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Dynamics GP –What’s Next?The “Why” and “How” of your Dynamics GP Upgrade&What You Need to Know about GP and the Cloud
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Agenda
Welcome
Why Should We Upgrade Dynamics GP?
How Does the Upgrade Process Work?
The Cloud and GP – What you Needto Know
Q & A
Why should we Upgrade Dynamics GP?
New Features
New Servers
Stay in Support
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Improved Web Client: Support for HTML5, Mekorma MICR, Single‐ClickSmartList Access
Updated User Experience: Additional AP/AR Sort Options, Password Protectionfor SmartLists, Only Enter System Password Once Per Session
Comprehensive Document Attachment: Documents stored as database objects, attach images, PDFs, etc., attachments can flow from customer and item cards
Expanded Workflow Capability: Reminder emails, copy workflow steps
Intelligent Edge: Replicate your Dynamics GP data to D365 Business Central and receive analysis and content on your GP home page
Why should we Upgrade Dynamics GP –New Server Benefits
Consider adding functionality on your new servers – Business Intelligence, Web Client, Document Management, other ISV products
Get Current on today’s Microsoft Offerings for Server, Desktop, and Office
Enable Remote Access for your GP System through Remote Desktop, Citrix, etc.
Consider a Move to the Cloud
Improve Efficiency for Your Users
Why should we Upgrade Dynamics GP –New Server Benefits
Windows Server
Windows Server 2012 and 2016
Windows Desktop
Windows 7, 8, 10
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2013, 2016
SQL Server
SQL Server 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 (Expected Fall
2019)
What do we need in order to run Dynamics GP 2018?
Why should we Upgrade Dynamics GP – Stay in Support Supportability – Microsoft Mainstream Support:
– Ended for Dynamics GP 2010 on 10/13/2015– Ended for Dynamics GP 2013 on 4/10/2018– Ends for Dynamics GP 2015 on 4/14/2020 (This time NEXT
YEAR!)– Ends for Dynamics GP 2016 on 7/13/2021– Ends for Dynamics GP 2018 on 1/10/2023
New licensing model if upgrading from GP 2010 or Prior– Unlimited MR licenses
How does the Upgrade Process Work?
The Upgrade Timeline
Benefits of a Test Upgrade
What Can Velosio do During our Upgrade?
Keeping Momentum
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The Dynamics GP Upgrade Process
Where are you now? User Testing and Training Ongoing Support and Enhancements
Talk to your CSM, fill outthe upgrade questionnaire
Get comfortable with your usual processes, learn about What’s New
We’re here for you after theupgrade and What’s Next
Test Upgrade
Benchmark the upgrade process, identify and resolve issues early
Go Live
Make the move to the latest and greatest Dynamics GP
What’s the Benefit of a Test Upgrade?
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Upgrade a copy of your Dynamics GP data either on your new GP servers,or in the Stratos Cloud
Both your current GP environment and your new environment are availableduring the testing period – NO DOWNTIME
You have a relevant training environment, it’s your data and your modules
Identify and Resolve issues before they impact production
Your Velosio Upgrade team can benchmark how long your upgrade process takes, minimizing downtime and increasing efficiency during the cutover process
What can Velosio do During your Upgrade?
Data Transfer
Take backups of your GP data and move to
new servers, on premise or in the
Cloud
Software Installation
Install and upgrade the latest version of Dynamics GP and your ISV products. Dozens of ISVs can be upgraded directly
by our team
Custom DevelopmentUpgrade custom code with ourin‐house GP
development team
Integrations
Update your integrations, we
support Scribe, eOneSmartConnect, and Integration Manager
User Training
Train users on What’s New inGP and much,much more
How to Keep Momentum after your UpgradeSystem AssessmentVelosio can perform on‐site or remote assessments of your business to suggest improvements
Leverage the relationship developed with your Upgrade team for support and ideas for future projects
Keep in Touch
Now that you are on the latest version of GP, you can implement
new modules and the latest version of ISV products
Implement New Solutions
Train Your UsersVelosio offers interactive
and comprehensive training for GP and Beyond
The Cloud and GP – What you Need to Know?
New Servers Increase Your Efficiency
All Dynamics Support Under one Roof
Your Cloud Grows Along with your Business
New Servers Increase your Efficiency
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Stratos Cloud runs on Microsoft Azure – 54 Global Hosting Regions, 95% ofFortune 500 companies run Azure
Latest processor and storage technology decrease delays
Free up your internal server resources for your own applications by offloading Dynamics to the Stratos Cloud
You can perform your Dynamics GP upgrade and Stratos migration in one project
Access your Dynamics GP Environment ANYWHERE through Remote Desktop
All Dynamics Support Under one Roof
Faster Response TimeWith Velosio as your Cloud Partner, we can quickly access your system for support incidents or system enhancements.
The same Cloud experts who create your system are also the ones who support it. They’ll support your servers, Microsoft Office, and user security
Specialized Expertise
Server backups and antivirus are included with your system. Our Cloud team will schedule server updates around a time
that works for your organization.
Proactive Monitoring of your System
Free up your IT TeamBy hosting your Dynamics
environment with Velosio, your IT team is unburdened from directly
supporting Dynamics and the servers it runs on.
Your Cloud Grows Along with your Business
Adapt Servers to your Growth
Server memory and storage can be quickly adjusted to fit your needs
Velosio offers and supports your Office 365 in the Stratos Cloud
Office 365
Self‐Serve Licensing
Submit requests for new user licensing through the Portal
and we’ll take care of it
Turn servers from a large capital expense to a
manageable OPEX with monthly payments
Affordable Monthly Payments