Detroit Microsoft Certified Advisor
Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Consulting and Support Services
Microsoft Dynamics GP, previously called Great Plains, has a longer history than virtually any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution written for Windows. Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured 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 relied on Dynamics GP for years have been able to defer upgrades long enough that they now find themselves running seriously out-of-date software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This is risky. At the same time, a common complaint we hear from prospective customers is that they have trouble finding veteran Dynamics GP consultants to partner with for guidance on how to update their Dynamics GP environment efficiently and get the most benefit out of the application.
The more an organization attempts to make do with legacy releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more challenging the upgrade process becomes. If physical host servers or storage systems break down, there could be no suitable hardware on the market to use as substitutes. When editions of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support status, critical security updates stop being released. The latest releases of SQL Server may not work with your important GP customizations. Innovative tools like Power BI may not run. Businesses investigating an upgrade of their Dynamics GP deployment are often intimidated by the volume of pieces there are to the puzzle. And the cost quoted for an upgrade may be through the roof.
Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Services Available from Progent
Progent has offered support for Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's tested experts have delivered high-level and affordable remote integration consulting for Windows-based environments to businesses in every state in the U.S. By offering in-depth experience with all releases of Dynamics GP along with top-tier network integration talent, Progent is uniquely qualified to help your Detroit, Michigan business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.
We become partners with our customers and begin by listening to their needs. After gaining familiarity with the environment and the areas needing improvement we make our suggestions. Proposed services may include an upgrade to a more current and fully supported version of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user training, full platform and specific module implementation including 3rd-party modules offered by a wide array of vendors that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, integration with other key business applications used by organization, custom report writing, and solution analysis to determine whether GP is being used optimally. Our goal with every Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to optimize business value and manage expense.
Progent's consultants can assist your Detroit, Michigan company in each phase of your Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement process including:
- System Review
Take a look at what features of Dynamics GP you are currently using and propose other capabilities of GP that might be helpful to your organization. - Upgrade Planning and Scheduling
Develop a comprehensive upgrade plan and schedule that avoids business interruption. Schedule solution validation, live deployment, and education. Specify customizations and add-on modules. Anticipate and manage compatibility problems. - Pilot Testing
Design and implement a pilot environment for proving the upgrade process. - Environment Upgrades
Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect, and GP Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the latest release to assure continuing support from Microsoft and to have all current features accessible to your business. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all associated databases. Configure services from the Professional Services Tools Library. Condition data and run scripts to resolve known issues. - Custom 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 on-demand reporting and for aggregating data from diverse local and remote sources. - Training
Deliver one-on-one or group training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP. - Support Services
Act as a single contact for expertise to ensure consistent and cost-effective resolution of problems made possible by close understanding of your particular situation.
Progent can provide the help of top-tier consultants who have been developing working Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since version 1. Progent can do the work you need directly rather than supervising less knowledgeable consultants or internal IT personnel. Important areas where Progent can deliver Microsoft Dynamics GP expertise include:
- Recommendations
Suggest the use of modules that come with the core GP platform but are not currently being utilized. Also, recommend third-party products designed specifically for Dynamics GP to provide capabilities that GP skips. - Integrations
Create special connections between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other strategic platforms to reduce duplicate data entry and improve accuracy. - Customizations
Build big and simple customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform various functions that are not handled by standard GP modules or third-party modules.
Progent can help you to enhance your network infrastructure to accommodate Dynamics GP for any deployment model including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid environment. Network infrastructure services available from Progent include:
- Needs analysis and site inventory
- Network topology design and deployment (on-premises, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
- Configuring firewalls and VPN connections and creating security policies
- Managing Apple iOS, Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
- Creating high-availability (HA) solutions
- Integration with public cloud services including Microsoft 365
- Disaster recovery planning
- Performance optimization
A modern Microsoft Dynamics GP environment incorporates diverse software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure resources, and public cloud products combined into a cohesive enterprise resource planning solution. For over 20 years, Progent's consultants have delivered online and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified experts including Dynamics GP/Great Plains consultants, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Exchange Server integration experts, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint Server development consultants. Progent's consultants have supported these products from their initial releases to their latest versions, and Progent supports cloud-based SaaS options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online expertise, and SharePoint Online deployment and application development expertise.
