The Who
- UK-based biscuit manufacturer
- 5 companies within the company's group
- Roughly 900 users
The Challenge
- Number of company acquisitions had resulted in disparate systems across the group
- Desired consolidation to work under a single platform
- Considering a moving workloads to Microsoft Azure
- Required a flexible and scalable solution, should more users need to be supported as a result of further acquisitions
The Solution
- Servium called upon to evaluate implications of transitioning workloads to Azure or keeping everything on-premises
- Worked closely with Azure specialists to compile business case for cloud, compared to an on-premises solution
- Underwent 20-day on-site consultancy to identify existing infrastructure and better understand customer objectives
- Document compiled to determine best course of action
- Full Azure transition didn't qualify due to need to support legacy applications - hybrid cloud selected as preferred approach
- Modern technology deployed including Hyper V server, Veeam backup, and new network fabric introduced on-premises to assist movement and integration with Azure
- Staged migration to Azure, moving appropriate apps and services over 3-4 years
- Migration started with disaster recovery solution
The Benefits
- Can now confidently grow future services using the public cloud
- Confidence moving future services to Azure
- Significant cost savings versus expensive all-in-one move to Azure
- Virtualisation of on-premises infrastructure resulted in large consolidation of servers and reduction in power consumption
Why Servium?
- Challenged customer's intentions for a more valuable outcome
- Report produced demonstrated great understanding of their business and requirements
- Provided access to key Azure expertise
- Acted as extension to IT team
- Now go-to partner for future projects
