Liverpool vendor migrations

Vendor migrations in Liverpool —
VMware, Cisco, on-prem to cloud, done safely.

Servnet runs parallel-run vendor migrations for Liverpool businesses facing Broadcom-era VMware pricing, Cisco end-of-life, on-prem to cloud consolidation. Discovery → pilot → migration waves → decommission. Liverpool cutovers happen Friday-evening to Sunday so Monday open is clean across NHS C&M, professional services, and the LCRCA estate.

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

Liverpool context

Why Liverpool is in the middle of every current migration cycle

Liverpool concentrates firms feeling current migration triggers — VMware Broadcom on NHS C&M and professional-services estates, Cisco EOL across multi-site LCRCA networks, NHS C&M cloud-shift programmes, maritime operations consolidation.

VMware → Nutanix for Liverpool regulated estates

Broadcom's pricing is forcing the question on NHS C&M + Liverpool professional services. VMware → Nutanix AHV is the most common destination for regulated estates.

Cisco → Fortinet for LCRCA + multi-site

Liverpool multi-site customers (LCRCA, multi-branch retail, multi-site NHS) consolidating ageing Cisco onto Fortinet single-pane.

On-prem → Azure UK / AWS eu-west-2

Liverpool professional services and Knowledge Quarter scale-ups lift-and-shifting from Merseyside DC footprint to cloud.

Maritime IT consolidation

Peel Ports + maritime operations consolidating multi-site IT (often inherited) onto a single HCI platform.

What we deliver

What a Servnet Liverpool 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 — low-criticality first.

Weekend cutover windows

For Liverpool 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 Liverpool

Liverpool migration engagements we run

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NHS C&M trusts to Crown Hosting / Azure
LUHFT, Mersey Care, Alder Hey migrating off ageing on-prem to Crown Hosting or Azure UK-South — DSP Toolkit + HSCN retained.
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Liverpool professional services off VMware
Pier Head + Albert Dock professional firms with 100–300 VMs moving from vSphere to Nutanix AHV.
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LCRCA Cisco → Fortinet multi-site
LCRCA estate + 6 Merseyside authorities consolidating Cisco ASA + Meraki onto FortiGate + FortiSwitch.
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Maritime IT consolidation
Peel Ports + Liverpool 2 consolidating multi-site IT onto Nutanix HCI.
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Knowledge Quarter scale-ups on-prem → AWS
Liverpool Science Park scale-ups moving from on-prem to AWS eu-west-2.
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Universities to M365 + Azure
University of Liverpool, LJMU migrating Exchange-on-prem + on-prem file servers to M365.

Delivery model

How a Liverpool 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

Liverpool vendor migrations — common questions

We're a Liverpool firm with 150 VMs on vSphere — Broadcom has doubled. What's right?

For most Liverpool firms with that footprint, Nutanix AHV or vSAN ESA. Model 3-year TCO including migration cost.

Can you migrate an NHS C&M trust to Azure without HSCN breakage?

Yes — frequent NHS engagement. We retain HSCN connectivity throughout the migration, with cloud-side integration validated before cutover.

How do you handle multi-site maritime IT consolidation for Peel Ports?

Discovery across inherited estates, target design (typically Nutanix HCI), consolidated migration with consistent security + change processes.

Can you do Cisco → Fortinet across LCRCA + 6 councils?

In most cases yes — install Fortinet in parallel, migrate sites one at a time.

How long does 150-VM VMware → Nutanix take in Liverpool?

Discovery → final-VM-on-new-platform is typically 10–14 weeks.

We're a Knowledge Quarter scale-up wanting to leave our Liverpool DC for AWS?

Yes — frequent engagement. AWS landing-zone design, application-by-application migration. Typical timeline 3–6 months.

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Facing a VMware bill, Cisco EOL or cloud migration in Liverpool?

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💷 Spread the cost · IT finance

Spread the cost of vendor migrations in Liverpool

Fund vendor migrations projects for Liverpool businesses over a fixed monthly term — lease or hire-purchase, VAT-efficient, indicative figures only.

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Indicative estimate · subject to change · no credit check at this stage · hire purchase, lease & subscription for UK businesses

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Vendor migrations in Liverpool —VMware, Cisco, on-prem to cloud, done safely.