Dynamics GP ConsultantsMicrosoft Dynamics GP, originally branded Great Plains, sports a lengthier heritage than almost any other ERP solution written for Windows. Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured application and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for SMBs, with about 50,000 active customers globally. A number of organizations who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have managed to defer upgrades and maintenance long enough that they are now running seriously out-of-date software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This is dangerous. At the same time, a recurring complaint we hear from prospective clients is that they have a hard time finding veteran Microsoft Dynamics GP consultants who can provide guidance on how to upgrade their Dynamics GP environment efficiently and get the maximum business value out of the software.

The longer a business attempts to limp along with legacy releases of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the upgrade process tends to be. When physical host servers or disk systems break down, there could be no equivalent hardware available to use as substitutes. When editions of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, critical security patches stop being developed. The latest editions of Microsoft SQL Server may not work with your important GP customizations. Next-generation products like Power BI may not be an option. Organizations considering an update of their Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment can be overwhelmed by the volume of components there are to the project. And the price tag suggested for an upgrade may seem astronomical.

Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Services Available from Progent
Progent has supported Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and affordable remote consulting for Windows-powered networks to businesses in every state in the U.S. By combining in-depth familiarity with all editions of Dynamics GP as well as top-tier system integration talent, Progent is ideally suited to help your Broomfield, Colorado business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.

We partner with our customers and begin by listening to their requirements. After gaining familiarity with the environment and the areas for improvement we provide our recommendations. Recommendations may include a migration to a newer and supported version of Dynamics GP, basic user training, complete system and individual module configuration including 3rd-party products from a broad array of vendors that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, integration with other key business applications within your organization, custom report writing, and solution analysis to determine whether GP is being utilized to its fullest. Our objective with every Microsoft Dynamics GP project big or small is to optimize strategic value and manage expense.

Progent's consultants can assist your Broomfield, Colorado company in every phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP migration or customization project including:

  • Deployment Review
    Take a look at what features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now using and propose other capabilities available on GP that might be helpful to your business.

  • Migration Design and Scheduling
    Create a comprehensive upgrade plan and timetable that avoids business interruption. Plan for solution validation, live deployment, and education. Specify custom development and add-on modules. Predict and manage compatibility issues.

  • Pilot Testing
    Design and implement a pilot system for proving the upgrade project.

  • Environment Updates
    Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and GP Integration Manager data. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the latest release to assure continuing support services from Microsoft and to make all the latest features available to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all associated databases. Activate services from the Professional Services Tools Library. Prep data and run scripts to address known issues.

  • Custom Reporting
    Develop reports and or dashboards for internal as well as public consumption. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services and combine Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for self-service reporting and for aggregating information from multiple on-premises and external sources.

  • Education
    Provide one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and first-time users of Dynamics GP.

  • Support Services
    Provide a single point of contact for support to ensure dependable and affordable resolution of problems made possible by close understanding of your particular situation.
Other Microsoft Dynamics GP Consulting Services Available from Progent
Progent can provide the help of seasoned experts who have been developing working Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since relerase 1. Progent can do the jobs you need directly instead of supervising less knowledgeable consultants or internal IT personnel. Important areas where Progent can provide Dynamics GP expertise include:
  • Recommendations
    Recommend the deployment of software modules that come with the core GP platform but are not now being utilized. In addition, recommend third-party add-ons designed specifically for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Create custom connections between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other business applications to reduce duplicate entry and increase accuracy.

  • Customizations
    Create big and small customizations that work with Dynamics GP to perform specific business functions that are not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or external add-ons.
Infrastructure Expertise
Progent can help you to enhance your network infrastructure to accommodate Microsoft Dynamics GP for any architecture including local, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Network infrastructure services available from Progent include:
  • Needs assessment and IT asset inventory
  • Network topology design and deployment (on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid)
  • Configuring security gateways and remote connections and creating security policies
  • Integrating iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices
  • Creating high-availability (HA) architectures
  • Integration with PaaS and IaaS services such as Microsoft 365
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Performance tuning
Why Progent?
A modern Dynamics GP ecosystem incorporates diverse software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and public cloud services combined into a seamless ERP solution. For over two decades, Progent has delivered remote and onsite help from Microsoft-certified professionals including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server consultants, SQL Server developers, Microsoft Exchange integration consultants, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint development experts. Progent's consultants have supported these products from their first releases to their latest editions, and Progent can help with cloud options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 integration services, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online deployment and development expertise.

Progent also has a long history of providing help from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure consultants, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine consultants. This background with strategic IT platforms cuts time and expense when guiding organizations through each phase of updating their older Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the support of advanced security and information assurance experts, disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and database administrators who can assist you to design, implement, and manage a well-tuned Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Consulting Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Solutions
For more about Progent's online and on-premises support expertise in Broomfield, Colorado for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning product family, visit:

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

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Migration Expertise
If your Broomfield, CO business needs a Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration expert or application programmer, call 1-800-993-9400 or go to Contact Progent.