Ark A102

A102 is a modern data centre on Cody Technology Park, a business park popular with defence organisations, including Qinetiq, which used to be the site's sole occupier.

The data centre is very popular with public sector organisations.

hSo:Wholesale services available at Ark A102

• IP Transit
• Data Centre Interconnects

Data Centre Features

We are waiting for Ark to get back to us with data centre specifications. Here's what we think they're going to say:

• Purpose-built data centres. Not converted office buildings.
• Connectivity: two diverse fibre routes connect every data hall.
• Two physically separate power feeds to each data hall (data centre building).
• Backup generators able to power the data centre's full operational load for 72 hours.
• 24/7 manned campus.
• Security staff check and logs all persons and vehicles visiting the site.
• Military-grade fencing for the campus.
• Hostile vehicle mitigation: trees and raised ground help protect the campus from hostile vehicles.
• Data halls have their own prison-grade fencing with anti-climb features, prison-grade fencing.
• Air-cooling (rather than mechanically cooled), for over 99% of the year.
• Rain water harvesting supports environmentally-friendly supplemental water cooling.
• Solar panels on the roof boost environmental friendliness.
• 24/7 service desk.
• Data centre operator controls and supervises any on-campus civil works.
• Data centre operator owns the site's freehold.
• Dedicated electricity substation within the secure campus.
• Balancing pond to protect against flooding. The data centre's location's is classified as 'low risk' by the Government with respect to long-term flood risk.
• The management of the data centre is independently audited.
• Ark's Cody Park (the data centre campus of which A102 is part) has been granted the Uptime Institute’s Management & Operations (M&O) Stamp of Approval

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