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VMware to Cloud Migration · Cardiff

VMware to Cloud Migration in Cardiff

Moving Cardiff organisations off VMware into public cloud, where the difficulty is what the hypervisor was quietly doing for you. Live migration, high availability, snapshots and shared storage have been handling failures invisibly for years — and the cloud equivalents work differently enough that applications relying on them need attention.

Why this comes up

The problem

Applications assume they can be moved between hosts without interruption, because vMotion has always done it.

What you get

What we deliver

  • Dependencies on platform features identified before workloads are moved
  • Availability rebuilt at the application level rather than expected from the platform
  • Backup and snapshot practice replaced with cloud-native equivalents
  • Storage assumptions revisited, since shared storage behaves differently
  • Licensing position clarified, as this often prompts the move in the first place
  • Cost compared honestly, including what the existing estate genuinely costs to run

Want this scoped for your business in Cardiff?

Thirty minutes, no charge, no sales script. You leave with a written summary of what vmware to cloud migration would actually involve — whether or not you use us.

Book a 30-minute call

Working in Cardiff

Wales

Cardiff has a significant broadcast and media sector alongside a large public-sector presence, and Welsh-language provision is a genuine requirement on public-facing work here rather than a nice-to-have.

Public sector and broadcast work is common, and bilingual provision is usually a requirement rather than an option.

Sectors we work with in Cardiff

  • Media & Broadcasting
  • Financial Services
  • Public Sector
  • Higher Education
  • Sport

What we work with

Technologies and platforms

  • VMware
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Terraform

Who we work with

Industries we serve

  • Manufacturing
  • Financial services
  • Healthcare
  • Public sector
  • Professional services

Why us

Why Cardiff businesses choose Asionis

  • Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
  • No long-term contracts required
  • All team members UK-based
  • Dedicated account manager and development team
  • Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
  • Scalable from startup to enterprise

How we work

  1. Step 1

    Free consultation

    A 30-minute call to understand the problem. You keep the written summary either way.

  2. Step 2

    Proposal

    Scope, timeline and a fixed price, in writing, before anything starts.

  3. Step 3

    Build

    Short cycles with regular check-ins, so you see progress rather than hear about it.

  4. Step 4

    Launch and support

    We handle the go-live and stay available afterwards.

VMware to Cloud Migration in Cardiff — common questions

What do we lose from the hypervisor?
Chiefly the invisible resilience. Features that moved running machines between hosts and restarted them elsewhere after a failure have kept fragile applications alive without anybody noticing, and the cloud expects that resilience to sit in the application instead.
Can we just run the same machines in cloud?
You can, and it is the most expensive way to use it. Virtual machines rehosted unchanged carry the architecture that made them costly, so the option is legitimate as a first step but poor as a destination if the reason for moving was economic.
Is licensing really the driver?
For many organisations, yes — changes to how VMware is sold have made renewal a decision rather than a formality. That is a reasonable prompt, though it is worth separating the licensing question from the architectural one, because they have different answers.
What is the honest cost comparison?
It should include what the current estate genuinely costs — hardware refresh, data centre space, power, support contracts and the staff time spent maintaining it. Comparing a cloud bill against a licence renewal alone flatters one side, and organisations that do it are often surprised in both directions.
Do you work with businesses across Cardiff?
Yes. We are based in Leicester, United Kingdom and work with clients throughout Wales, including Cardiff and the surrounding Cardiff area. Most collaboration happens remotely, and we travel for kick-offs and key milestones.
What kind of Cardiff businesses do you usually work with?
Public sector and broadcast work is common, and bilingual provision is usually a requirement rather than an option. Beyond that we work across Media & Broadcasting, Financial Services, Public Sector, Higher Education and Sport.
Do you cover the areas around Cardiff?
Yes — we work throughout Wales, including Bristol, Swansea. Cardiff is an urban area of roughly 490,000+, and we take on work across the wider Cardiff region rather than the city boundary alone.

Talk to us about VMware to Cloud Migration in Cardiff

A 30-minute call with someone who would actually work on it. No sales script, no obligation.

  • Projects typically launched within 4–8 weeks
  • No long-term contracts required
  • All team members UK-based
  • Dedicated account manager and development team
  • Transparent reporting with monthly performance metrics
  • Scalable from startup to enterprise

Or reach us directly

07707 771599admin@asionis.com

Leicester, United Kingdom