Servers, storage and HCI
for Newcastle data centres and on-prem.
Servnet designs, supplies and deploys server, storage and HCI infrastructure for Newcastle 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 NE DC cluster (Stellium NCL, Pulsant NCL, iomart Newcastle), NHS NENC clinical workloads, Sage-class enterprise software, Helix research compute.
Why Newcastle server + storage work has its own profile
Newcastle's DC cluster supports NHS NENC (UK's largest by population), Sage Group enterprise software, Helix innovation district, Quayside finance, NE universities. Each has distinct workload requirements.
HCI for NHS NENC + 11 trusts
Nutanix Cloud Platform and HPE SimpliVity for NENC-affiliated trusts — pre-validated, DSP-Toolkit-aligned.
High-throughput compute for Sage
Dell PowerEdge R760 and HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen11 for Sage-class enterprise software production estates.
25 / 100 / 400 GbE fabric for NE DCs
Arista 7060X / 7050X, Cisco Nexus — fabric design for east-west traffic at NHS / enterprise scale.
AI / GPU clusters for Newcastle + Northumbria
NVIDIA DGX B200 / GB200 and Supermicro HGX H100 / H200 for Newcastle University, Northumbria, Durham, National Innovation Centre for Data.
What Servnet builds in Newcastle
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, NVMe-oF.
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 Stellium NCL, Pulsant NCL, iomart Newcastle.
Lifecycle support + warranty consolidation
Multi-vendor warranty consolidated into one Servnet contract.
Newcastle infrastructure customers
- ▸NHS NENC ICB + 11 trustsNewcastle Hospitals, Northumbria Healthcare + 9 others — Nutanix or HPE SimpliVity HCI, DSP-Toolkit-aligned.
- ▸Sage Group + Cobalt enterprise softwareSage HQ + Cobalt — production-grade infrastructure for enterprise software workloads.
- ▸Helix innovation districtHelix + NICD — research compute, GPU nodes for AI / ML workloads.
- ▸Newcastle + Northumbria universitiesNewcastle, Northumbria, Durham — research compute clusters, GPU nodes, lab storage.
- ▸Quayside finance + legalWomble Bond Dickinson, DAC Beachcroft — Nutanix or vSAN for virtualised estate, NetApp ONTAP for file.
- ▸NCC + NECA + 7 authoritiesNCC + NECA + 7 NE authorities — HCI for council estate, CCS-framework supply.
How a Newcastle 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 Newcastle DC. Engineer attends for rack-in.
Configuration + handover
Cluster config, storage provisioning, fabric configuration.
Support contract activates day one
Servnet support live from go-live.
Newcastle servers + storage — common questions
Can you rack into Stellium NCL or Pulsant NCL?
Yes — standing access at Stellium NCL, Pulsant NCL, iomart Newcastle.
What do you spec for an NHS NENC trust storage refresh?
For NENC trusts we land on Pure FlashArray //X or HPE Alletra MP for clinical PACS / EPR — sub-millisecond latency, immutable snapshots.
Do you do AI / GPU clusters for Newcastle + Northumbria research?
Yes — NVIDIA DGX and Supermicro HGX builds for Newcastle, Northumbria, Durham research, and NICD.
Can you do a Nutanix design for an NHS NENC trust?
Yes — frequent design choice for NENC-affiliated trusts post-Broadcom.
Who supports the kit after install?
Servnet — under a Servnet support contract.
How do you price against NE integrators?
On hardware and licence typically 4–9% under list.
Other services we deliver in Newcastle
Sizing a Newcastle server, storage or HCI project?
Tell us the workload, the DC and the timeline.