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.