El Paso Microsoft Premier Consultants

Microsoft Dynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, has a longer heritage than almost any other ERP platform made for Windows. Dynamics GP is a mature, full-featured application and is one of the most popular ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with around 50,000 active customers globally. Many businesses who have relied on Dynamics GP for years or decades have been able to defer upgrades long enough that they are now running seriously out-of-date software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This can be risky. Meanwhile, a common complaint we hear from new customers is that they have trouble locating experienced Dynamics GP consultants to partner with for in-depth knowledge about how to upgrade their Dynamics GP system affordably and derive the most benefit from the application.

The longer an organization tries to make do with outdated releases of Dynamics GP, the more complex the upgrade process tends to be. When server hardware or disk systems break down, there could be no suitable hardware available to use as substitutes. When editions of Windows Server used to host Dynamics GP reach end-of-support status, critical security patches are no longer distributed. Current editions of SQL Server might not work with your special GP customizations. Next-generation tools like Microsoft's Power BI may not be an option. Businesses investigating an update of their Dynamics GP deployment are often overwhelmed by the volume of components there are to the project. And the cost quoted for an upgrade may seem astronomical.

Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than two decades, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and economical online consulting for Windows-powered environments to organizations in every state in the U.S. By offering in-depth familiarity with all versions of Dynamics GP as well as top-tier system integration skills, Progent is ideally qualified to make sure your El Paso, Texas business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.

We become partners with our clients and start by understanding their needs. After gaining familiarity with the IT environment and the areas needing improvement we provide our suggestions. Proposed services may include a migration to a more current and supported release of Dynamics GP, simple user education, full system and individual module configuration including 3rd-party modules offered by a broad range of vendors that have published add-ons to Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business software used by company, custom report writing, and system analysis to assess whether GP is being used optimally. Our goal with each Dynamics GP project of whatever size is to maximize strategic value and control cost.

Progent can assist your El Paso, Texas company in each phase of your Dynamics GP migration or enhancement project including:

• System Assessment
  Review at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are currently running and discuss additional features available on GP that may be helpful to your business.

• Migration Planning and Timing
  Create a comprehensive migration plan and timetable that minimizes business interruption. Plan for pilot testing, live deployment, and education. Specify customizations and add-on modules. Predict and manage compatibility issues.

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

• System Updates
  Create backup copies of databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and Microsoft Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the current release to assure continuing support services from Microsoft and to make all the latest features accessible to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Activate services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prep data and execute scripts to address known issues.

• Management Reporting
  Create reports and or dashboards for internal and external use. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services and combine Dynamics GP with Power BI for self-service reporting and for aggregating information from diverse on-premises and external sources.

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

• Support
  Provide a single point of contact for expertise to deliver dependable and affordable handling of issues thanks to close understanding of your specific situation.

• Recommendations
  Suggest the use of modules included with the core GP system but are not now being used. In addition, suggest third-party add-ons designed exclusively for Dynamics GP to deliver features that GP doesn't offer.

• Integrations
  Create special integrations between Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid redundant entry and increase accuracy.

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

• Requirements assessment and site inventory
• Network architecture planning and deployment (local, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
• Setting up security gateways and remote connections and defining security policies
• Integrating Apple iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices
• Developing high-availability architectures
• Integration with PaaS and IaaS services such as Microsoft 365
• business continuity preparedness
• Performance optimization

Progent also has extensive experience delivering support from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure consultants, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtualization consultants. This experience with strategic IT platforms cuts time and expense when helping organizations through every phase of updating their legacy Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment. Progent also can provide the support of senior cybersecurity and information assurance engineers, disaster recovery and business continuity preparedness experts, application developers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration consultants, and SQL Server DBAs who can help you to plan, deploy, and manage a productive Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Support Services for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
To find out more information about Progent's online and onsite support services in El Paso, Texas for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, see:

• Microsoft Dynamics GP Support Expertise
  

• Dynamics GP 2015 Support Services
  

• MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
  

• MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Features and Benefits
  

• Expertise with MS Dynamics GP Reporting
  

• Microsoft Dynamics GP Custom Software Programming
  

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Migration Expertise
If your El Paso, TX business is looking for a Dynamics GP/Great Plains deployment expert or application developer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.