Lenovo Unveils New AI-Optimised Data-Storage Solutions To Accelerate IT Modernisation

Lenovo has announced its largest storage portfolio refresh in company history, unveiling new artificial intelligence-optimised data storage solutions for enterprises.

The portfolio includes storage arrays, software defined storage, and new AI and virtualisation innovations to address rapidly evolving data operations. 

Using the solutions, businesses can deploy and run AI and data modernisation workloads on Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile infrastructure.

The portfolio spans 21 new ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile models designed to help companies kickstart their AI journey, support employee productivity and maximise value with solutions for enterprise AI, virtualisation and sustainability. 

Key offerings include turnkey AI Starter Kits, the industry's first liquid cooled HCI appliances, and converged hybrid cloud and virtualisation solutions. The Data Storage Solutions are fine-tuned for easy deployment, faster inferencing, workload consolidation and lower total cost of ownership, Lenovo said. 

The AI Starter Kits for Lenovo Hybrid AI Platform are pre-configured infrastructure solutions aimed at simplifying and accelerating the adoption of enterprise AI deployments. Configured with the AI Starter Kits, the new ThinkSystem Series Storage Arrays deliver unified file, block, and object storage to eliminate data silos and leverage high-performance SSD flash technology for faster time to insight. Additionally, the AI Starter Kits include the new AI-powered autonomous ransomware protection. 

The ThinkAgile SDI V4 Series and ThinkSystem Storage Arrays deliver full-stack, turnkey AI-ready infrastructure for enterprises. The offerings are purpose-built for a broad range of enterprise AI and data modernisation workloads, from databases, ERP and CRM, to virtualisation, hybrid cloud, backup and archive. The new ThinkAgile Converged Solution for VMware offers lifecycle management and operational simplicity, as well as robust data-management.   

Lenovo said it is also offering the industry's first liquid-cooled HCI appliance as part of the ThinkAgile V4 series, improving efficiency for high-powered AI workloads and achieving energy savings. 

ThinkSystem DG and DM storage arrays further feature new AI-powered autonomous ransomware protection, which elevates cyber resiliency by leveraging machine learning models to detect and mitigate attacks.   

The solutions also feature Lenovo's XClarity systems management software support, giving businesses security features to ensure management, encryption, compliance, and communication for managed storage solutions.