Feb 13 2014
Innovator in data centre technology 2bm today announces Bright Lite, the latest addition to its data centre inventory. Bright Lite is an LED bar light with IR sensor that helps keep energy costs down by providing light only when it's needed.
2bm will be exhibiting at Data Centre World 2014 on Stand B50 and will be demonstrating the Bright Lite functionality as a key part of its product demonstration.
With Bright Lite, data centre manager's benefit from extra energy efficient lighting while its slim profile allows for discreet placement within data centre cabinets. Each LED bar has an average of 40,000 hours of lamp life and with input or output points on both ends they are easy to fit. Bright Lite also comes with a PIR sensor that can run up to 8 x 500mm IR/PIR and 5 x 1000mm IR/PIR lights from one power source.
Bright Lite comes in two different lengths with variable outputs:
- LDS-B500/IR/5: 5W input; 497mm length x 29mm width x 10mm depth
- LDS-B1000/IR/10: 10W input; 1000mm length x 29mm width x 10mm depth
Jason Preston, Director of Innovation at 2bm, says: "Reducing energy consumption is high on the priority list of every data centre manager. Installing Bright Lite is just one small change that managers can make as part of their overall energy strategy and which can deliver significant cost-savings further down the line."
About 2bm Limited
Nottingham-based 2bm is an innovator in the provision of data centre products and services, offering UK-wide, complete installation and in-house project management from concept through to completion. 2bm's full service offering is enhanced by its dedicated team of installation engineers who ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget, with minimal disruption to day-to-day data centre operations.
2bm prides itself on the delivery of best practice, focusing on the efficient layout and distribution of IT equipment within the data centre, covering current and future business needs, IT technology trends and their implication on future data centre capacity requirements.
2bm has built its continued success on recommending only best-of-breed solutions. These innovative offerings are based upon a clear understanding of its client's requirements, which are either supplied as part of a strong relationship with strategic business partners or from its own growing portfolio of products like the 2bm iMeter - a highly advanced environmental and power monitoring solution. All these products have been selected because they offer real value for money whilst minimising the impact on the environment - through reduced power requirements and lower carbon emissions.
The majority of 2bm's implementations are in the major conurbations - London, Manchester, and Birmingham - however, from its base in Nottingham it is able to support customers across the whole of the UK maintaining 200+ implementations, which are predominantly in the financial services, education and local government sectors.