Enterprise Virtualization Migration – Scale HC3 to Microsoft Hyper‑V

Client: National Logistics & Freight Company (Confidential)
Location: Ontario, Canada
Duration: 8 weeks | Team Size: 5 engineers

Overview:
Migrated the client’s existing Scale Computing HC3 virtualization on older hardware to a high‑availability, Microsoft Hyper‑V cluster architecture—completely redesigned for scalability, licensing alignment, and future growth.

Deliverables:

  • Performed comprehensive infrastructure audit, forecasting capacity for 3‑year growth.
  • Installed 3 Dell PowerEdge R640 servers running Windows Server 2022 Datacenter with Hyper‑V.
  • Provisioned shared storage with Synology NAS over 10 GbE iSCSI.
  • Live‑migrated 27 production VMs (Windows, Linux, SQL clusters, ERP systems) with zero unplanned downtime.
  • Deployed Veeam Backup & Replication, configured automatic failover testing.
  • Implemented Cluster-Aware Updating and integrated with PRTG for proactive monitoring.

Impact:

  • 40% boost in VM performance and response times.
  • 35% cost savings in virtualization licensing.
  • Centralized disaster recovery with ≤ 30 min RTO for critical services.