Dynamics GP ConsultantsMicrosoft Dynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, sports a longer history than almost any other ERP solution written for the Windows OS. Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured application and is one of the most widely used ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with around 50,000 active installations worldwide. A number of businesses who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have been able to postpone upgrades and maintenance to the point that they now find themselves running legacy software and rickety network infrastructure. This is risky. Meanwhile, a common theme we hear from prospective clients is that they have trouble finding veteran Dynamics GP consultants to partner with for in-depth knowledge about how to upgrade their Dynamics GP system efficiently and get the maximum benefit from the application.

The longer a business tries to limp along with outdated versions of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the migration procedure becomes. If physical host servers or disk systems fail, there could be no equivalent devices available to replace them. When editions of Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, critical security updates are no longer released. The latest releases of SQL Server may not work with your special GP customizations. Next-generation tools like Power BI may not be an option. Organizations considering an update of their Microsoft Dynamics GP deployment are often overwhelmed by the volume of components there are to the project. And the price tag suggested for a migration may be through the roof.

Dynamics GP Migration and Customization Services Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's tested professionals have provided high-level and economical online integration consulting for Windows-powered networks to organizations in every state across the U.S. By offering deep familiarity with all versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with top-tier system integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to make sure your Grand Rapids, Michigan business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.

We become partners with our customers and start by understanding their requirements. Once we have familiarity with the situation and the areas needing improvement we make our suggestions. Recommendations may involve a migration to a more current and fully supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, simple user education, full platform and specific module configuration including 3rd-party products offered by a wide range of suppliers that have written add-ons to Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business applications used by company, custom report creation, and system evaluations to assess whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our goal with each Dynamics GP engagement big or small is to optimize strategic value and control expense.

Progent's consultants can assist your Grand Rapids, Michigan business in every facet of your Dynamics GP migration or enhancement process including:

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

  • Migration Design and Timing
    Create a comprehensive migration plan and timetable that minimizes business interruption. Schedule solution validation, live deployment, and education. Specify customizations and add-on products. Anticipate and resolve integration issues.

  • Pilot Testing
    Plan and implement a test environment for validating the migration project.

  • System Updates
    Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and GP Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the current release to assure continuing support services from Microsoft and to make all current features available to your business. Upgrade SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Implement services from the Professional Services Tools Library. Condition data and run scripts to address documented issues.

  • Custom Reporting
    Create reports and or custom dashboards for private and public consumption. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services and combine Microsoft Dynamics GP with Power BI for self-service reporting and for aggregating data from multiple on-premises and remote sources.

  • Training
    Deliver individual or group training for existing and new users of Dynamics GP.

  • Support
    Act as a single contact for support to deliver dependable and affordable resolution of issues made possible by close understanding of your specific situation.
Additional Microsoft Dynamics GP Consulting Expertise Available from Progent
Progent offers the support of top-tier consultants who have been creating working Dynamics GP and Great Plains solutions since relerase 1. Progent can do the work you need directly instead of supervising less experienced consultants or in-house IT personnel. Key areas where Progent can provide Dynamics GP expertise include:
  • Recommendations
    Suggest the deployment of software modules that come with the core GP platform but are not currently being utilized. Also, suggest third-party products designed exclusively for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide capabilities that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Create custom integrations between Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid duplicate entry and improve accuracy.

  • Customizations
    Build major and small customizations that run with Dynamics GP to perform various business functions not addressed by standard GP modules or external add-ons.
Infrastructure Consulting Services
Progent can assist your business to enhance your network infrastructure to accommodate Dynamics GP for any architecture including on-premises, private or public cloud, or a hybrid network model. Network infrastructure expertise offered by Progent include:
  • Needs assessment and site inventory
  • Network architecture design and implementation (local, private or public cloud, or hybrid)
  • Configuring security gateways and remote connections and defining security policies
  • Integrating iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices
  • Creating high-availability (HA) solutions
  • Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
  • Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
  • Performance tuning
Why Progent?
An optimized Microsoft Dynamics GP ecosystem incorporates multiple software platforms, on-premises network infrastructure technologies, and public cloud services combined into a seamless enterprise resource planning solution. For over 20 years, Progent has delivered remote and on-premises help from Microsoft-certified experts including Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server specialists, SQL Server consultants, Exchange Server integration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint Server development experts. Progent has worked with these products from their initial releases to their current editions, and Progent can help with cloud SaaS options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online integration services, and SharePoint Online deployment and development expertise.

Progent also has a long history of providing support from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Hyper-V integration experts, and VMware virtual machine specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms cuts time and expense when helping organizations through every aspect of updating their legacy Dynamics GP environment. Progent also offers the support of advanced security and information assurance engineers, disaster recovery preparedness experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud planning and configuration experts, and database administrators who can assist you to plan, implement, and manage a well-tuned Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Support Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Solutions
To learn more information about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting expertise in Grand Rapids, Michigan for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP product family, refer to:

Download Progent's Dynamics GP/Great Plains Consulting Services Datasheet
To download a datasheet about the consulting services offered by Progent for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP software, click Download Datasheet: Consulting Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Platform (PDF file).

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Support
If your Grand Rapids, MI business is looking for a Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration consultant or application programmer, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.