Oxford servers, storage + HCI

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.

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Servers, Storage & HCI in Oxford — Servers, storage and HCI for Oxford — Dell PowerEdge, HPE Alletra, Pure FlashArray, Nutanix, NVIDIA DGX. Pulsant OXF, Synergy OXF,

Oxford context

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 we deliver

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.

Who we serve in Oxford

Oxford infrastructure customers

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Oxford University + 39 colleges
University departments + colleges — research compute, GPU nodes, lab storage at academic scale.
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OUH NHS Foundation Trust
John Radcliffe, Churchill, Nuffield, Horton — Nutanix or HPE SimpliVity HCI, DSP-Toolkit-aligned controls.
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Oxford spinouts
Oxford Nanopore, OxBotica, OSI portfolio — scale-up infrastructure, cloud-bridge design, GPU for ML.
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Harwell Campus + UKRI / RAL
Harwell tenants + UKRI Rutherford Appleton Lab — research compute, scientific computing infrastructure.
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BMW Cowley supplier-chain
BMW Cowley supplier-chain — IT-side Nutanix or vSAN + OT-segregated production infrastructure.
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OCC + Oxon CC + 4 districts
OCC + Oxon CC + 4 districts — HCI for council estate, CCS-framework supply.

Delivery model

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.

FAQs

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.

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Spread the cost of servers, storage & hci in Oxford

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Servers, storage and HCIfor Oxford data centres and on-prem.