Ark's Cedar Rapids Data Center is a 19,000+ square foot, concurrently maintainable facility that provides secure data storage in a state-of-the-art environment, while saving customers the expense associated with owning, operating and maintaining such a facility independently.
This 2nd-generation data center has environmental systems and controls, redundant backup power and HVAC, specialized fire detection and reinforced concrete building construction. The facility features conditioned data center space to accommodate several cabinets of mission-critical infrastructure and is served by redundant fiber optic connections featuring 24/7/365 critical monitoring and 24/7/365 secure access with biometric security.
Our Cedar Rapids Data Center provides a level of standards and support that helps our customers bridge their organization’s technical gaps. When you use our colocation services, you get:
Ark’s Cedar Rapids Data Center is a part of our ION Network, giving customers access to a full suite of business connectivity and internet services. Additionally, we own and manage more than 130 miles of fiber encompassing Cedar Rapids and the outlying region.
| Conditioned Space | 10,000 sq. ft./300 racks, Colocation (Private or Shared), Suites and Halls, Storage and Office |
| Capacity | 810 kW |
| Flooring | Concrete Slab |
| Other Features | Secured Staging Area with Private Storage Cages Available |
| SLA | Adheres to ASHRAE® Environment Guidelines, Monitored - PacketPower® |
| Exchange | Direct Expansion (DX), Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRACs N+1) |
| Delivery | Overhead Cooling - DataSox®, Hot Aisle and Cold Aisle Topology, Cold Aisle Containment |
| SLA | 100% Uptime (Primary/Supplementary Required) |
| Generation | Utility ~60% Emission and Carbon Free, 750 kW Diesel Generator (N+1) |
| Grid Distribution | Distributed Grid, Utility Feeds with Diverse Pathways |
| Facility Distribution | Redundant Circuit Feeds, UPS Conditioned with Battery Backup (2N) |
| Authentication Control | Proximity and Biometric/Iris Scan |
| Physical Access | Security Vestibule |
| Video Surveillance | Recorded and Reviewed |
| Externally Assessed | SOC 2®, PCI, NIST, ITAR, HITRUST |
| Security Operations Center | Organizational and Technical Security Monitoring |
| ark Internet | Highly Available, Bandwidth, Burstable, BGP Routed, Multiple Carriers, Dual Entrance |








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