Schneider Electric, together with its EcoXpert Partner, Datacentre UK, has successfully deployed a new modular data centre solution for South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT). This strategic collaboration significantly enhances the Trust’s operational resilience, energy efficiency, and its ability to meet future healthcare demands.
Supporting Digital Transformation and Scalability
Facing escalating demands on their legacy infrastructure, Innovate Healthcare Services sought a robust, scalable and secure data centre solution. Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ Data Centre solutions, including APC NetShelter racks, modular cooling units, APC power distribution units (PDUs), and Easy UPS systems, were selected to maximise resiliency, efficiency, and sustainability.
“As an EcoXpert Partner to Schneider Electric, we have integrated Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Data Centre Solutions into the design. These solutions are pre-engineered, configurable and scalable encompassing racks, power, cooling and management systems, aimed at maximising resiliency, sustainability, and efficiency," said Paul Almond, MD, DataCentre UK. “Innovate and SWFT trusted our design and our selection of products and approved us to proceed with the build-out.”
Achieving Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Schneider Electric’s solution has resulted in significant energy savings, reducing data centre power costs by at least 60% compared to the previous infrastructure. Its proactive monitoring capabilities ensure ongoing optimisation of performance and energy efficiency, aligning with SWFT's Green Plan.
“It was all built around sustainability,” added Mike Conlon, Associate Director of Technology Services at Innovate Healthcare Services. “Conservatively, we are now using 60% less electricity on the same amount of IT load, based on the previous server room implementation, and the system has been designed with an expected annualised PUE of 1.2.”
It was also supported by a comprehensive 365 day a year maintenance and services agreement, delivered by DataCentre UK and Schneider Electric.
Strategic Partnership for Healthcare Innovation
This initiative reflects Schneider Electric’s commitment to helping healthcare providers address digital challenges through reliable, sustainable infrastructure.
“With data centres underpinning critical healthcare services, it’s essential that infrastructure delivers the highest levels of reliability, scalability and sustainability,” said Karlton Gray, Director, Channels, UK & Ireland, Schneider Electric. “Our solutions have helped Innovate significantly improve their environmental footprint while maintaining exceptional operational performance, and delivered a healthcare environment built for the future.”
This deployment exemplifies how advanced data centre solutions empower healthcare providers to deliver superior patient care and continuous digital innovation.
