by understanding their requirements. Once we have familiarity with the environment and the areas needing improvement we make our recommendations. Proposed services can involve a migration to a more current and supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user education, complete platform and individual module implementation including 3rd-party modules from a wide range of suppliers that have written add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, integration with other critical business applications used by organization, custom report creation, and solution analysis to determine whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our objective with each Microsoft Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to optimize strategic value and manage cost.
Progent can help your Waltham, Massachusetts business in each facet of your Dynamics GP upgrade or customization initiative including:
- Deployment Assessment
Take a look at what features of Dynamics GP you are now using and propose additional features of GP that might be helpful to your organization. - Upgrade Planning and Scheduling
Develop a comprehensive upgrade plan and timetable that avoids business disruption. Plan for pilot testing, production upgrade, and education. Specify customizations and add-on products. Predict and manage integration issues. - Testing
Plan and implement a pilot environment for validating the migration process. - Environment Updates
Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and Microsoft Integration Manager data. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the current version to assure 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. Configure services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library. Prepare data and execute scripts to address documented issues. - Management Reporting
Develop reports and or dashboards for private and external use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for on-demand reporting and for aggregating information from multiple local and remote sources. - Training
Deliver individual or classroom style training for current and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP. - Support Services
Act as a single contact for support to deliver dependable and cost-effective handling of problems thanks to familiarity with your specific environment.
Progent offers the help of top-tier consultants who have been developing working Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent has the skills to do the jobs you require directly rather than managing less experienced consultants or in-house IT personnel. Key areas where Progent can provide Dynamics GP support services include:
- Guidance
Suggest the deployment of modules that come with the basic GP system but are not now being utilized. Also, recommend third-party add-ons designed exclusively for Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP doesn't offer. - Integrations
Create special connections between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other business platforms to avoid redundant data entry and increase consistency. - Customizations
Create major and simple customizations that run with Dynamics GP to handle specific business functions not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or external add-ons.
Progent can assist your business to enhance your network infrastructure to support Dynamics GP for any deployment model including local, cloud-based, or a hybrid environment. Network infrastructure services provided by Progent's consultants include:
- Requirements assessment and site inventory
- Network architecture design and implementation (on-premises, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
- Setting up security gateways and VPN connections and creating security policies
- Managing iOS, Google Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Developing high-availability environments
- Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
- business continuity preparedness
- Performance tuning
A modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment includes multiple software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and public cloud products integrated into a seamless ERP solution. For more than two decades, Progent's consultants have provided online and onsite support from Microsoft-certified professionals including Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server developers, Exchange Server integration experts, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint Server development experts. Progent has supported these products from their first versions to their latest editions, and Progent supports cloud SaaS options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online deployment and application development expertise.
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 cuts time and expense when helping businesses through each aspect of updating their legacy Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also offers the skills of advanced security and compliance experts, disaster recovery preparedness consultants, application developers, hybrid cloud architecture consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can assist you to design, deploy, and maintain a productive Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.
Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Deployments
For more about Progent's remote and onsite consulting expertise in Waltham, Massachusetts for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, refer to:
- Dynamics GP Consulting Services
- Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Services
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Benefits
- Expertise with Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting
- Dynamics GP Custom Development
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MS SQL Compliance Audit
SQL Server Remote Support
SQL Server 2005 offers indispensable, standardized tools to computer professionals as well as to information workers, reducing the difficulty of designing, deploying, administering, and using enterprise information and database applications in environments ranging from mobile devices to corporate data systems. The sophistication and integration demands of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 require an IT consulting firm with real-world experience and wide knowledge in designing and deploying data-driven, comprehensive business technology applications. The knowledge and experience of Progent's Microsoft-certified technical team, with an average of more than 10 years of professional work involving Microsoft integration, assures you success in planning, deploying and managing Microsoft SQL Server 2005 solutions that are well integrated with the Microsoft .NET platform.
Windows and Linux Onsite Technical Support
Consultant Services Linux, Windows
If your office network mixes Linux technology with Windows, Progent can show you how to incorporate your IT resources into a unified environment that permits all your OS platforms to run side by side for simple management, seamless dataflow, high dependability, enhanced throughput, and strong protection. Progent's Linux and Microsoft Windows coexistence assistance services include network architecture integration and support, consulting for Windows services for UNIX, remote server monitoring and management, remote technical help and repair, in-person technical support, and Help Desk Call Center outsourcing.
