# Support & Consultants

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-consultants/107826>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 26, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-consultants/107826 "2007-06-26T15:54:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Joe\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Joe\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joe_J)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-consultants/107826/1 "2007-06-26T15:54:37Z")

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We are preparing to build a new Web site and the potential consultant  
we may be hiring has strongly recommended that we don’t go with our  
initial planning with [asp.net](http://asp.net) but go with Ruby on Rails. We are not  
familiar with Ruby but understand their is a strong on-going interest  
with its development and use. Our concern is that if we need  
consulting services in the future, are their local consultants  
(Pittsburgh PA general region and neighboring states) to support us.

Our implementation will involve an integration with our MS Dynamics  
Solomon SQL DB to populate information about our inventory on to our  
Web S. and a Future integration with MS CRM 3.0 for Sales quoting  
again using the Web S. to obtain the inventory info from the Solomon  
SQL DB.

I would appreciate any thoughts on this approach as well as hearing  
from consultant / developers in our geographical area that could be  
available to consult in the future.

Joe

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**Author:** ![Joe\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Joe\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joe_J)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/support-consultants/107826/2 "2007-06-26T16:11:39Z")

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Quoting Joe J [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Solomon SQL DB to populate information about our inventory on to our  
> Web S. and a Future integration with MS CRM 3.0 for Sales quoting  
> again using the Web S. to obtain the inventory info from the Solomon  
> SQL DB.
> 
> I would appreciate any thoughts on this approach as well as hearing  
> from consultant / developers in our geographical area that could be  
> available to consult in the future.

If you are integrating with Microsoft CRM and Microsoft Dynamics, go  
with .NET. Rails is easier to develop with, but for sure .NET is  
better integrated with other Microsoft products.

–  
Pau Garcia i Quiles  
[http://www.elpauer.org](http://www.elpauer.org)  
(Due to the amount of work, I usually need 10 days to answer)