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