Case Study: Swansea University modernises 700 servers in 116 days with Methods and Azure VMware Solution

Swansea University migrates 700 servers in 116 days with Methods

Swansea University, a world-leading research centre, faced the challenge of migrating nearly 700 servers to the cloud under an extraordinarily tight 116-day deadline to avoid significant licensing cost increases. The university needed to implement the UK's first Elastic SAN system and ensure effective knowledge transfer. They partnered with the cloud transformation vendor Methods to achieve this complex, time-sensitive change.

Methods successfully migrated the university's infrastructure to the Azure VMWare Solution (AVS), pioneering the implementation of Elastic SAN technology in the UK higher education sector. This solution, delivered through a collaborative 'one team' approach, enabled Swansea University to avoid the increased licensing costs and meet its aggressive timeline. The project equipped the IT team with enhanced cloud capabilities and established a blueprint for other institutions, with Methods being credited for achieving what appeared to be an impossible project timescale.

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