Microsoft Dynamics GP ExpertsDynamics GP, previously branded Great Plains, sports a longer heritage than almost any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform made for Windows. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured product and is one of the most popular ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active customers worldwide. Many businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years or decades have been able to postpone upgrades and maintenance long enough that they are now using legacy software and outmoded network infrastructure. This can be risky. At the same time, a common complaint we hear from prospective clients is that they have a hard time locating experienced Dynamics GP experts who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to update their Dynamics GP environment efficiently and get the most benefit out of the application.

The longer an organization tries to make do with outdated versions of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the migration procedure tends to be. When server hardware or disk systems fail, there could be no equivalent devices on the market to use as substitutes. When releases of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP reach end-of-support (EOS) status, vital security updates are no longer distributed. Current editions of SQL Server may not work with your important GP customizations. Innovative tools like Power BI may not be an option. Organizations investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment are often intimidated by the number of components there are to the puzzle. And the cost suggested for an upgrade may seem astronomical.

Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Expertise Available from Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than two decades, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided high-level and affordable online integration consulting for Windows-powered networks to organizations in every state throughout the U.S. By combining in-depth experience with all versions of Dynamics GP along with world-class system integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to help your Montgomery, Alabama business optimize the benefit of GP.

We become partners with our customers and start by listening to their requirements. After gaining an understanding of the IT situation and the areas for improvement we make our suggestions. Recommendations may involve an upgrade to a more current and fully supported release of Dynamics GP, simple user education, complete system and individual module implementation including 3rd-party modules offered by a broad range of vendors that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, integration with other critical business software within your organization, custom report creation, and system analysis to determine whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our objective with every Microsoft Dynamics GP engagement of whatever size is to maximize business value and control expense.

Progent can help your Montgomery, Alabama business in each facet of your Dynamics GP migration or customization process including:

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

  • Upgrade Planning and Scheduling
    Develop a comprehensive upgrade plan and timetable that minimizes business disruption. Schedule solution validation, production upgrade, and training. Specify customizations and add-on modules. Anticipate and resolve integration issues.

  • Pilot Testing
    Design and configure a test environment for validating the upgrade project.

  • System Updates
    Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the latest release to ensure continuing support from Microsoft and to have all the latest features accessible to your organization. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Implement services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prepare data and execute scripts to resolve known issues.

  • Management Reporting
    Create reports and or dashboards for internal as well as public use. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services and integrate Dynamics GP with Power BI for on-demand reporting and for combining data from multiple local and external repositories.

  • Training
    Provide one-on-one or classroom style training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP.

  • Support
    Act as a single contact for expertise to deliver consistent and affordable resolution of problems thanks to close understanding of your particular situation.
Additional Dynamics GP Consulting Services Available from Progent
Progent offers the support of seasoned experts who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since relerase 1. Progent has the skills to do the jobs you require directly instead of managing less knowledgeable consultants or internal IT personnel. Important areas where Progent's consultants can deliver Dynamics GP expertise include:
  • Guidance
    Suggest the deployment of modules included with the basic GP platform but are not now being used. Also, recommend third-party add-ons written specifically for Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Create custom integrations between Microsoft Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid redundant data entry and increase consistency.

  • Customizations
    Build major and small customizations that work with Dynamics GP to handle specific business functions that are not addressed by standard GP modules or third-party modules.
Infrastructure Consulting Services
Progent can help you to upgrade your network infrastructure to accommodate Microsoft Dynamics GP for any deployment model including local, cloud-based, or a hybrid network model. Network infrastructure services provided by Progent's consultants include:
  • Needs assessment and IT asset inventory
  • Network topology design and implementation (on-premises, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
  • Configuring firewalls and VPN connections and creating security policies
  • Integrating iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices
  • Creating high-availability architectures
  • Integration with public cloud services including Microsoft 365
  • Disaster recovery planning
  • Performance tuning
Why Progent?
An optimized Dynamics GP environment includes multiple software platforms, local network infrastructure resources, and cloud services combined into a seamless ERP solution. For more than two decades, Progent has delivered online and onsite help from Microsoft-certified professionals including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Microsoft Exchange configuration experts, Microsoft Office experts, and SharePoint Server development experts. Progent's consultants have worked with these products from their first releases to their current editions, and Progent supports cloud SaaS options by providing Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online migration and application development expertise.

Progent also has extensive experience delivering help from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network experts, Windows Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine consultants. This experience with strategic technologies cuts time and costs when helping organizations through each aspect of updating their older Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also offers the skills of senior security and information assurance experts, business continuity preparedness consultants, application developers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and database administrators who can help you to plan, implement, and maintain a well-tuned Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Consulting Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Deployments
For more about Progent's remote and onsite consulting expertise in Montgomery, Alabama for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, refer to:

Download Progent's MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Consulting Datasheet
To download a datasheet about the consulting expertise available from Progent for Dynamics GP/Great Plains software, click Download Datasheet: Expertise for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Software (PDF file).

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Migration Support
If your Montgomery, AL business needs a MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration expert or software developer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.