Technical Support Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup and VMware ESXi
After Hours Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup and VMware Support
Altaro VM Backup software from Hornetsecurity provides small organizations a dependable and budget-friendly solution for backing up and restoring Hyper-V and VMware-based VMs. Altaro VM Backup can be deployed in on-premises, remote, distributed, and cloud environments and also supports cost-effective cloud backup to Azure storage. Altaro VM Backup protects against ransomware by leveraging Immutable Cloud Storage. This produces tamper-proof backup data that cannot be modified by anyone including administrators or root users. Progent is a certified Hornetsecurity/Altaro partner and offers a wide array of remote or onsite services to assist you to design, deploy, optimize and debug a modern backup/restore system based on Altaro VM Backup software. With ProSight Data Protection Services Altaro VM Backup, Progent offers a managed backup/recovery service based on Altaro VM Backup software.
Work from Home Network Consulting
Telecommuter Network Consultant
Progent has two decades of background assisting small and mid-size businesses to design, implement, tune, manage, and debug computer networks that incorporate a remote workforce.
Remote Server Management Online Consulting
Endpoint Monitoring and Reporting Technical Support Services
ProSight LAN Watch is Progent's server and desktop monitoring service that uses state-of-the-art remote monitoring and management (RMM) techniques to help keep your IT system operating efficiently by checking the state of critical devices that power your network environment. When ProSight LAN Watch detects an issue, an alert is transmitted automatically to your designated IT staff and your assigned Progent engineering consultant so that all potential problems can be addressed before they have a chance to impact productivity.
Wireless EMail Integration Support
Wireless EMail On-site Support
Progent's consultants offer experience in multiple disciplines related to mobile networking such as system infrastructure, wireless data synchronization, wireless security, mobile e-mail, Windows Mobile, RIM Blackberry, and wireless application programming. Progent's certified professionals can save your organization work and money by using their wireless background to help you choose and configure wireless access technologies that make sense for your business. Progent can also optimize your IT architecture so that mobile appliances perform more reliably.
Best CCNP Expert Certified Support Services VoIP
CCIE Certified IP-PBX IT Consultants
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified networking consultants offer high-level support for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (previously CallManager). Progent can assist your organization to integrate VoIP phones, design dial plans, configure SIP trunking and PSTN support, deploy ISR G2 routers with CUBE support, and deploy UCS server failover systems.
IP Communications Network Engineer
Voice Over IP Phones On-site Support
Progent's Cisco certified network infrastructure consultants offer advanced support services for Cisco Unified Communications Manager (previously CallManager). Progent can assist you to integrate VoIP phones, create dial plans, set up SIP trunking and PSTN support, deploy Cisco ISR G2 routers with CUBE support, and design UCS server failover systems.
System Center 2016 Orchestrator On-site Support
Remote System Center 2016 Integration Support
System Center 2016 delivers important improvements in the management of hybrid cloud environments through advanced support for Windows Server 2016 servers, Windows 10 clients; seamless integration of mixed-OS networks that include various Linux distributions, Hyper-V and VMware; and better public and private cloud support including closer integration with Intune for Apple iPhone and Android smartphone management plus built-in integration with Operations Management Suite for cloud-based analytics and reporting. Progent's Microsoft-certified consulting team can provide advanced online and onsite support for all components of System Center 2016 including Operations Manager (SCOM), Configuration Manager, Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Data Protection Manager (SCDPM), Orchestrator, and Service Manager (SCSM). Progent can assist you to plan and install a new implementation of Microsoft System Center 2016, extend or optimize your current one, migrate smoothly from a prior release of System Center, or troubleshoot your System Center solution.
Offsite Employees VoIP Online Support Services
Integration Support Remote Workforce IP Voice
Progent can help small and mid-size businesses to deploy IP voice solutions to provide their remote workforce the benefit of seamless access to the company phone network.
Ubiquiti UniFi WiFi AP Professionals
Ubiquiti UniFi XG AP WiFi access points Consultant Services
Progent offers quick access to the skills of veteran Wi-Fi specialists who can help you to assess the value of Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi access points for your business and assist you to plan, deploy, maintain, and debug your UniFi wireless network. Progent can also carry out a wireless site survey to assist you to select, provision, and position UniFi wireless access points for your required coverage and performance.