Progent also has a long history of delivering help from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Windows Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtualization specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms cuts time and expense when helping businesses through each phase of updating their older Dynamics GP environment. Progent also can provide the skills of advanced cybersecurity and information assurance engineers, business continuity preparedness experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud architecture consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can assist you to design, implement, and manage a productive Dynamics GP ecosystem.
Progent's Consulting Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Solutions
To find out more information about Progent's remote and onsite consulting services in Detroit, Michigan for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, see:
- Dynamics GP Consulting
- Dynamics GP 2015 Support Services
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
- MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Features
- Expertise with Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting
- Dynamics GP Custom Programming
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Contact Progent for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Migration Support
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UNIX, Windows Consultancy
Solaris with Windows Professional
If your office network combines UNIX, Linux or Sun Solaris platforms with Microsoft Windows, Progent can assist you to incorporate your servers into a unified environment that allows all your operating systems to coexist for simple management, transparent dataflow, high availability, superior throughput, and strong security. Progent's UNIX/Linux/Solaris and Windows integration assistance services feature IT infrastructure integration and support, consulting for Microsoft Windows services for UNIX (SFU), online server monitoring and administration, remote network help and repair, in-person technical support, and Contact Center outsourcing.
24-Hour Sun Solaris Technology Consulting Services
Consultant Solaris
If your company computer system combines Sun Solaris platforms with Microsoft Windows, Progent can help you to integrate your IT resources into a cohesive environment that allows all your OS platforms to coexist for simple administration, seamless dataflow, high availability, enhanced performance, and strong protection. Progent's Sun Solaris and Windows integration assistance services include network infrastructure configuration and service, support for Windows services for UNIX, remote network monitoring and administration, remote technical help and repair, in-person technical support, and Help Desk outsourcing.
CRISC Certified Risk and Information Systems Control Manager Consultant Services
CRISC Certified Risk and Information Systems Control Auditor Consultants
Progent offers the guidance of a CRISC-certified risk management expert to assist you to plan and deploy an enterprise risk management (ERM) strategy based on leading practices promoted by CRISC and crafted to match your organization's risk appetite, business goals, and budgetary guidelines.
Fortinet Firewall Migration IT Consultants
Professional Fortinet 6301 Series Firewalls
Fortinet next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) are industry leaders in delivering top throughput for SSL/TLS inspection. Progent's Fortinet FortiGate firewall experts can help your business to configure your Fortinet firewalls to safeguard all your digital assets at the network edge, within the data center core, at branches, and in the cloud.
Emergency SharePoint Foundation Support and Setup
After Hours SharePoint 2013 Community Sites Consultants
Progent has been providing SharePoint consulting services since the initial product was published more than 20 years ago, and Progent has the scope of technical know-how to help businesses of all sizes to design and carry out a SharePoint Server 2013 deployment and develop SharePoint 2013 apps that add significant business benefit to your IT investment. Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can assist your company to evaluate the business advantages of upgrading to SharePoint Server or SharePoint Online from earlier versions of SharePoint or from a different collaboration environment; decide if an in-house, online or hybrid configuration is best suited for your company; and select the most appropriate version of SharePoint 2013 for your applications. Progent offers comprehensive project management outsourcing or can help in individual jobs related to your SharePoint 2013 migration.
Cisco Telepresence Consultant Services
Tandberg Telepresence Consulting
Progent can provide the support of a senior specialist with extensive experience installing, managing, and enhancing video conferencing systems from leading vendors such as Cisco, TANDBERG, Polycom, and LifeSize. Progent's consultants can coordinate with your in-house IT support group, your Internet Service Provider, and your telepresence technology supplier to assist your organization maximize the strategic value of your video conferencing ecosystem.
Development Companies Microsoft Dynamics
Dynamics GP eConnect Technology Professional
Progent's background delivering Microsoft .NET support and SQL Server consulting, and Progent's application development experience with Microsoft VBasic, XML, and other developer platforms make it possible to design specialized mission-critical programs and eCommerce solutions that integrate seamlessly with Dynamics GP Software. Progent's Dynamics GP management reporting services can show you how to design reports that let you analyze your business more thoroughly, transforming uncooked information into useful understanding of your business.
