Columbus Microsoft Certified Consulting

Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally branded Great Plains, sports a lengthier history than virtually any other ERP solution written for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a proven, feature-rich product and is one of the most popular ERP platforms for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active customers globally. Many organizations who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have been able to defer upgrades long enough that they now find themselves running seriously out-of-date software and rickety network infrastructure. This is dangerous. Meanwhile, a common theme we hear from prospective customers is that they have a hard time finding veteran Dynamics GP experts who can provide guidance on how to upgrade their Dynamics GP environment efficiently and extract the maximum benefit from the application.

The more a business attempts to make do with outdated versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more challenging the upgrade process becomes. When server hardware or disk systems break down, there could be no equivalent hardware on the market to replace them. When versions of Microsoft Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, critical security patches are no longer developed. The latest releases of SQL Server may not work with your special GP customizations. Next-generation tools such as Microsoft's Power BI may not run. Businesses considering an upgrade of their Dynamics GP deployment are often overwhelmed by the volume of pieces there are to the puzzle. And the price tag quoted for a migration may seem through the roof.

Dynamics GP Migration and Enhancement Services Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over 20 years, and Progent's seasoned experts have provided high-level and economical remote integration consulting for Windows-based environments to organizations in every state in the U.S. By offering in-depth experience with all releases of Dynamics GP as well as top-tier network integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to help your Columbus, Ohio business optimize the benefit of GP.

We become partners with our clients and begin by listening to their needs. Once we have familiarity with the IT situation and the areas needing improvement we make our recommendations. Proposed services can include a migration to a newer and supported version of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user education, complete system and specific module configuration including 3rd-party modules offered by a broad array of vendors that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, integration with other key business software used by company, custom report creation, and solution evaluations to determine whether GP is being utilized to its fullest. Our objective with every Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to maximize business value and manage expense.

Progent's consultants can help your Columbus, Ohio company in every phase of your Dynamics GP upgrade or enhancement initiative including:

• Deployment Assessment
  Take a look at what modules and features of Dynamics GP you are currently running and propose additional features available on the product that might be suitable for your business.

• Upgrade Design and Timing
  Develop a complete migration plan and timetable that avoids business disruption. Schedule solution validation, production upgrade, and training. Identify customizations and add-on modules. Anticipate and manage integration issues.

• Pilot Testing
  Plan and implement a pilot environment for proving the migration process.

• Environment Upgrades
  Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Microsoft Dynamics GP to the current version to assure ongoing support services from Microsoft and to make all the latest features accessible to your business. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Implement services from the Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prep data and run scripts to resolve documented issues.

• Management Reporting
  Develop reports and or custom dashboards for private and public consumption. Deploy SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for on-demand reporting and for aggregating data from diverse local and external sources.

• Education
  Deliver one-on-one or group training for current and new users of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

• Support
  Provide a single contact for expertise to deliver dependable and cost-effective handling of problems made possible by close understanding of your particular environment.

• Recommendations
  Suggest the deployment of software modules included with the basic GP system but are not currently being used. Also, recommend third-party products written specifically for Dynamics GP to provide features that GP doesn't offer.

• Integrations
  Build special integrations between Dynamics GP and other strategic platforms to avoid duplicate entry and improve accuracy.

• Customizations
  Build major and small customizations that run with Microsoft Dynamics GP to handle various business functions that are not handled by standard GP modules or external add-ons.

• Requirements analysis and site inventory
• Network architecture design and deployment (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 environments
• Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
• Disaster recovery planning
• Performance optimization

Progent also has a long history of providing help from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network experts, Hyper-V integration consultants, and VMware virtualization consultants. This background with core IT platforms cuts time and expense when guiding organizations through every aspect of upgrading their legacy Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the skills of advanced security and information assurance experts, disaster recovery planning consultants, application developers, hybrid cloud integration experts, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to design, deploy, and manage a productive Dynamics GP ecosystem.

Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
To learn more about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting expertise in Columbus, Ohio for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, see:

• MS Dynamics GP Expertise
  

• Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Services
  

• MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
  

• Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Benefits
  

• Expert Help with MS Dynamics GP Reporting
  

• Microsoft Dynamics GP Custom Programming
  

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Services
If your Columbus, OH business is looking for a MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains deployment expert or software developer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.