Modernizing Server, Storage and Microsoft Infrastructure for a Pharmaceutical Business
Aging servers and storage replaced with a resilient platform, migrated to Microsoft 365 and protected with recovery that was tested before go-live.
Out-of-warranty servers, storage near capacity and an on-premise mail system were carrying quality and business systems that could not afford downtime.
- Assessment of every workload, dependency and recovery requirement
- New virtualized server and storage platform with capacity headroom
- Migration to Microsoft 365 with identity and email security
- Isolated backups and a documented, tested disaster recovery plan
- Ongoing administration and 24/7 support
Six phases. No stopped science.
- 1Weeks 1–2
Assess
We inventory every system the science and the business depend on—lab instruments, quality and ERP platforms, file shares, mail, identities—and map dependencies, data flows and recovery requirements.
- Application & data inventory
- Risk and compliance gap review
- Recovery objectives agreed
- 2Weeks 3–4
Design
A right-sized platform: new virtualized servers and storage with headroom, a secured segmented network, Microsoft 365 with Entra identity and Defender, and isolated cloud backup. Every control mapped to a compliance requirement.
- Infrastructure & storage design
- Network segmentation & firewall policy
- Identity, MFA and access model
- 3Weeks 5–8
Build
Hardware staged and configured in parallel with the tenant build—so nothing is switched off until its replacement is proven. Endpoints standardized with Intune; SharePoint structured for controlled documents.
- Server, storage & network build
- Microsoft 365 tenant hardening
- Endpoint standard & device rollout
- 4Weeks 9–10
Migrate
Workloads and mail move in tested waves with rollback ready: file shares to SharePoint/OneDrive, mail to Exchange Online, business systems to the new platform—validated with the people who use them.
- Wave-based migration with rollback
- User validation per department
- Cutover outside production hours
- 5Weeks 11–12
Protect
Layered protection goes live and is proven: perimeter, network, endpoint and email defenses; isolated backups of servers and Microsoft 365; a documented restore test with timings you can show an auditor.
- Managed detection & response
- Isolated backup + restore test
- Policies, training and audit pack
- 6Ongoing
Operate
24/7 monitoring, administration and support under one agreement—with local engineers on site when needed, a named team who knows the environment, and quarterly reviews. Copilot and secure AI assistants introduced on governed data.
- 24/7 monitoring & support
- Quarterly reviews and roadmap
- Copilot / AI enablement
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