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Lenovo upgrades ThinkAgile , ThinkSystem hybrid cloud servers for AI
L enovo , announced it has expanded its hybrid cloud platform for AI with new ThinkAgile hyperconverged solutions and ThinkSystem servers that advance cloud deployment , hybrid connectivity and AI capabilities , powered by the next generation of Intel Xeon Scalable Processors . The new AI ready platform delivers improved performance and the latest accelerators as a critical next step for delivering a dynamic hybrid AI approach across public , private , and foundational models to enable AI for All .
“ Lenovo hybrid cloud solutions for AI workloads are propelling innovation and
Kamran Amini , Vice President and General Manager of Server , Storage and Software , Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group creating a faster , more flexible path to AI by providing data-centre level compute to the source of business data ,” said Kamran Amini , Vice President and General Manager of Server , Storage and Software of Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group .
The next generation of Lenovo ThinkAgile hybrid cloud solutions and ThinkSystem servers with 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors feature built-in AI acceleration with Intel ’ s AMX technology – increasing efficiency while supporting AI inferencing and training on models up to 20 billion parameters . Additionally , the portfolio provides a unique open architecture with advanced management , superior reliability , and end-to-end security to help companies of all sizes work across hybrid multi-clouds .
Optimised for AI , Lenovo ThinkAgile HX , MX and VX are engineered , turnkey hybrid cloud solutions with the new 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors and open ecosystem of partners , including Microsoft , Nutanix , and VMware . The new ThinkAgile integrated hybrid cloud solutions offer industry-cloud software enabling new capabilities , faster backup and recovery , and reducing deployment time up to 75 %.
Lenovo continues to expand its portfolio with ThinkAgile VX with VMware Cloud Foundation , VCF reference architecture , which enables enterprises to support hybrid cloud virtualised and containerised workloads . The new ThinkAgile MX450 Edge Integrated System with built in Azure Arc offers a compact solution that provides Azure cloud services and AI inferencing at the edge . Additionally , ThinkAgile HX AI for the Edge with Nutanix builds repeatable , scalable solutions to manage AI and machine learning compute or storage workloads remotely .
Lenovo partners with Intel to deliver the latest technology with support of their new CPU across the ThinkSystem portfolio of dense optimised , rack , and tower solutions . For compute intensive workloads , Lenovo continues to extend its multi-node server capabilities with the SD530 V3 , SD550 V3 , and SD650-N V3 dense optimised servers powered by the new 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors enable customers to maximise processing power in half the space with up to 40 % lower power consumption with Lenovo Neptune liquid cooling .
For enterprises , the robust Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 V3 and SR630 V3 rack servers provide flexible configurations with optimised performance for AI workloads . For multi-site locations including branch offices and retail , the new Lenovo ThinkSystem SR250 V3 rack server and ST250 V3 tower server leverage Intel Xeon E-2400 processors with up to 21 % higher overall performance to deliver flexible compute for the edge . •
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