NodeZero Certified Penetration Testing Consultant
NodeZero Certified PEN Testing Technology Consulting
Progent's certified security experts can perform NodeZero-powered penetration tests to verify your security monitoring and protection systems and policies are properly configured and effective.
Support Outsourcing Cisco Management
Cisco Planning Small Business Network Consulting Companies
Progent can assist you to deploy Cisco's infrastructure technology to build a robust foundation for your onsite, private cloud, or hybrid data center and improve operations in key areas such as hardware utilization, security and compliance, versatility, availability, and disaster recovery.
Professional Microsoft Small Business Server 2003
Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Remote Support
Microsoft Small Business Server is an affordable suite of essential servers that offers the basis for a powerful but easy-to-manage IT network. The inter-connectivity demands of the Microsoft .NET functions included with Small Business Server calls for an IT consultant with real-world expertise and broad knowledge in designing and implementing cohesive end-to-end business technology systems. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants have extensive backgrounds with the technologies built into SBS 2011 and Microsoft SBS 2008. This experience assures you success in deploying, administering, and servicing network solutions powered by the SBS line of servers and programs.
Consultants CIO
CIO Professionals
Progent can supply small businesses with an information management professional who can function as a part-time Chief Information Officer. This part-time CIO can offer strategic direction to help you deploy appropriate technology to enhance business processes so they align better with your corporate goals. Your company can develop and implement a well conceived information technology strategy without incurring the cost of a full-time senior IT executive.
Consultancy Herakles Data Center Test Lab
Consulting VLAN Test Lab
The Progent Test and Training Lab located at the QTS Colocation Center can be used for piloting line-of-business applications, developing cost-effective system upgrade methodologies, assessing and optimizing performance, planning or validating disaster recovery strategies, resolving compatibility issues, and building training systems for the latest technologies. For Progent clients without adequate internal resources to configure effective pilot systems, the lab cuts capital costs and engineering risk and helps keep vital IT initiatives on schedule.
24 Hour SCOM 2012 Infrastructure Monitoring Professionals
Support and Setup System Center OpsMgr 2012
Progent's Microsoft-certified consulting experts have more than 10 years of background planning, deploying, optimizing and troubleshooting Microsoft SCOM environments and offer companies of any size advanced remote or onsite consulting services for System Center 2012 Operations Manager. Progent can assist you to design an architecture for SCOM 2012 servers that delivers the responsiveness and availability needed to monitor your datacenter effectively, whether your datacenters are on-premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid solution. Progent can also assist you to install and customize System Center 2012 Operations Manager management packs based on leading practices for monitoring network infrastructure and both Microsoft and third-party apps and services. In addition, Progent can deliver fast remote or onsite troubleshooting to help you to remediate serious problems uncovered by System Center 2012 Operations Manager.
Consultant Services Microsoft Windows 2003
24 Hour Windows 2003 Information Technology Consulting
The experience of Progent's certified Microsoft Windows Server 2003 consultants, with an average of more than 11 years of work in Microsoft technology, assures you success in identifying the version and set up of Windows 2003 Server that aligns best with your company's strategy. Progent can also assist you with planning, deploying, administering and supporting powerful information technology solutions powered by Windows Server, and can streamline your migration from Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows NT.
Barracuda Networks F18B Series Firewalls Computer Security
Information Technology Consulting Barracuda Networks CloudGen Firewalls
Barracuda's budget-friendly CloudGen Firewall appliances combine web filtering, safe remote connectivity, SSL VPN, secure SD-WAN, and Zero-Trust support along with centrally managed and monitored services across your entire enterprise including on-premises, public cloud, and hybrid network architectures. Public clouds supported include Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Progent can deliver the depth of expertise to be your one-stop source for network support, maintenance, training, and cybersecurity consulting.
Security Tech Services UNIX
Solaris Security Firm
If your business operates a Solaris environment or a mixed-platform computer system, Progent's CISM and CISSP-certified security specialists can assist your entire organization in a broad array of security areas including security administration procedures, security design and models, connection control systems and techniques, software development security, business processes security, physical security, communications, infrastructure and Internet security, and business continuity preparedness. CISM and ISSAP define the core skills and worldwide standards of knowledge that network security professionals are required to possess. These certification give IT management the assurance that those who have earned their CISM, CISSP or ISSAP qualification have the experience and theory to offer world-class security management and engineering services.
