Dynamics GP ConsultantsDynamics GP, originally called Great Plains, sports a lengthier history than almost any other ERP solution made for Windows. Microsoft Dynamics GP is a proven, full-featured product and is one of the most widely used ERP systems for small and mid-size businesses, with about 50,000 active installations worldwide. Many organizations who have depended on Dynamics GP for years have managed to postpone upgrades and maintenance to the point that they now find themselves running seriously out-of-date software and outmoded network infrastructure. This is dangerous. Meanwhile, a common theme we hear from new clients is that they have a hard time locating veteran Dynamics GP experts who can provide in-depth knowledge about how to upgrade their Dynamics GP system affordably and extract the maximum business value out of the application.

The longer an organization attempts to make do with outdated releases of Dynamics GP, the more challenging the migration process tends to be. If physical host servers or disk systems fail, there could be no equivalent hardware on the market to replace them. When releases of Windows Server that run Dynamics GP arrive at end-of-support (EOS) status, critical security patches stop being distributed. Current releases of Microsoft SQL Server might not be compatible with your special GP customizations. Innovative tools such as Microsoft's Power BI may not be an option. Organizations investigating an upgrade of their Microsoft Dynamics GP environment are often overwhelmed by the number of pieces there are to the project. And the cost suggested for a migration may seem through the roof.

Microsoft Dynamics GP Migration and Enhancement Expertise Offered by Progent
Progent has offered support for Dynamics GP and Great Plains for more than 20 years, and Progent's seasoned professionals have provided advanced and economical remote integration consulting for Windows-powered environments to organizations in every state in the U.S. By offering in-depth experience with all versions of Dynamics GP as well as top-tier system integration talent, Progent is ideally suited to help your Corpus Christi, Texas business optimize the benefit of GP/Great Plains.

We partner with our clients and start by listening to their needs. After gaining an understanding of the situation and the areas for improvement we make our suggestions. Proposed services may include an upgrade to a newer and supported release of Microsoft Dynamics GP, basic user training, complete platform and specific module configuration including 3rd-party modules from a broad array of suppliers that have written add-ons to Microsoft Dynamics GP, custom integrations with other key business applications used by company, custom report creation, and system evaluations to assess whether GP is being utilized optimally. Our objective with every Microsoft Dynamics GP engagement big or small is to maximize strategic value and manage expense.

Progent can assist your Corpus Christi, Texas company in each phase of your Dynamics GP migration or enhancement initiative including:

  • Deployment Review
    Review at what modules and features of Microsoft Dynamics GP you are now using and propose additional capabilities of the product that might be helpful to your organization.

  • Upgrade Planning and Scheduling
    Develop a comprehensive migration plan and schedule that minimizes business interruption. Plan for solution validation, live deployment, and education. Identify customizations and add-on products. Predict and manage compatibility problems.

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

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

  • Management Reporting
    Develop reports and or dashboards for internal as well as external consumption. Configure SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and combine Dynamics GP with Microsoft Power BI for self-service reporting and for combining information from multiple on-premises and external sources.

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

  • Support
    Act as a single point of contact for support to ensure dependable and affordable handling of issues made possible by familiarity with your specific environment.
Additional Microsoft Dynamics GP Consulting Expertise Available from Progent
Progent offers the help of top-tier consultants who have been developing working Dynamics GP and Great Plains environments since relerase 1. Progent can do the jobs you need directly instead of supervising less knowledgeable consultants or in-house IT personnel. Important areas where Progent can provide Dynamics GP support services include:
  • Guidance
    Recommend the deployment of software modules that come with the core GP system but are not currently being used. In addition, suggest third-party add-ons designed specifically for Dynamics GP to deliver capabilities that GP skips.

  • Integrations
    Build special integrations between Dynamics GP and other business platforms to avoid duplicate data entry and improve consistency.

  • Customizations
    Build big and small customizations that run with Microsoft Dynamics GP to perform specific business functions not addressed by out-of-the-box GP modules or third-party modules.
Infrastructure Expertise
Progent can help you to enhance your infrastructure to accommodate Dynamics GP for any deployment model including on-premises, cloud-based, or a hybrid network model. Infrastructure expertise provided by Progent's consultants include:
  • Requirements assessment and site inventory
  • Network architecture planning and implementation (local, cloud-based, or hybrid)
  • Setting up security gateways and VPN connections and defining security policies
  • Integrating iOS, Android, and Windows smartphones and tablets
  • Developing high-availability architectures
  • Integration with PaaS and IaaS services including Microsoft 365
  • business continuity planning
  • Performance optimization
Why Progent?
An optimized Microsoft Dynamics GP ecosystem incorporates multiple application platforms, local network infrastructure technologies, and public cloud products integrated into a cohesive ERP solution. For more than two decades, Progent has delivered online and on-premises support from Microsoft-certified professionals including Dynamics GP/Great Plains integrators, Windows Server consultants, SQL Server developers, Exchange integration consultants, Microsoft Office consultants, and SharePoint integration consultants. Progent has supported these products from their initial releases to their current editions, and Progent supports cloud-based SaaS options by offering Office and Microsoft 365 consulting, Exchange Online support, and SharePoint Online migration and application development expertise.

Progent also has a long history of delivering support from seasoned Cisco CCIE-certified network experts, Hyper-V integration experts, and VMware virtual machine consultants. This experience with core IT platforms cuts time and costs when guiding organizations through each phase of updating their older Microsoft Dynamics GP environment. Progent also offers the support of senior cybersecurity and information assurance experts, disaster recovery and business continuity planning experts, application programmers, hybrid cloud integration experts, and SQL Server DBAs who can assist you to design, implement, and maintain a productive Microsoft Dynamics GP environment.

Progent's Consulting Expertise for Dynamics GP/Great Plains Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions
For more information about Progent's online and onsite support services in Corpus Christi, Texas for Dynamics GP/Great Plains ERP software, see:

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

Contact Progent for MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains Upgrade Expertise
If your Corpus Christi, TX business needs a MS Dynamics GP/Great Plains integration expert or application developer, phone 1-800-993-9400 or see Contact Progent.