What is Prophet 21 Hosting?

Simply put: it’s your Prophet 21 (P21) system on EstesGroup servers. No changes to the way your end users use P21 ERP, but a lot less hassle for your IT people and no large hardware expenses and upgrades. It’s fast. It’s secure. It’s flexible. And it’s your data with the applications you need.

Why Put Epicor Prophet 21 ERP in EstesCloud?

EstesGroup is known for our ERP Consulting and Implementation expertise as well as our Managed IT (Managed Service Provider aka MSP) work. So what does that mean for you? Your P21 ERP is in a safe environment being handled by people who know and are certified in your applications. No big hardware purchases as you upgrade your P21 system – you have known monthly operating costs instead of large capital expense costs. A fully planned backup and recovery plan to keep your business running smoothly. And at the end of the day, your P21 system works how you need it to. Cybersecurity. Compliance. Uptime. One source, one invoice – from the most trusted Enterprise Resource Planning consultancy in the nation. Ask us to introduce you to our customers, and you’ll see why distributors continue to choose EstesGroup as their cloud services provider.

Why Does Epicor Hosting Matter to My Business?

Your Prophet 21 system is at the center of your business, managing everything from orders, warehousing, inventory, purchasing, to finance. Most companies cannot afford for their ERP system to go down, have security risks, or to run slowly. That’s where EstesGroup’s P21 Managed Hosting services come in with everything you need for Epicor hosting success:

• Service Level Agreements (SLAs) guaranteeing >99.5% uptime (ours is 99.7% see our SLA here)
• Having dedicated staff that is knowledgeable in design, implementation, and operation of P21 ERP managed environments
• Hosting in a data center that meets or exceeds Uptime Institute Tier III data center requirements
• 24/7 support team in place with P21 ERP skillsets for functional and technical client needs
• Best Practices for Disaster & Recovery
• Ability to rapidly scale systems up or down based on client’s needs

Should you choose Amazon or Azure or Google Cloud? Isn’t the cloud “just the cloud”?

We know you’ve got choices in cloud hosting. The big players entered the game a while ago – Amazon, Azure, now Google. Sure, you can get your apps up there, and they’ll be ‘in the cloud’, but will the hosting company be responsive, and listen to your apps and know your P21 ERP needs? Can they work with you as a P21 ERP upgrade or consulting partner? We can. We can help you choose THE RIGHT CLOUD for your business needs and support your team from selection through ongoing management activities. 

Cloud Migration Steps for Prophet 21 with EstesGroup

• EstesGroup will assess your current Prophet 21 ERP environment.
• EstesGroup provides you with a migration strategy.
• Your Prophet 21 ERP Administrator backs up your database and sends it to EstesGroup.
• It’s time to send EstesGroup your Prophet 21 ERP usernames and licenses.
• EstesGroup makes a Test Host Prophet 21 ERP environment with your backup and license configuration.
• You now can access your test ERP, test connectivity, and make sure all of your functions and connections are working as your employees expect.
• You decide your Go-Live Date (does not need to be at the month’s end!)
• You can now make a backup of your Prophet 21 ERP database and send it to EstesGroup.
• Ready, set, cloud! Go-Live on EstesCloud Hosted Prophet 21 ERP!

What exactly is EstesGroup Hosting (ECHO)?

EstesGroup’s EstesCloud Hosting, or ECHO for short, is our hosting platform. For one monthly price, we include all the functionality and support you need to keep your hosted application(s) running properly for your business. One phone call puts you in touch with our support team. We know how Microsoft can challenge apps with SQL, IIS and OS issues, that’s why we cover your servers with 24/7 EstesCloud Monitoring.  We cover the backups and disaster recovery with EstesCloud BDR. We cover your users with EstesCloud Identity Management and keep the whole thing safer with EstesCloud Managed Firewalls. And on top of that, we know your Prophet 21 ERP application and system agents. Relax, we’ve got your hosting covered.

What You Get with EstesCloud Prophet 21 Hosting

• Known monthly business expense, no large capital expenses
• Flexibility of hosting grows with your business
• Proven backup and disaster recovery playbooks
• No need to upgrade or repair hardware
• No server maintenance
• EstesGroup’s added P21 ERP knowledge
• Easy, secure access for Epicor ERP from anywhere you want
• A hosting provider with 24/7 personal care for your system and for your team

Want to learn more about cloud services for Prophet 21? Want to see what P21 hosting looks like?

Learn about EstesCloud ERP Hosting or discuss Prophet 21 ERP systems. We are happy to chat. Contact us or chat with us now, or simply fill out the demo request to get a private or hybrid cloud EstesCloud roadmap. We offer ERP deployment services, full cloud migration support, managed cloud services, cloud project consulting services, and more.