Source boards Ark to expand its datacentre offering

Infrastructure and network service provider signs property lease deal for space at Ark's new Farnborough facility

Service provider Source has added to its datacentre might after signing a 15-year deal with datacentre provider Ark.

Through the partnership, Source will offer services, from the brand new Ark at Cody Park in Farnborough, ranging from a single rack to private data aisles, to cater for all-sized customer requirements. The partnership means power requirements from 5kW to 200kW and high-speed internet services via Level 3 and point-to-point connectivity.

The two firms claim the deal allows them to work more closely together and use this agility to offer more options to a customer within the wholesale/retail niche, and provide a fit-for-purpose solution for customers.

Source works closely with distributor Arrow ECS as its co-location vendor to offer the product to the IT reseller space.

Fenton Bard, director of Source, said: “We are incredibly excited about our partnership with Ark – they are willing to act as a true partner, which is one of the many reasons we chose them above their competitors.“

"Ark datacentres are air-cooled datacentres with a guaranteed PUE of less than 1.25. In addition to this, they build from the ground up, meaning they are better than an existing facility into which a datacentre is often shoehorned. This makes their facilities highly attractive for our customers."

Roy Gibbens, sales director at Ark, added: “This is a true ‘work-with’ agreement. Teaming with Source means we are working with the fastest-growing, most active and respected company in this space.

“It plugs the no-man’s land in the market, meaning we can reach out to a greater number of customers, offering the benefits of wholesale solutions to customers on a smaller scale. These are not necessarily all SMBs – they can be blue-chip companies with smaller data needs or project requirements.

“This increases Ark’s agility even further while these types of partnerships are integral to our growth plans.”