Microsoft Certified Windows Server 2016 Online Support
Microsoft Expert Windows Server 2016 VM Load Balancing Computer Consultant
Progent's Microsoft-certified information technology experts offer Windows Server 2016 migration consulting services to help businesses of all sizes to plan and carry out an efficient move to Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 based on a local, cloud-centric, or hybrid architecture. Progent can help your company to assess the business benefits of Windows Server 2016 for your environment and can help you with any aspect of planning, configuring, managing or debugging your Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 solution. Progent can assist your organization to take advantage of the many new high-availability and information assurance capabilities of Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V 2016 such as Windows Containers, Shielded Virtual Machines, Credential Guard and Remote Credential Guard, Just In Time (JIT) Privileged Access Management, VM software load, Storage Replica for zero-data-loss disaster recovery, plus multi-domain failover clusters.
Multi-factor Authentication Integration Services
Emergency Duo Zero Trust Cybersecurity Remote Support Services
Progent's Duo services incorporate Cisco's Duo cloud technology to protect against password theft through the use of two-factor authentication. Duo enables one-tap identity verification on Apple iOS, Android, and other out-of-band devices.
Integration Consultants Cisco Management
Computer Setup Cisco Firewall
Progent's Cisco CCIE-certified networking consultants have extensive experience helping ISPs to design, implement, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot high-availability, extensible network environments suitable for shared public networks.
Skype for Business and Call Analytics Specialists
IT Consultants Microsoft Skype for Business 2015
Lync 2010 supports Instant Messaging, Real Presence, audio and video conferencing, desktop collaboration, as well as VoIP and public switched telephone network voice communication. Lync Server 2010 can enhance the functionality of Exchange, SharePoint and Office or cloud-based Microsoft 365 and streamlines management through integration with Active Directory. Lync 2010 can also cut expenses by eliminating Voice-over-IP equipment and subscription services, PBX gear, or legacy video conferencing solutions. Progent's certified IM and Presence experts can provide remote and on-premises support services to help your company to manage and repair your current Lync Server 2010 deployment or evaluate the benefits of upgrading from Lync to Skype for Business, which is Microsoft's renamed and revamped version of the product. Progent can also assist you to plan and execute an efficient Skype for Business upgrade or a migration to Microsoft Teams.
Windows Server Essentials and Exchange Engineer
Largest Windows Server Essentials Disaster Recovery Consulting
Progent's consultants offer cost-effective remote consulting and technical support for Windows Server Essentials. Progent offers comprehensive project management to help you plan and carry out an efficient migration from Windows Server Essentials to Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft Cloud platforms and services.
Security Consultant Symantec VPN
Information Technology Consulting Symantec Firewall
Progent's Symantec consultants can help you support legacy Symantec firewall and Symantec VPN products including the Symantec Raptor and Symantec VelociRaptor line or help you upgrade to current firewall/VPN technology. Progent can also help you create and implement a complete security plan that can include firewall/VPN devices and software, managed security and virus protection services, system monitoring software, and documented policies and enforcement procedures. Progent has the expertise to be your one-stop resource for continuing technical support, administration, training, and security consulting.
Server Education
One-On-One Training Operating System
Progent practices information transfer from Progent's consultants to customers. By teaching customers to deal with problems that are within their comfort zone, Progent can focus on delivering high-value services where Progent faces few competitors. Mid-size businesses who work with familiar independent service providers or who maintain in-house IT personnel benefit when Progent passes on knowledge about new technology and proven processes to make their IT environments more robust, secure, and efficient.
Citrix XenCenter Professionals
XenServer Virtualization Professionals
Progent's Citrix-accredited engineers can help you to understand the business benefits of XenServer and additional Citrix products, and can assist your IT organization to plan, validate, execute, troubleshoot, and maintain a Citrix XenServer solution. Progent can in addition assess your existing XenServer environment and show you how to optimize resource utilization, responsiveness, security and compliance, uptime, and recoverability.
