# Modernizing IT Infrastructure While Maintaining Control

This lumber manufacturing company was dealing with aging infrastructure just as its VMware renewal came due.

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## Modernizing IT Infrastructure While Maintaining Control

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This lumber manufacturing company was dealing with aging infrastructure just as its VMware renewal came due. With support already expired and a major hardware investment ahead, the IT team needed a cost-effective and sustainable path forward without giving up control. The team was also interested in Nutanix but lacked experience deploying it on its own. The company moved to Expedient Cloud Powered by Nutanix, giving it a modern platform while maintaining hypervisor-level administrative control. Expedient DRaaS added replication and live failover testing to strengthen resilience.

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[Manufacturing →](/solutions/industry/manufacturing/)

## Challenges

Hardware refresh and VMware renewal hit at the same time, with hardware alone up to 6x higher than expected

IT team wanted Nutanix AHV but lacked deployment experience

Team wanted to modernize without giving up infrastructure control

Existing environment lacked DR replication and live failover testing

## Outcomes

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Moved off unsupported VMware to Nutanix

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Strengthened resilience with Expedient DRaaS

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Preserved capital by avoiding major hardware purchase

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