Urgent Compensation for Telecommuting Microsoft Consultant Telecommuter Job
Benefits for Microsoft Consulting Telecommuting Jobs
Our compensation structure is based on revenue sharing, so just like working as a freelance contractor, your earnings are entirely tied to your generated revenue. Some of our support staff stress lifestyle issues and choose to work at a more relaxed pace, using our self-determined schedule to follow personal enthusiasms like hiking, motorcycle racing, skiing, surfing, travel, or spending private time with relatives and acquaintances. Other consultants use the chance to make big bucks through hard effort and extended hours. Progent completely supports both sides of the spectrum and any point in between.
SharePoint Server 2016 Migration Technical Support Services
Expert Microsoft Certified SharePoint 2016 On Prem Specialist
Progent's Microsoft-certified consultants can provide economical remote and on-premises expertise, application development, and troubleshooting support for businesses of any size who intend to upgrade to SharePoint Server 2016 or SharePoint Online from prior releases of SharePoint.
MOM 2007 IT Consultant
Server Monitoring Online Consulting
Remote continuous network monitoring, proactive alerts, and actionable reports are crucial to maintaining the health of your IT system and eliminating unnecessary and expensive downtime. Remote Monitoring and Management solutions have advanced to the point that businesses of any size can get a level of network stability that was once reserved for large enterprises. Progent offers a variety Remote Monitoring and Management options available as economical service packages created to assist your company to identify and fix a an array of IT network issues before they can impact your business.
Network Consultant Network Performance Troubleshooting
Network Services Monitoring Integration Services
Progent's ProSight WAN Watch is a network infrastructure monitoring and management service that makes it simple and affordable for small and mid-sized organizations to map out, monitor, reconfigure and troubleshoot their connectivity appliances such as switches, firewalls, and load balancers as well as servers, client computers and other devices. Incorporating state-of-the-art Remote Monitoring and Management technology, WAN Watch ensures that network maps are always current, copies and displays the configuration information of virtually all devices on your network, tracks performance, and generates alerts when potential issues are discovered. By automating complex network management activities, ProSight WAN Watch can cut hours off ordinary chores such as making network diagrams, expanding your network, locating appliances that require important updates, or identifying the cause of performance bottlenecks.
Consultants Citrix XenApp
Virtual Applications Hub Consultant Services
Progent's Citrix-certified experts can assist you to plan, deploy, administer, and support a virtualized application delivery system built on Citrix XenApp. Progent's Cisco CCIE network engineers can show you how to optimize your infrastructure for distributing server and client-side applications, and Progent's remote datacenter support consultants can help your organization to manage and support a remote datacenter that features high uptime, advanced protection, and rapid disaster recovery.
Hosting Consultant
Internet Data Center Engineer
Progent's data center IT services are intended for businesses with hardware located at Internet Data Centers or data center colocation hosting sites and in need of on-demand on-site assistance at the colo facility plus remote support from Microsoft and Cisco Premier Certified experts. Progent provides a complete array of data center and IDC and colo support services including network architecture analysis, Windows and UNIX server installation and maintenance, tech support for server and communications infrastructure, development and installation of high availability configurations, defining and implementing layered security structures, firewall configuration and support, designing load balancing solutions, and planning high-availability server and storage clustering configurations.
Top Rated Linux Network Monitoring, Nagios and MRTG Consulting
Consultant Linux Network Monitoring, Nagios and MRTG
Network monitoring ordinarily entails observing a network's resource utilization in order to identify throughput bottlenecks or fix hardware or software issues. Nagios and Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) are powerful, license-free network monitoring utilities that work under Linux or UNIX and can be used to monitor multi-OS networks where Linux and Windows coexist. Progent's system integration consultants can show you how to use both these tools to tune and troubleshoot your network. Progent's UNIX support services provide small businesses and programmers assistance with administering and servicing UNIX/Linux and Solaris networks that work with Microsoft-based products.
