Ark’s Duluth Data Center is a 26,000+ square foot, concurrently maintainable facility that provides secure data storage in a cutting-edge environment, saving customers the expense associated with owning, operating and maintaining such a facility independently..
This 3rd-generation data center is complete with environmental systems and controls, redundant backup power and HVAC, specialized fire detection and reinforced concrete building construction. This 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.
Ark’s Duluth Data Center obtained its fifth consecutive ENERGY STAR® Certification in 2023, the only U.S. energy efficiency certification based on verified energy performance. Visit our Sustainability page for more information about Ark’s ESG and energy efficiency efforts.
Our Duluth 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:
| Conditioned Space | 10,000 sq. ft./300 racks, Colocation (Private or Shared), Suites and Halls, Storage and Office |
| Capacity | 1,000 kW |
| Flooring | Concrete Slab |
| Other Features | Secured Staging Area with Private Storage Cages Available |
| Certifications | Energy Star Certified |
| SLA | Adheres to ASHRAE® Environment Guidelines, Monitored - PacketPower® |
| Exchange | Chillers with Waterside Economization (N+1), Computer Room Air Conditioners (CRACs N+1), Average of ~180 Days of Economized Cooling |
| Delivery | Overhead Cooling - DataSox®, Hot Aisle and Cold Aisle Topology, Cold Aisle Containment |
| SLA | 100% Uptime (Primary/Supplementary Required) |
| Generation | Utility ~25% Renewable (Wind, Solar, Hydro), 1MW Diesel Generator (N+1) |
| Grid Distribution | Distributed Grid, Utility Feeds with Diverse Pathways |
| Facility Distribution | Dual Path 120V/208V Starline® Busway, UPS Conditioned with Battery Backup (2N) |
| Authentication Control | Proximity and Biometric/Iris Scan |
| Physical Access | Security Vestibule with Tailgate Detection System |
| 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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