Virtual Sails™ was founded on the guiding principle that business processes and technology must chan
Services We Offer
At Virtual Sails, our talented resources are armed with the experience and skills necessary to assist your organization in all aspects of Information Technology. Where other consulting companies limit their resources to one “Practice Area” or “Vertical” within the realm of Information Technology, Virtual Sails employs resources skilled across several related service areas. From the top down, our consultants have the knowledge, understanding and experience to provide you with the big picture as well as the expertise to execute and successfully deliver on the details. This is what separates Virtual Sails from other consulting firms.
There is no BS in VS
There is no one company that can do it all or knows it all. The reality is that every organization consumes technology differently. With this being said most companies have similar goals (improve revenue and profit margins, increase profitability, decrease costs, adhere to compliance standards, etc.). We believe technology should be the universal enabler and never impede your progress. Are you tired of solutions providers not delivering on their promises? At Virtual Sails we focus on your goals and provide you with real solutions built on standards and experience. If we do not have the answer we’ll use our extensive network of partners and providers to find it for you. Our success is directly tied to your success and we will exceed your expectations in order to achieve our own.
Programming (ASP.Net, VB.Net, C#.Net, Dexterity, SQL, VBA)
Virtual Sails offers custom programming using .net platforms. Data imports/extracts, online applications, and custom windows applications. Exploit the power of the web to give customers, employees, and management the IT edge over your competitors. Dexterity is language used to create custom window and triggers within the Dynamics GP accounting system. SQL can boost data warehouse performance, improve ease of maintenance and help with integration between systems. In addition, simple tasks can be setup to perform nightly imports reducing data entry cost. .Net Get excited, .net is Object Orientated. What does this mean for you? Increased reliability, scalable solutions, and unlimited integration. .Net can integrate with Dynamics GP, Small Business Accounting, Office and numerous other applications. Create a custom billing application or perhaps a corporate web site all possible through .net. VBA is not the newest solution on the market, nevertheless still invaluable to older applications. If you own the rights to use VBA with Dynamics GP we can help use it to create speedy solutions that tie into Dynamics GP.
Dynamics GP (Support, Implementations, Integration, Upgrades, Administration)
Formally Great Plains, Dynamics GP is a complete overall business solution. We say this because Dynamics GP is not just an accounting package. It offers full integration to Office, several additional solutions from third party vendors, and can be fully integrated. Our services include custom programming, system support, upgrades, and database administration.
Data Warehouse \ Business Intelligence Services (Dashboards, Scorecards, Analytics, Reporting)
The most profitable companies are those who can measure their performance against their goals, track progress, adapt to changing environments, and predict their marketplace. Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better business decisions. BI applications include the activities of decision support systems, query and reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP), statistical analysis, forecasting, and data mining. Each user within each client uses information differently, and our engagement with them is designed to best determine their comfort level in accessing that information. Our clients consume information in different ways. • Data Warehousing / Consolidation / Integration • Installation / Deployment / Optimization / Security • DW/BI Strategy and Architecture • DW / DM / ODS Design and Integration • ETL / OLAP / Data Mining
Share Point Portal/Services (Installs, Upgrades, Customize, Administration)
If you’re not using it your competitor is! SharePoint Services is a free web base Intranet solution. That can handle your corporate documents, discussions, meetings and tasks. Post things like Company Picnics and HR related data for your employees to download. If you require a more robust solution that ties multiple sites and documents together than SharePoint Portal is the solution of choice. Virtual Sails can help get your started. Our experts can install, setup, and maintain SharePoint. Through .net we can even add custom business logic into SharePoint making it fit more of your needs. Contact us today!
Office Accounting or Small Business Accounting (Support, Implementations, Integration, Upgrades, Administration)
This is the perfect solution for small companies. We love this product! It’s reasonably priced, integrates with Office and it has great exposure for VB.net programming. This product is a full accounting package and more. Although a newer product from Microsoft, our developers have already started digging into customizing this product.
Reporting (Crystal, SQL Reporting Services, Active Reports, Report Writer, FRx)
Virtual Sails has developed hundreds of reports tailored to management’s needs. We have written in SQL reporting Services, Crystal reports, active reports, and Dynamics GP Report writer. Get the data you want out of your system using our reporting services.
Web Hosting (Dedicated Web hosting with email)
We offer dedicated web hosting. All in one place… have your site developed and hosted. We can host your site for as little as $20 dollars a month. This includes 10 email accounts. This also includes detail reports on how well your site is performing. Report like who is check out your site, what city is getting the highest penetration, and what pages visitors are looking at. Why wait get global visibility today!
Hardware and Networking (Desktop Support, Networking, Administration)
We offer a range of hardware support. Our technicians can install new drives, network adapters, and devices. We have system engineers that can implement and support your network. Whether you need to resolve a simple email problem or setup a new network our technicians are up to the task. Virtual Sails technicians have setup networks for small and large companies. Prior implementations include Exchange, Small Business Servers, Windows Active Directory and more. Have one of our specialist visit with you today!
MS SQL Server (Upgrades, Recovery Plans, Administration, Performance)
SQL service packs repair minor to major software bugs. Keeping your system updated can increase performance, reduce the chance of data corruption, and fill security holes. Let the experts at Virtual Sails apply your SQL service packs. Our staff will ensure that all the necessary steps are followed during deployment so you don’t worry. Unless you have a trained professional, you should not perform in house upgrades. Our staff has performed hundreds of upgrades. We have proven methods and checklists to ensure your upgrade goes smooth. Having unsatisfactory personnel perform upgrades can be costly and lengthen system downtime. The negatives side of IT can be just as overwhelming as the benefits. Theft, fire, and data corruption can all render a business helpless. We are here to help. We will formulate a recovery plan custom to your network. We will empower your staff to recover as quickly as possible through a well documented plan. So you can get back to your business. Achieve maximum performance for your data warehouse. MS SQL has numerous tools to help you optimize your SQL performance. Security, indexing, and scheduled tasks can improve performance.
Keywords: Software Development, Computer Programming, Database Development