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Cambridge vendor migrations

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.

Vendor Migrations in Cambridge — Vendor migrations for Cambridge — VMware → Nutanix / vSAN, Cisco → Fortinet, on-prem → AWS / Azure. Parallel-run cutovers from Cam
Cambridge context

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 we deliver

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.

Who we serve in Cambridge

Cambridge migration engagements we run

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    AstraZeneca-supplier VMware → Nutanix
    AstraZeneca-supplier with 100–300 VMs moving from vSphere to Nutanix AHV — GxP-validated migration with QA sign-off cycles.
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    NHS CP trusts to Crown Hosting / Azure
    CUH, CPFT, NWAFT migrating off ageing on-prem to Crown Hosting or Azure UK-South — DSP Toolkit + HSCN retained.
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    Silicon Fen scale-ups on-prem → AWS
    Cambridge Science Park scale-ups moving to AWS eu-west-2 — with SOC 2 evidence prepared.
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    University research compute modernisation
    Cambridge University departments modernising HPC estates with hybrid cloud-bridge design.
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    Cambs CC Cisco → Fortinet multi-site
    Cambs CC estate + 4 districts consolidating Cisco ASA + Meraki onto FortiGate + FortiSwitch.
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    Universities to M365 + Azure
    Cambridge + Anglia Ruskin migrating Exchange-on-prem + on-prem file servers to M365.
Delivery model

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.

FAQs

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.

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Spread the cost of vendor migrations in Cambridge

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