Server replacement and migration project, with Intune/Autopilot work - recommendations for firms?

[kennysarmy]

Recommendations wanted – school server replacement and migration, Gloucestershire

We’re a secondary school looking for recommendations for firms experienced in delivering server infrastructure projects in education.

The proposed scope includes:

• Replacing our VMware infrastructure with two Microsoft Hyper-V hosts and shared storage.

• Migrating seven virtual servers, covering domain controllers, file/print and school application services.

• Moving to Windows Server 2025 and reviewing backup arrangements.

• Developing our Intune/Autopilot setup, including moving appropriate management tasks from Group Policy and retiring WDS/WSUS.

• Providing migration planning, testing, documentation and handover, with five-year hardware support.

We have an initial proposal and hardware specification and would like additional indicative quotes, along with advice on whether the proposed approach is appropriate.

Has anyone recently completed similar work and can recommend a firm? First-hand feedback on delivery, managing disruption and support after implementation would be particularly helpful.

Happy to discuss the detailed requirements privately. Suppliers are also welcome to contact me directly.

[CrootUK]

We do this in house now days, but in the past, we have used Medhurst and we still do for sourcing kit. Highly recommend. 

[ICTDirect_Dave]

We can't do the migration for you, but we've got the best range of servers in the business!  Given the frankly insane prices of new kit, we're seeing dozens of schools buying two or three rack servers from us and taking a five-year warranty.

 

Happy to chat through some hardware options if you want?

We've got everything from standard 1U racks to high-performance computing beasts with up to 8 NVIDIA Machine Learning GPUs.

[BlueScreenOfHappiness]

+1 for Medhurst 

[kennysarmy]

On 06/10/2026 at 15:10, 6Foot3 said:

+1 for Medhurst 

 

I sent something to their generic email on their site on Monday and have had no response, could you PM me if you have an actual preson I could email please?

[CrootUK]

PM'd

Edited October 16 by CrootUK

[Alastairb25]

+1 for ICT Direct

 

Not buying as much Server wise these days but always had cracking deals and advice from @ICTDirect_Dave

 

[TheRobins]

I would recommend Novatech Business for such a service. Used them a few projects and they really understand what we need. Helped me recently with some windows 11 migration issues as well. They also assisted on our last server refresh and migration and couldnt rate them highly enough. The project management and planning was clear from the start which is something I like, what we agreed is what we got. 

[BKGarry]

I buy my servers from @ICTDirect_Dave and they are solid as, for any advance Microsoft Migrations is use DMS - https://www.dmsystem.co.uk/

 

 

[MisterTechMan]

I manage our onsite team however we do outsource for some of the more indepth projects. 

 

ADM Computing handled our on prem to Microsoft 365 migration during Covid and they have lead on many other projects for me when I haven't had the resource available to do it in house. They also mange our backups and MS licenses. Worth reaching out to them if you need multiple options to consider, however they are Kent based so location may be an issue 

[jertsy]

Novus Networks are very good at this type of thing - highly recommended.

[TheHyperTechie]

Stone/Converge? I remember looking at their servers/services a while ago when we needed one. Decided to just migrate to cloud instead though.