Dynamics GP ConsultantsDynamics GP, originally branded Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than almost any other ERP solution written for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured application and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active customers worldwide. A number of businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have managed to defer upgrades to the point that they now find themselves running legacy software and outmoded network infrastructure. This can be risky. Meanwhile, a common complaint we hear from prospective customers is that they have trouble finding experienced Dynamics GP experts to partner with for guidance on how to update their Dynamics GP environment efficiently and extract the most business value from the application.

The more an organization attempts to limp along with legacy releases of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the migration procedure tends to be. If server hardware or storage systems break down, there may be no equivalent devices on the market to use as substitutes. When editions of Microsoft Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, vital security updates are no longer released. The latest editions of SQL Server might not work with your special GP customizations. Next-generation tools like Power BI may not be an option. Businesses investigating an upgrade of their Dynamics GP deployment are often intimidated by the volume of pieces involved in the project. And the price tag quoted for an upgrade may be astronomical.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Services Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than two decades, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and affordable online integration consulting for Windows-powered networks to organizations in every state in the U.S. By combining in-depth familiarity with all editions of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with world-class system integration talent, Progent is ideally qualified to make sure your Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.

We become partners with our customers and start by understanding their requirements. Once we have familiarity with the environment and the areas for improvement we provide our recommendations. Proposed services may include a migration to a newer and supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user training, complete system and individual module implementation including 3rd-party products offered by a wide range of suppliers that have written add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other critical business software used by organization, custom report creation, and solution analysis to assess whether GP is being used optimally. Our objective with each Microsoft Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to maximize business value and control expense.

Progent can assist your Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro business in each facet of your Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade or customization process including:

  • System Assessment
    Take a look at what features of Dynamics GP you are now running and discuss additional features of GP that might be helpful to your business.

  • Migration Planning and Scheduling
    Develop a complete migration plan and timetable that minimizes business interruption. Plan for solution validation, production upgrade, and training. Specify custom development and add-on modules. Anticipate and manage compatibility issues.

  • Pilot Testing
    Design and configure a test environment for proving the migration process.

  • Environment Updates
    Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and Microsoft Integration Manager data. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the latest version to assure ongoing support services from Microsoft and to make all the latest features accessible to your business. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all associated databases. Activate services from the Professional Services Tools Library. Prep data and run scripts to address documented issues.

  • Custom Reporting
    Develop reports and or dashboards for internal and external use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for self-service reporting and for aggregating data from diverse on-premises and remote sources.

  • Training
    Provide one-on-one or classroom style training for current and first-time users of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

  • Support Services
    Provide a single contact for support to deliver dependable and cost-effective resolution of problems made possible by familiarity with your specific situation.
Additional Microsoft Dynamics GP Consulting Services Offered by Progent
Progent can provide the support of top-tier consultants who have been creating working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent can do the work you require directly rather than supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house IT personnel. Key areas where Progent can deliver Dynamics GP support services include:
  • Guidance
    Suggest the use of software modules included with the core GP system but are not now being utilized. Also, suggest third-party products written exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Build custom integrations between Dynamics GP and other strategic platforms to avoid duplicate data entry and increase consistency.

  • Customizations
    Create major and small customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform specific functions that are not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or third-party add-ons.
Infrastructure Consulting Services
Progent can help your business to upgrade your network infrastructure to accommodate Dynamics GP for any architecture including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Network infrastructure expertise offered by Progent include:
  • Requirements analysis and site inventory
  • Network architecture planning and deployment (on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid)
  • Configuring security gateways and VPN connections and defining security policies
  • Integrating Apple iOS, Google Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
  • Developing high-availability architectures
  • Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
  • Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
  • Performance tuning
Why Progent?
An optimized Microsoft Dynamics GP environment incorporates multiple software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure technologies, and cloud products integrated into a cohesive enterprise resource planning solution. For over two decades, Progent has delivered online and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified professionals including Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server consultants, SQL Server consultants, Exchange integration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint Server integration consultants. Progent has worked with these products from their first releases to their latest editions, and Progent can help with cloud-based SaaS options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online expertise, and SharePoint Online migration and application development services.

Progent also has a long history of delivering support from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure consultants, Windows Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms cuts time and expense when helping organizations through every aspect of upgrading their older Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also offers the skills of advanced security and compliance engineers, business continuity preparedness experts, application developers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to design, deploy, and maintain a well-tuned Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Deployments
To learn more information about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting services in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning product family, visit:

Download Progent's MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Consulting Datasheet
To download a datasheet describing the consulting expertise available from Progent for Dynamics GP/Great Plains software, click Download Datasheet: Consulting for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Platform (PDF file).

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Expertise
If your Barra da Tijuca, RJ business needs a MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration consultant or software programmer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.