The Benefits of Dynamics GP Upgrades

This episode is sponsored by Enavate. Microsoft Dynamics GP customers have a lot of consider as they plan for 2023. The product's outlook remains unchanged, despite some confusion caused by Microsoft in recent weeks. But with the move to Microsoft's modern lifecycle and the ongoing push for greater Business Central adoption, GP customers need to understand what their upgrade path looks like and how they can best navigate the decisions around it from a range of perspectives. Our guests on this episode, Tim McHale and Pamala Turner of Enavate's GP services team, tell us about what they are working on with GP customers these days. As a team of over a dozen product experts, they are busier than ever supporting the needs of GP customers. Upgrades remain in high demand and other topics, like future support for ISV solutions and migrating to cloud infrastructure continue to challenge customers. Show Notes: 1:00 - About Enavate's GP pod 6:00 - What are GP customers asking for today? 7:30 - How to navigate a GP upgrade to get onto the Modern Lifecycle 11:30 - Some broader Microsoft technology updates that impact GP customers 13:15 - Why deprecation of Basic Authentication is so important 16:30 - ISV role in upgrading their GP-related code 18:00 - The real status of the GP roadmap 23:30 - What staying current with GP means for planning for future technology options in ERP and beyond 25:00 - Estimating costs and factors that influence it 28:30 - Typical cloud migration options 31:00 - Customer feedback to Enavate's GP team More resources from Enavate: Why You Should Upgrade Microsoft Dynamics GP 5 Reasons to Upgrade Your Dynamics GP Migrating from Dynamics GP to Dynamics 365 Business Central