Servers, storage and HCI
for Oxford data centres and on-prem.
Servnet designs, supplies and deploys server, storage and HCI infrastructure for Oxford businesses — Dell PowerEdge R / XE, HPE ProLiant + Alletra MP, Lenovo ThinkSystem, Pure FlashArray, NetApp ONTAP, Nutanix Cloud Platform and NVIDIA GPU servers. Built for Oxford University HPC + GPU at scale, OUH clinical workloads, Oxford spinout production, and BMW Cowley supplier-chain IT/OT.
Why Oxford server + storage work has its own profile
Oxford's DC cluster supports research-compute-heavy workload mix — Oxford University HPC + GPU, OUH clinical at John Radcliffe + Churchill, spinout production, plus BMW Cowley supplier IT/OT.
AI / GPU clusters for Oxford University + research
NVIDIA DGX B200 / GB200 NVL72, Supermicro HGX H100 / H200 for Oxford University departments + Harwell research, plus spinout ML workloads.
HCI for OUH + colleges
Nutanix Cloud Platform and HPE SimpliVity for OUH and Oxford colleges — pre-validated, DSP-Toolkit / college-IT-aligned.
High-IOPS storage for clinical at John Radcliffe
Pure FlashArray //X for OUH clinical workloads — sub-millisecond latency for PACS / radiology / EPR workloads.
100 / 400 GbE InfiniBand fabric for HPC
NVIDIA / Mellanox InfiniBand NDR for AI clusters, Arista 7060X for traditional fabric — at Oxford research-compute scale.
What Servnet builds in Oxford
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 OXF, Synergy OXF, Telehouse W.
Lifecycle support + warranty consolidation
Multi-vendor warranty consolidated into one Servnet contract.
Oxford infrastructure customers
- ▸Oxford University + 39 collegesUniversity departments + colleges — research compute, GPU nodes, lab storage at academic scale.
- ▸OUH NHS Foundation TrustJohn Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield, Horton — Nutanix or HPE SimpliVity HCI, DSP-Toolkit-aligned controls.
- ▸Oxford spinoutsOxford Nanopore, OxBotica, OSI portfolio — scale-up infrastructure, cloud-bridge design, GPU for ML.
- ▸Harwell Campus + UKRI / RALHarwell tenants + UKRI Rutherford Appleton Lab — research compute, scientific computing infrastructure.
- ▸BMW Cowley supplier-chainBMW Cowley supplier-chain — IT-side Nutanix or vSAN + OT-segregated production infrastructure.
- ▸OCC + Oxon CC + 4 districtsOCC + Oxon CC + 4 districts — HCI for council estate, CCS-framework supply.
How an Oxford 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 Oxford 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.
Oxford servers + storage — common questions
Can you rack into Pulsant OXF or Synergy OXF?
Yes — standing access at Pulsant OXF, Synergy OXF, plus Telehouse W and Equinix LD4 at Slough.
Do you do AI / GPU clusters for Oxford University research?
Yes — NVIDIA DGX and Supermicro HGX builds for Oxford University departments, Harwell, spinout ML.
What do you spec for an OUH clinical storage refresh?
For OUH clinical workloads (PACS / radiology / EPR) we land on Pure FlashArray //X or HPE Alletra MP — sub-millisecond latency, immutable snapshots.
Can you do a Nutanix design for OUH?
Yes — frequent design choice for NHS BOB ICB-affiliated trusts post-Broadcom.
Who supports the kit after install?
Servnet — under a Servnet support contract.
How do you price against Oxford integrators?
On hardware and licence typically 4–9% under list.
Other services we deliver in Oxford
Sizing an Oxford server, storage or HCI project?
Tell us the workload, the DC and the timeline.