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The answer is in scalability of Great Plains DynamicsGP. Great Plains Dynamics or currentMicrosoft Dynamics GP ERP was always based on open DB platforms, such asMicrosoft SQL Server 6.5, 7.0, 2000, 2005, 2008, Pervasive SQL 2000, Btrieve,Ctree. Small Business Accountingpackages are typically based on their proprietary DB platforms (whereaccounting application vendor doesnt have to pay for new installation and allthe software purchase money comes to the small business ERP publisher),Scalability translates into synchronization between Dynamics GP Workstation,Server, SQL Server, FRx reporter, SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services). In this small publication we would like togive you IT VP or Executive overview: 1. Vulnerableto Update Great Plains versions. In ouropinion these are Great Plains 5.5, 6.0 and 7.0. And again to our personal opinion, theseversions were released in the Clinton era of IT and High-tech booming, probablya bit premature 2. Upgradingto Dynamics GP 10.0. Here we seedifferent trend in upgrade issues nature. Great Plains 10.0 is tightly integrated with Sharepoint (SSRS),Microsoft Office: Outlook, Excel and Word. Plus, Dynamics GP Microsoft subdivision changed Security model of GreatPlains: if you are upgrading from Version 9.0 to 10.0 it is highly recommended,that you take Great Plains 10.0 Security training class or invite Great PlainsVAR, who is familiar with 10.0 Security model to do upgrade and post-upgradeuser training 3. Switchingfrom Pervasive SQL 2000, Great Plains Accounting for DOS and Windows andMac. There is Migration tool to move youfrom GP for Ctree or Pervasive/Btrieve. If you are GPA for DOS, you can ask for migrating you to Dynamics GP7.5, or 9.0 on MS SQL Server 2000 or 2005 4. DexterityCustomizations. In 1990thGreat Plains Dexterity was oriented to Btrieve and Ctree customers, for whomTransact SQL statements were not an options, and instead Dex offered Dexteritycursors. This logic is slower, comparingto modern days SQL Server. If you haveold Microsoft Dexterity customization dictionaries, please consider to reviewthe code by professional GP Dexterity Programmer 5. Ifyou cannot afford Great Plains Upgrade at the time of recession. In our opinion your option is to switch tothe Great Plains Reseller and Technology Partner who is committed to GreatPlains Remote Support and is in the industry for ten years plus. In this case you wont have to pay for newGreat Plains Consultants learning curve. If you are on Great Plains Accounting or GPA for DOS, please considermoving GPA server to Windows 2003 on Pervasive SQL 2000 SP3. This step will allow you to break throughWindowsNT 4.0 or Novell hardware limits and failures. In the future you could enjoy discountedprice to be upgraded to Dynamics GP business ready licensing 6. eConnectintegrations. We prefer to recommend youto implement Microsoft CRM, from where you could integrate your master recordsand transactions to Great Plains through eConnect SDK programming
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