Les Kent has a 35-year track record of successful network integration, business management, sales, and operations. He has demonstrated a knack for creating sophisticated information technology solutions in his roles as as a system architect, software developer, project manager, implementation expert, and troubleshooter for small companies, start-ups, and major enterprises.
24x7 Call Center Professional
Consultants Help Desk Process
The Help Desk support delivery structure adopted by Progent's Technical Response Center gives small and midsize organizations an affordable alternative to reliance on freelance service individuals by offering broad expertise accessible to numerous engineering teams, optional round-the-clock availability of emergency assistance, fast escalation to top-level engineers for handling even the most intractable problems, service consistency and dependability, prompt follow through overseen by seasoned IT service administrators, a variety of convenient techniques for requesting support tasks, plus excellent progress visibility made possible by trouble ticket tracking and available via a web-based portal.
Small Office Computer Outsourcing Consultants
Small Office Small Office IT Support
For over 20 years, Progent has provided affordable IT design, configuration, troubleshooting, cybersecurity, and development for networks of all sizes.
Microsoft 365 Excel Integration IT Services
24 Hour Microsoft 365 Excel Integration Engineer
Microsoft 365, formerly called Office 365, is Microsoft's expanding suite of client productivity apps and cloud services available on a monthly or annual subscription basis. Microsoft 365 apps and cloud-based services are offered in a variety of product bundles intended for customers ranging from students and home offices to enterprises. Progent offers quick and affordable remote access to specialists with in-depth knowledge of Microsoft, Mac, Apple iOS, and Google Android technology. Progent can assist your business to evaluate the wealth of subscription plans available with Microsoft 365 and integrate your network with Microsoft 365 so you derive maximum business value. Progent supports multi-vendor networks that incorporate Windows, macOS or OS X, and Linux operating systems. Progent can also help you to build and manage hybrid solutions that transparently integrate local and cloud-based products and services.
Amazon AWS enterprise hybrid cloud solutions Programming Company
Design Amazon Glacier integration
Progent offers affordable remote consulting to help companies of any size to access Amazon AWS cloud services including Amazon EC2 for virtual machine hosting, Amazon S3, and Glacier. Progent can help you with every phase of Amazon AWS integration including requirements analysis, preparedness evaluation, system design and review, testing, deployment, centralized administration, performance tuning, licensing management, backup/restore solutions, and security strategies.
Technology Professional Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
24/7 MS Microsoft Virtual Server Professional
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, run on the Windows Server platform and powered by software originally developed by Connectix, provides the power necessary to accomplish hardware reduction, application migration, and server isolation tasks via virtualization technology in an enterprise-ready computing network with advanced scalability, manageability, and reliability. Microsoft has targeted Virtual Server at companies wishing to improve ROI in software development and piloting, migration from outdated mission-critical applications, and server consolidation. Progent's certified Virtual Server consultants can help your IT staff to assess and integrate Microsoft Virtual Server 2005.
24 Hour Integration iPad and Outlook Web App
Exchange and Apple Mac IT Consultants
Microsoft Exchange and Macintosh workstations can work together efficiently. Progent's Mac and Microsoft certified consultants can show you how to set up Microsoft Entourage and Microsoft Exchange Server so your Apple Macintosh users are able to collaborate with colleagues who use Outlook. With Microsoft Exchange and Entourage 2008 or 2004 for Mac, Exchange and Mac software can coexist, allowing Mac users to get and transmit email, examine the Exchange global address list, import addresses, synchronize calendars, and alert people to conferences via your Microsoft Exchange account. Progent will verify that your Exchange Server is properly set up and that LDAP and Outlook Web connectivity are enabled. Progent also can provide specialized one-on-one Entourage education.
SharePoint Portal Server 2007 IT Services
24x7x365 SharePoint Portal Server 2007 Integration
Progent's Microsoft-authorized experts can show you how to rationalize the business justification for deploying SharePoint Server 2007, consult with you on the most sensible edition of Microsoft SharePoint Server for your circumstances, provide setup and deployment expertise, help you to install MS SQL Server as a supporting database, optimize your network integrity, integrate your standard and customized application programs to work with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, develop a comprehensive security plan that includes portal solutions, and deliver maintenance and Help Desk services.
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