Case study

Network & virtualization modernization

How I refreshed the network, upgraded the edge firewalls to Palo Alto, and moved virtualization from VMware to Nutanix, saving thousands.

Company: TORLYS
My role: Infrastructure owner: I carried out the refresh, upgrade, and migration
Focus: Networking · Security · Virtualization
Platforms: Palo Alto · Nutanix (from VMware)
Result: Thousands saved by moving off VMware licensing and support

The problem

The foundation of the IT environment, the network and the virtualization platform behind internal systems, needed modernizing.

VMware licensing and support were a significant cost worth reducing, without giving up a reliable place to run internal systems.

As the owner of the infrastructure, I handled three connected workstreams:

Refreshed the switches and routers, the backbone that every user and system depends on.

Upgraded the edge firewalls to Palo Alto, strengthening the security perimeter between the company and the internet.

Moved the internal virtualized infrastructure from VMware to Nutanix, the platform that runs internal systems.

Moving off VMware licensing and support costs saved thousands of dollars.

The result: refreshed core networking, a Palo Alto edge, and internal virtualization running on Nutanix.

Owning the infrastructure, with hands-on strength across networking, security, and virtualization.
Making infrastructure decisions with the cost in mind.
Changing core systems people rely on every day.

If your team is working around its systems, or paying for something you could be building, I'd love to hear about it.

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