Manhattan Beach Microsoft Gold Certified Consulting Experts

Dynamics GP, previously branded Great Plains, has a longer heritage than virtually any other enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform made for Windows. Dynamics GP is a mature, feature-rich product and is one of the most popular ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active installations globally. A number of businesses who have relied on Dynamics GP for years or decades have managed to defer upgrades long enough that they are now running legacy software and outmoded IT infrastructure. This is dangerous. Meanwhile, a common theme we hear from new clients is that they have trouble locating experienced Dynamics GP consultants who can provide guidance on how to upgrade their Dynamics GP ecosystem efficiently and derive the maximum benefit from the application.

The more a business attempts to make do with legacy releases of Microsoft Dynamics GP, the more complex the migration process tends to be. When physical host servers or disk systems break down, there could be no suitable devices available to replace them. When releases of Microsoft Windows Server that run Dynamics GP reach end-of-support (EOS) status, vital security patches stop being released. Current releases of SQL Server might not be compatible with your important GP customizations. Innovative products such as Microsoft's Power BI may not be an option. Businesses considering an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment are often intimidated by the volume of pieces there are to the puzzle. And the price tag quoted for an upgrade may be astronomical.

Dynamics GP Upgrade and Customization Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has supported Microsoft Dynamics GP and Great Plains for over two decades, and Progent's tested professionals have delivered high-level and economical remote integration consulting for Windows-based environments to organizations in every state throughout the U.S. By offering deep experience with all editions of Microsoft Dynamics GP along with top-tier system integration skills, Progent is ideally suited to help your Manhattan Beach, California business get the most out of GP/Great Plains.

We partner with our customers and begin by understanding their needs. Once we have familiarity with the IT situation and the areas needing improvement we make our recommendations. Proposed services may involve a migration to a more current and fully supported version of Dynamics GP, basic user education, complete platform and individual module implementation including 3rd-party products offered by a wide range of suppliers that have published add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other critical business software within your organization, custom report creation, and solution evaluations to assess whether GP is being used to its fullest. Our objective with every Dynamics GP project big or small is to maximize strategic value and minimize expense.

Progent can help your Manhattan Beach, California business in every phase of your Microsoft Dynamics GP migration or enhancement process including:

• Deployment Assessment
  Take a look at what modules and features of Dynamics GP you are now running and discuss other capabilities of GP that might be helpful to your organization.

• Migration Design and Timing
  Create a comprehensive upgrade plan and schedule that minimizes business disruption. Schedule pilot testing, live deployment, and training. Specify custom development and add-on products. Anticipate and resolve integration issues.

• Testing
  Design and implement a test environment for proving the migration process.

• System Updates
  Back up databases and dictionaries, eConnect automation, and GP Integration Manager database. eMigrate Dynamics GP to the latest version to assure continuing support services from Microsoft and to have all the latest features accessible to your organization. Update SQL Server and compatibility levels for all databases. Configure services from the GP Professional Services Tools Library (pstl). Prepare data and run scripts to address documented issues.

• Custom Reporting
  Create reports and or dashboards for private and public consumption. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and integrate Microsoft Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for on-demand reporting and for combining information from diverse local and external repositories.

• Education
  Provide one-on-one or group training for existing and first-time users of Microsoft Dynamics GP.

• Support Services
  Act as a single contact for expertise to ensure dependable and cost-effective resolution of issues made possible by familiarity with your particular environment.

• Guidance
  Suggest the deployment of software modules that come with the basic GP system but are not currently being utilized. Also, recommend third-party add-ons designed specifically for Microsoft Dynamics GP to provide features that GP doesn't offer.

• Integrations
  Build custom connections between Dynamics GP and other strategic applications to avoid duplicate data entry and improve accuracy.

• Customizations
  Build big and simple customizations that run with Microsoft Dynamics GP to perform various business functions that are not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or third-party add-ons.

• Needs analysis and site inventory
• Network architecture design and implementation (on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid)
• Setting up security gateways and remote connections and creating security policies
• Integrating iOS, Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
• Developing high-availability environments
• Integration with public cloud services such as Microsoft 365
• business continuity preparedness
• Performance tuning

Progent also has a long history of delivering support from top-tier Cisco CCIE-certified network infrastructure experts, Hyper-V planning and integration consultants, and VMware virtual machine specialists. This experience with strategic IT platforms saves time and costs when helping organizations through each aspect of updating their legacy Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also can provide the skills of senior cybersecurity and information assurance experts, disaster recovery planning experts, application developers, hybrid cloud integration experts, and database administrators who can help you to plan, implement, and maintain a modern Dynamics GP solution.

Progent's Consulting Services for Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Deployments
To learn more information about Progent's remote and on-premises consulting expertise in Manhattan Beach, California for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning software, see:

• MS Dynamics GP Support Expertise
  

• Dynamics GP 2015 Consulting Services
  

• MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Program Features
  

• MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP Features and Benefits
  

• Expertise with Microsoft Dynamics GP Reporting
  

• Microsoft Dynamics GP Custom Development
  

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Services
If your Manhattan Beach, CA business needs a Microsoft Dynamics GP/Great Plains deployment expert or software programmer, call 1-800-993-9400 or visit Contact Progent.