1. LINKED Systems
Best Practices Review

2. Eric Siko President / Software Architect
28 years experience with Great Plains
18 years experience with QuoteWerks
University of Washington Computer Science & Accounting

3. MEETING OBJECTIVES
Best practices for Quotewerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems
Discuss paths forward

4. MEETING OBJECTIVES
Best practices for Quotewerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems
Discuss paths forward

5. SHAWN MCNAMARA QuoteWerks Senior Level Tech
8 years experience with QuoteWerks support
20 years experience in IT technology support/development

6. Q UOTEWERKS BEST PRACTICES
Separate Quotewerks SQL instance
2-3 Gb of RAM per user on Citrix
Keep QuoteWerks software updated
Reboot citrix servers

7. Q UOTEWERKS BEST PRACTICES
Separate Quotewerks SQL instance
2-3 Gb of RAM per user on Citrix
Keep QuoteWerks software updated
Reboot citrix servers

8. Q UOTEWERKS BEST PRACTICES
Separate Quotewerks SQL instance
2-3 Gb of RAM per user on Citrix
Keep QuoteWerks software updated
Reboot citrix servers

9. MEETING OBJECTIVES
Best practices for Quotewerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems
Discuss paths forward

10. CURRENT STATE
QuoteWerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems databases are together on 1 SQL instance
This SQL instance is a member of AlwaysOn Availability Group spanning 2 nodes
Both SQL nodes virtualized on Vmware ESXi
6 SQL instances are active on the 2 nodes

11. CURRENT STATE
QuoteWerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems databases are together on 1 SQL instance
This SQL instance is a member of AlwaysOn Availability Group spanning 2 nodes
Both SQL nodes virtualized on Vmware ESXi
6 SQL instances are active on the 2 nodes

12. CURRENT STATE
QuoteWerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems databases are together on 1 SQL instance
This SQL instance is a member of AlwaysOn Availability Group spanning 2 nodes
Both SQL nodes virtualized on Vmware ESXi
6 SQL instances are active on the 2 nodes

13. CURRENT STATE
QuoteWerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems databases are together on 1 SQL instance
This SQL instance is a member of AlwaysOn Availability Group spanning 2 nodes
Both SQL nodes virtualized on Vmware ESXi
6 SQL instances are active on the 2 nodes

14. CURRENT STATE
QuoteWerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems databases are together on 1 SQL instance
This SQL instance is a member of AlwaysOn Availability Group spanning 2 nodes
Both SQL nodes virtualized on Vmware ESXi
6 SQL instances are active on the 2 nodes

15. CURRENT STATE
QuoteWerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems databases are together on 1 SQL instance
This SQL instance is a member of AlwaysOn Availability Group spanning 2 nodes
Both SQL nodes virtualized on Vmware ESXi
6 SQL instances are active on the 2 nodes

16. MEETING OBJECTIVES
Best practices for Quotewerks, Great Plains and Linked Systems
Discuss paths forward

17. Len weekley Developer/Network specialist
25 years experience with Microsoft, Starbucks, NASA, HP, Lifespan BioSciences and Kaiser Permanente
Backgound in ERP integration, data center management and network services

18. PATHS FORWARD
Separate Quotewerks and Great Plains onto individual SQL instances
Upgrade QuoteWerks and stay current
Upgrade SQL to 2016 R2 and upgrade RAM to 2 TB and stay current
Long Term : Load balance SQL server and possibly location installations of QuoteWerks

19. PATHS FORWARD
Separate Quotewerks and Great Plains onto individual SQL instances
Upgrade QuoteWerks and stay current
Upgrade SQL to 2016 R2 and upgrade RAM to 2 TB and stay current
Long Term : Load balance SQL server and possibly location installations of QuoteWerks

20. PATHS FORWARD
Separate Quotewerks and Great Plains onto individual SQL instances
Upgrade QuoteWerks and stay current
Upgrade SQL to 2016 R2 and upgrade RAM to 2 TB and stay current
Long Term : Load balance SQL server and possibly location installations of QuoteWerks

21. PATHS FORWARD
Separate Quotewerks and Great Plains onto individual SQL instances
Upgrade QuoteWerks and stay current
Upgrade SQL to 2016 R2 and upgrade RAM to 2 TB and stay current
Long Term : Load balance SQL server and possibly location installations of QuoteWerks

22. PATHS FORWARD
Separate Quotewerks and Great Plains onto individual SQL instances
Upgrade QuoteWerks and stay current
Upgrade SQL to 2016 R2 and upgrade RAM to 2 TB and stay current
Long Term : Load balance SQL server and possibly location installations of QuoteWerks

23. LINKED Systems
Best Practices Review