How AI at the edge
brings insights that cantransform your business
Deliver AI innovation where your data lives,with end-to-end solutions optimized for every
kind of edge location.
The situation:
Edge-AI offers an advantage in competitive markets
Across every industry, the race to become a leader in AI-driven innovation is on. This year
has been called “AI’s breakout year,” in which adoption rates are skyrocketing. As many as
one third of organizations have started using generative AI and other tools on a regularbasis.1 Those who succeed in creating value from AI today are likely to gain a competitive
advantage they can keep building on.
AI technologies are data hungry. Many current industry leaders have access to data frommillions of customers, which they have used to train and refine machine learning anddeep learning models. But it is even more important to ensure the data is accurate, so that
AI training can produce effective models. This requires the removal of data bottlenecks
and silos.
Bringing AI to the edge means bringing AI training and inference and your data together
in one place. Models can be trained with continuous, low-latency access to all of yourlatest data, without network bottlenecks. Inferencing can happen closer to where youdeliver services and where you need optimized processes.

The challenges of adopting
AI at the edge:
A range of obstacles stand between non-techor tech-lagging organizations and AI adoption,
including:• The need for custom systems – Projects
may require AI systems that are costly
to build and require dedicated teams tomaintain them.
• Getting from proof of concept toproduction – Significant engineering
effort is often needed to deploy successfulmodels in production.
• Connectivity issues – AI systems that
depend on cloud services are difficult todeploy at the edge, where connectivity
may be limited.
• Data security and compliance – As AI
regulations evolve, alongside expanding
data privacy laws, organizations may needproven solutions to ensure they meetcompliance requirements.
• Skills shortages – The skills to build andmanage AI systems are often in short
supply, especially at remote edge locations.

Lenovo and AMD collaborated to develop a highly performant and energy-efficient edge platform forenabling next-generation AI applications.

Lenovo andAMD are yourteammates inedge-AI

Lenovo servers powered by AMD processors combine proven innovations and services that meet thechallenges of delivering AI at the edge. The Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 server is specifically designed
for the rugged conditions and limitations of remote edge locations, bringing the exceptional reliability andsecurity of Lenovo servers to the edge. AMD EPYC™ processors deliver industry-leading, edge-optimized
performance per watt for AI workloads.2
And with Lenovo TruScale for Edge and AI, organizations have a pay-as-you-go option for tested and readysolutions. TruScale solutions remove the need for large up-front investments, in-house expertise, and long
journeys from production to value.

Accelerate insights at the edge
High performance for AI workloads: Unlock data intelligence and enable next-generation AI
applications with up to 64 cores and 50% more GPU capacity than previous generations.3

Edge-optimized energy efficiency: Consume up to 32% less energy than comparable edge
servers, with the exceptional performance per watt of AMD EPYC 8004 Series Processors
in ThinkEdge SE455 V3 servers.³ Reduce waste and overprovisioning with right-sized
infrastructure via Lenovo TruScale for Edge and AI.
Agility to meet changing needs: Expand capability to run large AI workloads, with 2x morestorage options and 20% more PCI acceleration options than comparable edge servers.³
And scale your infrastructure as needed with the metered, pay-as-you-go billing of Lenovo
TruScale AI at the Edge.

Innovate with confidence
Support from AI experts: Easily set up a proof of concept by leveraging Lenovo’s AI DiscoverCenter of Excellence where you can access edge-AI expertise wherever you are, thanks toLenovo’s global network. With Lenovo and AMD you can build a strategy that delivers insights,experience, and shared learnings to accelerate your edge transformation.
Access to proven industry solutions: Get access to proven AI solutions to the big challenges
in your industries with Lenovo’s AI Innovators partner ecosystem. Partners offer a full rangeof support to help businesses simplify implementation across a variety of infrastructures anddeploy today’s most innovative AI software.

Pay-as-you-go model: Remove cost barriers and wrap an end-to-end AI experience at theedge into a single subscription with one predictable, monthly bill with Lenovo TruScale forEdge and AI.

Help protect data and infrastructure: The Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 includes a wide rangeof built-in security features for remote edge locations. These include lockable covers, security
bezels, and tamper detection. The server can also help you safeguard data with self-encrypting
solid-state drives and onboard Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) crypto processors.

Have a seamless edge-AI experience
Compact, quiet and ruggedized: Run workloads reliably in harsh environments like factories
and warehouses. The ThinkEdge SE455 V3 server offers dust-filtering, shock and vibration
resistance features, and the toughness to operate in temperatures ranging from 0 to 55C. Its
compact form factor and ultra-quiet operation also make it ideal for customer-facing locations
like retail stores.
Fast and easy deployment: Achieve near-zero-touch provisioning with enhanced Lenovo
Open Cloud Automation software (LOC-A). LOC-A automations help you reduce deployment
time by up to 3.3x, reduce resource requirements by up to 4.1x, and save up to 50% in
deployment costs.4
Simple remote management: Use a single interface to manage your distributed edge-AI
server portfolio, with newly enhanced Lenovo XClarity Controller software. You can easily view,
manage and update your entire ThinkEdge portfolio.

Resource-saving managed services: Deploy and run edge infrastructure with ease, around theworld, with the expertise and global presence of Lenovo’s managed services partners.

Why Lenovo and AMD?
Lenovo and AMD are creating new ways to solve business problems and new opportunities to help youtransform the way you use data. We’re here to help you deliver meaningful insights with end-to-end
solutions and services, at any scale, through accessible and reliable technology. Tap into the powerof AI at the edge with Lenovo servers powered by AMD processors.

Find out more

1

McKinsey (2023). The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s
breakout year.

2 AMD (2023, September 18). AMD Completes 4th Gen EPYC
Family with the AMD EPYC 8004 Processors, Purpose Built
for Cloud Services, Intelligent Edge and Telco.
3Lenovo (2023, Sept 18). Lenovo Delivers Next Generation AI atthe Edge with Industry’s Most Powerful Edge Server Based onAMD EPYC 8004 Series Processors, Providing Breakthrough
Performance and Efficiency.
4 “Based on Lenovo internal testing”© 2024 Lenovo. All rights reserved.
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