Case Study: University Data Center achieves full equipment restoration and major cost savings with Envista Forensics

University Data Center restores equipment for $960,000 with Envista Forensics

The customer, a university data center, faced a major challenge when a construction contractor damaged a power transformer, causing a power surge that disabled cooling and triggered a dry chemical fire suppression system. This event led to an initial claim of $36M-$40M to replace all contaminated and damaged equipment. The university data center engaged Envista Forensics, which assembled a team of experts across Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, and Equipment Restoration to investigate.

Envista Forensics investigated the loss and determined that the damaged transformer cabling should be replaced for reliability. Crucially, their analysis found that the IT equipment, previously thought to be a total loss, could be professionally decontaminated and restored instead of replaced. This solution drastically reduced business interruption and eliminated the need for lengthy new equipment installation. The final restoration cost was $960,000, saving the customer tens of millions of dollars compared to the initial replacement estimate.