- Organisation
- RICHARDSON Group
- Predecessor
- VMware virtualisation and traditional multi-vendor infrastructure
- Destination
- Nutanix AHV and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
- Workload
- Approximately 350 virtualised servers across headquarters and an external data centre
- Stage
- Infrastructure migration completed
- Retirement status
- Infrastructure move complete; proprietary ERP transformation remains separate and underway
- Confidence
- High
- Next trigger
- A production milestone for the proprietary ERP replacement or residual VMware retirement.
Programme context
RICHARDSON Group replaced VMware and traditional multi-vendor infrastructure across headquarters and an external data centre with Nutanix AHV and Cloud Infrastructure.
Why this matters: The clean evidence boundary is a completed virtualisation and infrastructure migration. Combining it with the separate ERP transformation would materially overstate programme maturity.
Migration timeline
| Date | Milestone | What changed | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Customer story published | Nutanix documented the infrastructure migration and separate ERP programme. | Evidence-bounded |
| Six to seven months | Infrastructure migration | Approximately 350 servers moved to the destination. | Evidence-bounded |
| Through 2029 | Separate ERP transformation | The proprietary ERP replacement continues and is not part of the completed claim. | Evidence-bounded |
Workload migration matrix
| Workload | Predecessor | Destination | Status by 21 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approximately 350 virtualised servers | VMware | Nutanix AHV | Completed |
| Headquarters infrastructure | Traditional multi-vendor stack | Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure | Completed |
| Proprietary ERP | 49-year-old proprietary system | Future replacement | Separate and underway |
Implementation and architecture
- The infrastructure transition took six to seven months.
- Scope spans headquarters and an external data centre.
- The ERP programme is kept outside the completed infrastructure claim.
Known unknowns and contradictions
- Exact final infrastructure cutover date.
- Residual VMware components, if any.
- Final destination and staged milestones for the proprietary ERP programme.
No missing fact is inferred to create a cleaner completion narrative.
PlatformTrace analysis
The clean evidence boundary is a completed virtualisation and infrastructure migration. Combining it with the separate ERP transformation would materially overstate programme maturity.
Targets, forecasts and reported benefits remain attributed source claims; they are not independently measured product performance.
Evidence ledger
- Nutanix source, 2026-06-03
Named customer story identifying VMware, Nutanix AHV, approximately 350 servers, the six-to-seven-month infrastructure migration and separate ERP timeline.
Corrections and updates
21 July 2026 — Initial Verified dossier published. Later milestones will be appended rather than silently replacing this state.