Ark Data Centres is a Business Reporter client

Much of modern life depends on an economy that is underpinned by interconnected advanced technologies, from optical fibre networks to sophisticated digital applications. And data centres are at the centre of this, the platform from which everything that constitutes the digital economy delivers.

Over time and with an increase in demand and scale, the inefficiencies of operating in-house facilities have prompted service providers and data users to turn to specialist providers, giving rise to the modern data centre operator.

Despite their fundamental role in this complex ecosystem, these infrastructures largely operate out of sight. Everyday activities – from online transactions to social media, public services to telecommunications – rely on them, yet their significance is either taken for granted or not fully understood.…