Vendor migrations in Cardiff —
VMware, Cisco, on-prem to cloud, done safely.
Servnet runs parallel-run vendor migrations for Cardiff businesses facing Broadcom-era VMware pricing, Cisco end-of-life, on-prem to cloud consolidation. Discovery → pilot → migration waves → decommission. Cardiff cutovers happen Friday-evening to Sunday so Monday open is clean across Welsh Government, NHS Wales, and the Cardiff finance + broadcast estate.
Why Cardiff is in the middle of every current migration cycle
Cardiff concentrates firms feeling current migration triggers — VMware Broadcom on Welsh Gov and NHS Wales estates, Cisco EOL across multi-site Welsh council networks, NHS Wales cloud-shift programmes, BBC Cymru broadcast modernisation.
VMware → Nutanix for Welsh regulated estates
Broadcom's pricing is forcing the question on NHS Wales LHBs and Welsh Government. VMware → Nutanix AHV is the most common destination for regulated estates.
Cisco → Fortinet for 22 Welsh authorities + multi-site
Welsh multi-site customers consolidating ageing Cisco onto Fortinet single-pane — driven by SD-WAN refresh and TCO pressure across multi-borough Welsh authority estates.
On-prem → Azure UK / AWS eu-west-2
Cardiff finance + tech customers lift-and-shifting from Welsh DC footprint to AWS eu-west-2 or Azure UK-South.
Exchange-on-prem → M365 for Welsh Gov + universities
Frequent second-wave for Welsh public-sector — Exchange-on-prem to M365 GCC, on-prem PBX to Teams Voice.
What a Servnet Cardiff 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 Cardiff customers, cutover Friday-evening onwards with engineers on-site.
Old-platform decommission + ITAD
Once the new platform has run clean, decommission begins.
Cardiff migration engagements we run
- ▸NHS Wales LHBs to Crown Hosting / AzureCardiff & Vale, Cwm Taf Morgannwg migrating off ageing on-prem to Crown Hosting or Azure UK-South — NHS Wales IG retained.
- ▸Welsh Government VMware → NutanixWelsh Gov departments + ALBs with 100–500 VMs moving from vSphere to Nutanix AHV.
- ▸Cardiff finance on-prem → cloudCardiff finance + legal moving Welsh DC footprint to AWS eu-west-2 or Azure UK-South — with regulator-aware documentation.
- ▸BBC Cymru broadcast modernisationBBC Cymru Wales modernising broadcast infrastructure — IP-based production, cloud-bridge design.
- ▸22 Welsh authorities Cisco → FortinetWelsh local authority estates consolidating Cisco ASA + Meraki onto FortiGate + FortiSwitch.
- ▸Welsh universities to M365 + AzureCardiff University, Cardiff Met migrating Exchange-on-prem + on-prem file servers to M365.
How a Cardiff 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.
Cardiff vendor migrations — common questions
We're a Cardiff firm with 150 VMs on vSphere — Broadcom has tripled. What's right?
For most Cardiff firms with that footprint, Nutanix AHV or vSAN ESA. Model 3-year TCO including migration cost.
Can you migrate an NHS Wales LHB to Azure without NHS Wales IG breakage?
Yes — frequent NHS Wales engagement. We retain NHS Wales Information Governance throughout the migration, with cloud-side integration validated before cutover.
How do you handle Welsh Government framework reporting during a migration?
For Welsh Government customers we produce migration documentation aligned to Welsh Gov Cyber Resilience Framework — destination region resilience, data sovereignty, exit plan.
Can you do Cisco → Fortinet across multiple Welsh local authorities?
Yes — install Fortinet in parallel, migrate sites one at a time over evening windows with rollback ready.
How long does 150-VM VMware → Nutanix take in Cardiff?
Discovery → final-VM-on-new-platform is typically 10–14 weeks.
We're BBC Cymru / Bad Wolf wanting to modernise broadcast infrastructure?
Yes — frequent engagement for Cardiff Bay broadcast. IP-based production architecture, cloud-bridge design for distributed workflows, on-prem-to-cloud transitions.
Other services we deliver in Cardiff
Facing a VMware bill, Cisco EOL or cloud migration in Cardiff?
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