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Newcastle vendor migrations

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

Servnet runs parallel-run vendor migrations for Newcastle businesses facing Broadcom-era VMware pricing, Cisco end-of-life, on-prem to cloud consolidation. Discovery → pilot → migration waves → decommission. Newcastle cutovers happen Friday-evening to Sunday so Monday open is clean across NHS NENC, Sage-class tech, and the NECA estate.

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

Why Newcastle is in the middle of every current migration cycle

Newcastle concentrates firms feeling current migration triggers — VMware Broadcom on NHS NENC estates, Cisco EOL across multi-site NECA networks, NHS NENC cloud-shift programmes, Sage-class scale-up cloud-native architecture.

VMware → Nutanix for Newcastle regulated estates

Broadcom's pricing is forcing the question on NHS NENC and Newcastle professional services.

Cisco → Fortinet for NECA + multi-site

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

On-prem → Azure UK / AWS eu-west-2

Sage-class enterprise software, Helix scale-ups and finance customers lift-and-shifting from NE DC footprint to cloud.

Exchange-on-prem → M365 for NECA + universities

Frequent second-wave for Newcastle public-sector — Exchange-on-prem to M365 GCC, on-prem PBX to Teams Voice.

What we deliver

What a Servnet Newcastle 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 Newcastle 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 Newcastle

Newcastle migration engagements we run

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    NHS NENC trusts to Crown Hosting / Azure
    Newcastle Hospitals, Northumbria Healthcare migrating off ageing on-prem to Crown Hosting or Azure UK-South.
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    Sage-class on-prem → AWS
    Sage Group + Cobalt-class enterprise software moving NE DC footprint to AWS eu-west-2.
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    NECA Cisco → Fortinet multi-site
    NECA estate + 7 NE authorities consolidating Cisco ASA + Meraki onto FortiGate + FortiSwitch.
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    Helix scale-ups cloud-native architecture
    Helix scale-ups designing cloud-native AWS / Azure infrastructure from inception.
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    Quayside finance + legal on-prem PMS to cloud
    Newcastle law firms migrating practice-management from on-prem to vendor cloud.
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    Universities to M365 + Azure
    Newcastle, Northumbria, Durham migrating Exchange-on-prem + on-prem file servers to M365.
Delivery model

How a Newcastle 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

Newcastle vendor migrations — common questions

We're a Newcastle firm with 200 VMs on vSphere — Broadcom has tripled. What's right?

For most Newcastle firms with that footprint, Nutanix AHV (regulated-friendly) or vSAN ESA. Model 3-year TCO including migration cost.

Can you migrate an NHS NENC trust to Azure without HSCN breakage?

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

How do you handle Sage-class enterprise software migration to AWS?

For Sage-class customers we work on AWS landing-zone design, multi-account architecture, customer-data-segregation strategies.

Can you do Cisco → Fortinet across NECA + 7 NE authorities with no downtime?

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

How long does 200-VM VMware → Nutanix take in Newcastle?

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

We're a Helix scale-up wanting cloud-native architecture from inception?

Yes — frequent engagement for Helix scale-ups. AWS landing-zone design (multi-account, SSO, guardrails, networking), Terraform-based IaC, observability integration.

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