Photos: GE’s LEED Platinum data center
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GE's LEED Platinum data center
GE's LEED Platinum data center
ntGeneral Electric’s Adrian Shankln, Global Data Center Manager, shows off one of the racks of new high density servers in GE’s $48 million state-of-the-art data center — one of the first in the world with LEED Platinum certification. This gallery includes photos from the grand opening on August 18, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Grand opening of GE's new LEED Platinum data center
Grand opening of GE's new LEED Platinum data center
ntAlan Kocsi, CIO of GE Appliances & Lighting, kicks off the program to officially open GE’s new LEED Platinum data center in Louisville, Kentucky.
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GE Louisville has a distinguished history in IT
GE Louisville has a distinguished history in IT
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GE's historic Univac computer in Louisville
GE's historic Univac computer in Louisville
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Building where the GE data center is located
Building where the GE data center is located
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LEED Platinum plaque at data center entrance
LEED Platinum plaque at data center entrance
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Hand scanner and "man trap" to secure access to data center
Hand scanner and "man trap" to secure access to data center
ntLance Weaver, CTO of GE Appliances & Lighting, scans his hand (and badge) before entering the “man trap,” which only allows one person to enter the data center at a time, to prevent “tailgaiting” (someone politely holding the door for a potential intruder).
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Close up of the hand scanner
Close up of the hand scanner
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Security for GE data center
Security for GE data center
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Looking down the data center's main row
Looking down the data center's main row
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Details of the main data center
Details of the main data center
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Open cabinet in main data center
Open cabinet in main data center
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Room to expand the data center
Room to expand the data center
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Work space to accomodate flexible IT teams
Work space to accomodate flexible IT teams
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Close up of work area for IT pros in the data center
Close up of work area for IT pros in the data center
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Three power grid feeds for the data center
Three power grid feeds for the data center
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Console for managing the data center's power systems
Console for managing the data center's power systems
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Details on UPS backup in the data center
Details on UPS backup in the data center
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Control system for UPS backup
Control system for UPS backup
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UPS backup, using GE's own products
UPS backup, using GE's own products
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Intro to data center's cooling systems
Intro to data center's cooling systems
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Two 27,000 gallon storage tanks for cooling fluid
Two 27,000 gallon storage tanks for cooling fluid
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Intro to battery backups
Intro to battery backups
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Close up of battery backups
Close up of battery backups
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GE's own eco-friendly battery backup products (coming soon)
GE's own eco-friendly battery backup products (coming soon)
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ntCongressman John Yarmuth (left) and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer (center) get a rundown on the new data center from Jim Campbell, CEO of GE Appliances & Lighting.
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