Vendor migrations in Reading —
VMware, Cisco, on-prem to cloud, done safely.
Servnet runs parallel-run vendor migrations for Reading businesses facing Broadcom-era VMware pricing, Cisco end-of-life, on-prem to cloud consolidation. Discovery → pilot → migration waves → decommission. Reading cutovers happen Friday-evening to Sunday so Monday open is clean across tech-corporate UK HQs, NHS BOB, and Thames Valley scale-ups.
Why Reading is in the middle of every current migration cycle
Reading concentrates firms feeling current migration triggers — VMware Broadcom on tech-corporate + NHS BOB estates, Cisco EOL across multi-site Reading BC / Berkshire networks, NHS BOB cloud-shift, Thames Valley fintech cloud-native architecture.
VMware → Nutanix for Reading regulated estates
Broadcom's pricing is forcing the question on NHS BOB + Reading tech-corporate. VMware → Nutanix AHV is the most common destination.
Tech-corporate cloud-native modernisation
Microsoft / Oracle / Cisco / HP UK HQ customers running cloud-native modernisation programmes — on-prem to AWS / Azure / OCI / GCP.
Cisco → Fortinet for Berkshire multi-site
Reading multi-site customers (Reading BC + 5 Berkshire authorities, multi-branch retail) consolidating ageing Cisco onto Fortinet single-pane.
Thames Valley fintech cloud-native
Reading fintech scale-ups designing cloud-native AWS / Azure infrastructure from inception with SOC 2-readiness baked in.
What a Servnet Reading 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 Reading customers, cutover Friday-evening onwards with engineers on-site.
Old-platform decommission + ITAD
Once the new platform has run clean, decommission begins.
Reading migration engagements we run
- ▸Tech-corporate cloud-native modernisationMicrosoft / Oracle / Cisco / HP UK customers — on-prem to AWS / Azure / OCI / GCP with US-customer-aware documentation.
- ▸NHS BOB trusts to Crown Hosting / AzureRoyal Berkshire + BOB ICB migrating off ageing on-prem to Crown Hosting or Azure UK-South — DSP Toolkit + HSCN retained.
- ▸Thames Valley fintech cloud-nativeReading fintech scale-ups designing cloud-native AWS / Azure from inception, SOC 2-ready.
- ▸Vodafone UK + telco platform modernisationVodafone UK + telco supplier-chain consolidating multi-site IT, network function virtualisation.
- ▸Reading BC Cisco → Fortinet multi-siteReading BC + 5 Berkshire authorities consolidating Cisco ASA + Meraki onto FortiGate + FortiSwitch.
- ▸Universities to M365 + AzureUniversity of Reading migrating Exchange-on-prem + on-prem file servers to M365.
How a Reading 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.
Reading vendor migrations — common questions
We're a Reading firm with 200 VMs on vSphere — Broadcom has tripled. What's right?
For most Reading firms with that footprint, Nutanix AHV or vSAN ESA. Model 3-year TCO including migration cost.
Can you migrate a Royal Berkshire / NHS BOB trust to Azure without HSCN breakage?
Yes — frequent NHS engagement. We retain HSCN connectivity throughout the migration.
Can you handle Microsoft / Oracle / Cisco UK HQ-scale cloud-native modernisation?
Yes — frequent engagement for Reading tech-corporate. Cloud-native modernisation at scale, multi-cloud strategy where applicable.
Can you do Cisco → Fortinet across Reading BC + 5 Berkshire authorities?
In most cases yes — install Fortinet in parallel, migrate sites one at a time.
How long does 200-VM VMware → Nutanix take in Reading?
Discovery → final-VM-on-new-platform is typically 10–14 weeks. Reading proximity to Surrey HQ speeds up discovery + soak phases.
We're a Thames Valley fintech wanting cloud-native AWS from inception?
Yes — frequent engagement. AWS landing-zone design, Terraform-based IaC, SOC 2-ready from day one.
Other services we deliver in Reading
Facing a VMware bill, Cisco EOL or cloud migration in Reading?
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