Professionals Dynamics GP/Great Plains Features
Network Consultants Dynamics GP
Dynamics GP 2010 accounting software is a comprehensive business management and analytics platform that unifies information and processes throughout your business, communicates easily with other solutions, and connects employees, customers and vendors unrestricted by time or location. Designed for small to mid-size companies, Dynamics GP 2010 and Microsoft Dynamics GP Release 10.0 provide capability for financials, analytics and reporting, project management, inventory and order control, eCommerce, human resource management, customer relationship management, field force automation, manufacturing, retail management, and online business services. Progent can show you how to install and manage a reliable, protected computer and network infrastructure to support Microsoft Great Plains, and can give you access to experienced Great Plains consultants to help your company exploit the full potential of Dynamics GP/Great Plains 2010.
Windows PC Simulation on Apple macOS Onsite Technical Support
Windows PC Simulation on Mac IT Consultant
For businesses with a combination of Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows desktops, there are two popular solutions for running Windows-dependent software on macOS or OS X: remote access to a physical Windows computer or local simulation of a Windows operating system on a macOS or Mac OS X desktop. Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection for Mac enables you to connect a Mac to a networked Windows-powered computer to run Microsoft Windows software and share network resources. Virtual PC for Apple Mac emulates Microsoft Windows on an Apple Mac computer so that you are able to use Microsoft Windows applications locally. Progent's Mac technology consultants can help your organization to maintain these products for running Windows applications on your Apple Macs and can in addition help your business to assess and install other solutions for Windows platform emulation.
Microsoft SQL 2008 Computer Consultant
Urgent SQL 2008 Analysis Services Engineer
Progent's Microsoft-Premier SQL engineers can provide an array of services to help small companies to plan, configure, administer, and repair Microsoft SQL Server 2008 systems in order to receive the optimum business advantage from this state-of-the-art information management platform. In addition, Progent offers expertise for system infrastructure, company-wide security, and software development to optimize the business advantage of your SQL Server 2008 investment.
CCIE Expert Certified ASA Firewall with Firepower Professional
Cisco ASDM Firewall Management Remote Technical Support
Progent's Cisco-Certified technology experts provide professional PIX Firewall consulting services encompassing design, integration and maintenance of Cisco firewall and Cisco security technology. The Cisco PIX 500 Security Appliance Series of Cisco firewalls offers robust user and software policy enforcement, mutlivector threat security, and secure access services. Ranging from compact, plug-and-play desktop devices for small offices and home offices to modular gigabit appliances, Cisco PIX firewalls offer a sensible level of security, speed and reliability for business environments of all sizes. PIX firewalls are build around a proven, specially designed platform, PIX OS, minimizing potential OS-specific security holes. The Cisco PIX Firewall has been awarded ICSA Firewall and IPsec certification as well as Common Criteria EAL4 evaluation status. PIX firewalls deliver multiple integrated protection and connectivity services, including powerful application-aware firewall services, VoIP and multimedia security, site-to-site and remote-access IPsec VPN networking, intelligent networking services, and flexible management solutions. Progent's network consultants can show you how to choose and deploy any Cisco PIX 500 Series firewalls such as the Cisco PIX 501 Firewall, the Cisco PIX 506 Firewall, the Cisco PIX 506E, PIX 515 Firewalls, the PIX 515E Firewall, the Cisco PIX 520 Firewall, Cisco PIX 525 Firewalls and the Cisco PIX 535.
Work at Home Collaboration On-site Support
At Home Employees Collaboration Software Information Technology Consulting
Progent can help small and medium-size organizations to configure collaboration platforms to enable their telecommuters to engage in positive teamwork with colleagues and clients.
SQL Server Capacity Planning Reports
SQL Server Replication Consult
SQL Server 2005 offers powerful, standardized tools to IT experts and network users, reducing the difficulty of creating, integrating, administering, and using company information and analytical applications in environments ranging from handheld devices to corporate data systems. The sophistication and interconnectivity requirements of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 call for a network consulting firm with hands-on experience and wide knowledge in designing and building information-based, end-to-end business IT solutions. The expertise of Progent's Microsoft-certified engineering staff, with an average of more than 10 years of background supporting Microsoft integration, assures you success in designing, deploying and supporting Microsoft SQL Server 2005 applications that are seamlessly integrated with the Microsoft .NET environment.
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