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Data Centers

Photos: GE’s LEED Platinum data center

By Jason Hiner August 18, 2011, 11:58 PM PDT

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Photos: GE’s LEED Platinum data center

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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