Servers, storage and HCI
for Southampton data centres and on-prem.
Servnet designs, supplies and deploys server, storage and HCI infrastructure for Southampton businesses — Dell PowerEdge R / XE, HPE ProLiant + Alletra MP, Lenovo ThinkSystem, Pure FlashArray, NetApp ONTAP, Nutanix Cloud Platform and NVIDIA GPU servers. Built for the Hampshire DC cluster (Pulsant SOU, Vorboss, Synergy SOU), port operational IT, NHS HIOW clinical, BAE maritime defence supply, plus University of Southampton research.
Why Southampton server + storage work has its own profile
Southampton workloads span port operations 24×7 + NHS HIOW clinical + BAE maritime defence + university research — distinct requirements per sector.
High-availability infrastructure for port operations
Dell PowerEdge + HPE Alletra for DP World Southampton + ABP Southampton with active/active multi-site design for 24×7 port operations.
HCI for NHS HIOW
Nutanix Cloud Platform for UHS, SHFT, IOW NHS Trust — DSP-Toolkit-aligned.
Secure infrastructure for BAE supplier-chain
Secure-by-design infrastructure for BAE Systems Southampton + maritime defence supplier-chain — NCSC-aligned hardening, SC-cleared engineer attendance.
AI / GPU clusters for University of Southampton
NVIDIA DGX B200 / GB200 for University of Southampton research (Russell Group).
What Servnet builds in Southampton
Server design + supply
PowerEdge R260-R960; ProLiant DL360-DL580 Gen11; ThinkSystem SR250-SR950.
Storage — Pure, NetApp, HPE Alletra, Dell PowerStore
All-flash block, scale-out NAS, hybrid file/object.
HCI — Nutanix, vSAN ESA, Azure Stack HCI
Nutanix AOS on AHV or ESXi for regulated estates.
AI / GPU infrastructure
NVIDIA DGX B200 / B300 / GB200, Supermicro HGX H100 / H200.
DC racking + cabling
Engineer attendance for racking at Pulsant SOU, Vorboss, Synergy SOU.
Lifecycle support + warranty consolidation
Multi-vendor warranty consolidated into one Servnet contract.
Southampton infrastructure customers
- ▸Port of Southampton + maritimeDP World Southampton + ABP Southampton — 24×7 high-availability infrastructure.
- ▸Carnival UK + cruiseCarnival UK — shore-side production infrastructure.
- ▸BAE Systems SouthamptonBAE Systems + maritime defence supplier-chain — secure-by-design infrastructure.
- ▸NHS HIOW + 4 trustsUHS, SHFT, IOW NHS Trust, PHU — Nutanix or HPE SimpliVity HCI.
- ▸University of Southampton + SolentUniversity of Southampton, Solent — research compute, GPU nodes.
- ▸SCC + Hampshire authoritiesSCC + Hampshire CC + 11 districts — HCI for council estate, CCS-framework supply.
How a Southampton server / storage project actually runs
Design workshop + sizing week 1
Workload review with application owners.
Procurement → delivery → DC racking
PO raised, delivery direct into the Southampton DC.
Configuration + handover
Cluster config, storage provisioning, fabric configuration.
Support contract activates day one
Servnet support live from go-live.
Southampton servers + storage — common questions
Can you rack into Pulsant SOU or Vorboss?
Yes — standing access at Pulsant SOU, Vorboss, Synergy SOU.
What do you spec for port operations infrastructure?
For Port of Southampton workloads we land on high-availability designs with active/active multi-site for 24×7 tolerance.
Do you do AI / GPU clusters for University of Southampton research?
Yes — NVIDIA DGX and Supermicro HGX builds.
Can you do a Nutanix design for NHS HIOW?
Yes — frequent design choice post-Broadcom.
Who supports the kit after install?
Servnet — under a Servnet support contract.
How do you price against South Coast integrators?
On hardware and licence typically 4–9% under list.
Other services we deliver in Southampton
Sizing a Southampton server, storage or HCI project?
Tell us the workload, the DC and the timeline.