Photos: GE's LEED Platinum data center

Alan Kocsi, CIO of GE Appliances & Lighting, kicks off the program to officially open GE's new LEED Platinum data center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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Lance 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).  

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: General Electric

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

Photo credit: Jason Hiner | TechRepublic

Congressman 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.  

Also read: GE thumbs its nose at outsourcing, builds world-class data center

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