April 18, 2017 01:00 AM
Bridgestone christens renovated data center
AKRON, Ohio—Bridgestone celebrated the grand re-opening of its Akron Data Center April 18 with a special ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Bridgestone officials and local dignitaries watch as Chief Information Officer Robert Olds (center) cuts the ribbon during a ceremony marking the grand re-opening of the company's Akron-based data center.
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Bridgestone officials and local dignitaries pose for a photo during an April 18 ceremony marking the re-opening of the Bridgestone Data Center in Akron.
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Robert Olds, Bridgestone's acting chief information officer, speaks during a ceremony marking the re-opening of the company's Akron-based data center.
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Bill Thompson, chief operating officer for Bridgestone Americas Inc., speaks during the re-opening of the newly renovated Akron data center.
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Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan speaks during a ceremony marking the re-opening of the Bridgestone Data Center.
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Bridgestone's Akron-based data center, has been in continuous service since it's original opening in October 1968—a total of 17,723 days.
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Those attending the grand re-opening of Bridgestone's data center in Akron, gather for refreshments after the ceremony. The festivities can be seen reflected in the data center window.
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Tom Taras and Diane Harold pose for a photo after a ceremony marking the re-opening of the newly renovated Bridgestone Data Center in Akron.
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Celebrating the grand re-opening of the Bridgestone Data Center are (from left) Dan Pellegrene, Tristan Cuevas and Chirantan Deshpande.
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Jon Jennings (left) and Ryan Brown helped to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Bridgestone Data Center.
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Attending the grand re-opening of the Bridgestone Data Center are (from left) Jim Trueblood, Jon Kiehl and John Kellamis.
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Celebrating the re-opening of the renovated Bridgestone Data Center in Akron are (from left) Dino Ciolli, Ana Paula De Oliveria and Shawn Spaulding.












The $17.3-million renovation project, which began in July 2015 and concluded in February, centralizes all of the company's five data systems into one location.