Vendor migrations in Cambridge —
VMware, Cisco, on-prem to cloud, done safely.
Servnet runs parallel-run vendor migrations for Cambridge businesses facing Broadcom-era VMware pricing, Cisco end-of-life, on-prem to cloud consolidation. Discovery → pilot → migration waves → decommission. Cambridge cutovers happen Friday-evening to Sunday so Monday open is clean across AstraZeneca-supplier, NHS CP, Silicon Fen scale-ups and university research.
Why Cambridge is in the middle of every current migration cycle
Cambridge concentrates firms feeling current migration triggers — VMware Broadcom on AstraZeneca-supplier + university estates, Cisco EOL across multi-site Cambs CC networks, NHS CP cloud-shift, Silicon Fen scale-up cloud-native architecture.
VMware → Nutanix for Cambridge regulated estates
Broadcom's pricing is forcing the question on AstraZeneca-supplier and NHS CP customers. VMware → Nutanix AHV most common destination.
On-prem → AWS / Azure UK
Silicon Fen scale-ups and Arm / Microsoft Research-class enterprise tech lift-and-shifting from Cambridge DC footprint to cloud.
University research compute modernisation
Cambridge University departments modernising legacy HPC estates to modern GPU clusters with cloud-bridge design.
Exchange-on-prem → M365 for Cambs CC
Frequent second-wave for Cambridgeshire public-sector — Exchange-on-prem to M365 GCC.
What a Servnet Cambridge migration delivers
Discovery + bill-of-quantities
Complete picture of the current estate turned into a migration BoQ.
Target architecture design
Reference architecture for the destination platform.
Pilot environment in week 3-4
Non-production pilot built on the new platform.
Wave-based migration with parallel-run
Production workloads migrated in waves.
Weekend cutover windows
For Cambridge customers, cutover Friday-evening onwards with engineers on-site.
Old-platform decommission + ITAD
Once the new platform has run clean, decommission begins.
Cambridge migration engagements we run
- ▸AstraZeneca-supplier VMware → NutanixAstraZeneca-supplier with 100–300 VMs moving from vSphere to Nutanix AHV — GxP-validated migration with QA sign-off cycles.
- ▸NHS CP trusts to Crown Hosting / AzureCUH, CPFT, NWAFT migrating off ageing on-prem to Crown Hosting or Azure UK-South — DSP Toolkit + HSCN retained.
- ▸Silicon Fen scale-ups on-prem → AWSCambridge Science Park scale-ups moving to AWS eu-west-2 — with SOC 2 evidence prepared.
- ▸University research compute modernisationCambridge University departments modernising HPC estates with hybrid cloud-bridge design.
- ▸Cambs CC Cisco → Fortinet multi-siteCambs CC estate + 4 districts consolidating Cisco ASA + Meraki onto FortiGate + FortiSwitch.
- ▸Universities to M365 + AzureCambridge + Anglia Ruskin migrating Exchange-on-prem + on-prem file servers to M365.
How a Cambridge migration runs week-by-week
Weeks 1–2 — discovery + estate map
Automated discovery + interviews with application owners.
Weeks 3–4 — target design + pilot build
Target architecture signed off. Pilot environment built.
Weeks 5–8 — wave migrations
Production workloads migrated in 4–6 waves.
Weeks 9–10 — soak + decom
New platform runs clean for soak.
Cambridge vendor migrations — common questions
We're a Cambridge firm with 150 VMs on vSphere — Broadcom has tripled. What's right?
For most Cambridge firms with that footprint, Nutanix AHV or vSAN ESA. Model 3-year TCO including migration cost.
Can you migrate an AstraZeneca-supplier with GxP-validated workloads?
Yes — frequent engagement for Cambridge life-sciences. GxP-validated migration with QA sign-off cycles, validated-environment integration retained throughout.
Can you migrate CUH / NHS CP trust to Azure without HSCN breakage?
Yes — frequent NHS engagement. We retain HSCN connectivity throughout the migration.
Can you do Cisco → Fortinet across Cambs CC + 4 districts?
In most cases yes — install Fortinet in parallel, migrate sites one at a time.
How long does 150-VM VMware → Nutanix take in Cambridge?
Discovery → final-VM-on-new-platform is typically 10–14 weeks.
We're a Cambridge Science Park scale-up wanting cloud-native AWS from inception?
Yes — frequent engagement. AWS landing-zone design, Terraform-based IaC, observability integration, SOC 2-ready from day one.
Other services we deliver in Cambridge
Facing a VMware bill, Cisco EOL or cloud migration in Cambridge?
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