Case Study: Cranfield University achieves scalable, low-maintenance IT with Nutanix Cloud Platform

Cranfield University migrates 500+ VMs in 5 days with Nutanix

Cranfield University, a postgraduate leader in science, technology, and management, faced end-of-life IT infrastructure in 2019 that was difficult to scale, costly to maintain, and complicated by a planned datacentre relocation. They needed a compact, scalable, and portable solution to replace their entire stack. Nutanix, with its Nutanix Cloud Platform, met these needs while offering cost savings and a path to future hybrid cloud adoption.

The solution involved migrating to a hyperconverged Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure, drastically consolidating their footprint from five racks to just 8U for the main cluster. This provided immediate performance and management benefits via the Prism console. A refresh in 2023 using Nutanix Move for easy migration further boosted performance and resilience. The results included a straightforward migration of 500+ VMs, exceptional reliability with no service breaks, easier management, and a future-ready infrastructure poised for a hypervisor switch and hybrid cloud integration.

Cranfield University