Public Sector Roundup: Spine a success?

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The new consolidated infrastructure will also include real time operation and data replication, providing a resilient platform for data storage, virtualisation and disaster recovery plans.

It's also hoped that the hospital's carbon footprint will decrease, as Esteem's virtualised server and storage environment will reduce 40 servers down to just three. The virtualised environment will also lead to cost savings to the hospital as a result of reduced power and cooling specifications.

To ensure security, Esteem will design and implement a new storage area network (SAN) based on NetApp technology at its primary data centre at West Wales General Hospital with 4.8 terabytes of usable data.

IM&T services manager at West Wales General Hospital Paul Solloway said that the partnership was essential to the efficient working practices of the hospital's staff.

"Our in-house IM&T department will also benefit from seamless, rapid deployment and upgrades of servers, which can be done with zero downtime. This will not only save us time and make upgrade management easier, but also means that there will be no disruptions to clerical and medical staff using our systems. With faster access and a higher level of service, users will notice a marked improvement to their working day, which in turn will lead to improved services to patients."

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