PRG - 02.1 Security · Migration
Microsoft PKI review, redesign, and migration.
Full review of an enterprise PKI estate, followed by redesign and migration.
Security hardening across certificate templates, web enrollment, CRL distribution,
and related components.
FROM
Windows Server 2012
on-prem VMware
→
TO
Windows Server 2022
Azure VMs
AD CSCertificate templatesCRLAzureHardening
PRG - 02.2 Virtualisation · Refresh
VMware hardware refresh and version upgrade.
Hypervisor upgrade alongside a full hardware refresh, with compute consolidation
to reduce footprint and operating overhead without losing headroom.
FROM
vSphere 7
previous-gen hosts
→
TO
vSphere 8
consolidated compute
VMware vSphereESXiCompute consolidationCapacity planning
PRG - 02.3 Storage · Refresh
NetApp storage refresh, retiring EOL platforms.
Retirement of end-of-life NetApp FAS and AFF systems onto newer hardware,
with the migration sequenced to keep workloads stable throughout.
FROM
FAS · AFF
end-of-life
→
TO
Newer NetApp
supported platforms
NetApp ONTAPSAN/NASData migration
PRG - 02.4 Public Cloud · Implementation
Azure Virtual Desktop implementation.
Scalable, cloud-first infrastructure using native Microsoft tooling and Azure
NetApp Files, built with Terraform and designed with security and cost
optimisation in place from the start.
BASE
Cloud-first
Microsoft stack
→
DELIVERED
Azure Virtual
Desktop
AzureAVDANFTerraformIaCMSIXFSLogix
PRG - 02.5 Virtualisation · Refresh
Migration from VMware to Hyper-V and Storage Spaces Direct.
Native hyper-converged infrastructure with lower overall licensing cost and
close integration with the Windows and Azure ecosystems.
FROM
VMware
traditional stack
→
TO
Hyper-V
Storage Spaces Direct
HCIS2DSDSHyper-VSETFailover ClusteringPowerShell DSC
PRG - 02.6 Data Centre · Relocation
Data centre relocation across COLT and Global Switch 2 facilities.
Well choreographed migration between data halls, carefully sequenced and
executed with no disruption to the services being moved.
FROM
Existing
data hall
→
TO
New
data hall
Zero-disruptionDC relocation
PRG - 02.7 Coding · Automation
Automation for common operational processes.
Automation of repeatable infrastructure and operational tasks, reducing manual
effort and making common processes more consistent, reviewable, and easier to
hand over.
FROM
Manual
processes
→
TO
Automated
workflows
AnsibleBashHTML/CSSJavaScriptJenkinsPowerShellPythonREST APIWinRM