Supportingtime-pressed IT
managers in an eraof skills shortages

Introduction

IT managers today are central to helping deliver digital innovation and growth within their organizations.
The disruption caused by the global health crisis forced companies across all industries to re-imagine
the way they do business. Many fast-tracked their digitization plans – on average, the share of digital ordigitally enabled products in their portfolios has accelerated by seven years in just a few months1. It now
falls to the IT professionals to spearhead these digital initiatives and ensure business value is realized.
Their importance in helping achieve a competitive advantage in the new disruptive landscape is clear.
Despite this, IT managers face several significant challenges.
Many employees now work from home – or anywhere – at least some of the time. At the same time,
more technology is embedded within the cloud, and supply chains are diffused. This makes it harderto delineate the ‘boundary’ of an organization and presents a new challenge for all IT leaders. And withthis new distributed workforce, the potential threat surface is expanded, meaning the danger posed bycybercriminals has never been greater.
These challenges are compounded by IT managers often feeling overworked and under-resourced.
Many times, they are hindered by legacy equipment that doesn’t offer the reliability and performance
they need.
This translates into many IT professionals spending much of their time firefighting and taking areactive approach to problems rather than focusing on areas that add value. And while concentratingon ‘keeping the lights on’, digital innovation is forced onto the back burner. The global skill shortages
in critical areas of IT are exacerbating the problem; shortages are the highest on record, particularlyaround cybersecurity, big data, and architecture. This makes staff retention and replacement aconstant challenge.

The changing role of IT management2•

67% of IT professionals report a skills shortage•

58% of organizations are asking staff to continue working from the home office for three daysor more a week•

26% of organizations have over one fifth of tech spend managed outside IT•

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has almost doubled in large scale usage in three years•

24% of organizations have had a major cyberattack in the last two years

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Supporting time-pressed IT managers in an era of skills shortages

Lenovo IaaS

Lenovo TruScale IaaS:
Helping you overcome
IT and business challenges
As an IT manager, you must find ways to navigate
these challenges if you are to successfully drive
revenue-generating innovation within yourorganization.
Lenovo Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) can help
you overcome many of the hurdles you face asan IT leader today. Whether those constraints arebudgeting, procurement, managing equipment, orthe ongoing skills and staffing shortages, Lenovo
IaaS can help you navigate each obstacle in your path.
It gives you better control over your workload,
enabling you to deploy state-of-the-art

infrastructure that can be called upon to deliver
the task at hand. Equipment such as servers is
supported from cradle to grave, ensuring it works
dependably – as it should when it should. In essence,
it takes away the heavy lifting associated withmanaging IT infrastructure. Moreover, Lenovo’s
support and knowledge allow you to focus yourtime and talents on other revenue-generating
activities instead of devoting all your time andenergy to simply keeping the operation running.
This all means you can actively accelerate yourorganization’s digital innovation journey while
making the most of the resources at your disposal.

Why IaaS for your business?
IaaS provides compute, storage, and networking resources on demand, on a pay-as-you-go basis.
This means you can reduce the maintenance of your on-premise data centers, freeing up the IT
team’s valuable resources. With IaaS you also eliminate the need for any large upfront expenditureon IT and only pay for what you use. This flexibility means you can scale your IT up and down,
depending on your business needs.
Demand for IaaS grew during the pandemic, with the global market projected to reach $481.8
billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 25.3% from 2021 to 20303.

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How does IaaS work?

Digging deeper:
How does IaaS work?
Lenovo IaaS takes the complexity out of running on-premise data centers, giving you back the time andresources to grow the business. Further, it helps accelerate your innovation by giving you access to thelatest industry-leading solutions through a no-risk, no-surprise, pay-as-you-use consumption model.
Put simply, Lenovo IaaS is a secure, flexible, agile infrastructure that can be implemented at scale,anywhere in the world. Moreover, the solution can be easily modified through Lenovo’s transparent
pay-as-you-use business model.
Alongside this cloud-like experience, you get on-prem security and control that can be tailored to yourneeds. All this is delivered with the expertise of end-to-end infrastructure lifecycle services from the data
center to the Edge, provided by Lenovo Infrastructure Services.
So how is Lenovo IaaS tailored for IT managers? Here are six key benefits:
1. Modern IT for a dynamic environment
Our IaaS services provide the best of both worlds,
delivering a cloud-like experience with on-premsecurity and control.
2. Access to the right equipment, without delay
Our PAYG model means you can benefit fromstate-of-the-art equipment without lengthy budget
approvals and procurement delays.
3. Trusted advice at a time when needed mostOur hardware, software, and services expertisemean we can act as an extension of your ITteam during shortages of staffing resources.

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4. Simplifying the IT supply chain
We offer a portfolio of as-a-service solutions,easing supply chain complexity by reducing
the number of vendors you need to deal witheach day.
5. Equipment stays supported from
cradle to grave
Our as-a-service approach means infrastructureis always supported, eliminating the risks ofdowntime and obsolescence.
6. Embracing remote and hybrid working
Our scalable and customizable infrastructure
solutions support the sudden and unpredictable
adoption of more flexible working patterns acrossan enterprise.

Supporting time-pressed IT managers in an era of skills shortages

Conclusion

Why Lenovo?
You need a partner that can help you ‘think outside of the box’ when it comes to digital innovation. And a forwardlooking supplier that can provide visibility of future technology trends. At the same time, you need someone that canhelp reduce your workload and eliminate supply chain complexity by offering seamless solutions with one contract andone single point of accountability.
With Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service, you get:•••Ultimate flexibility and scalability with pay-as-you-go
A worldwide team with decades of experience
Solutions tailored to your unique business needs••

A secure supply chain that we own from start to finish
Premier support with a single point of contact andguaranteed service levels

Lenovo IaaS lets you focus on digital innovation, leveraging the benefits of hybrid cloud with secure on-premise
infrastructure. Moreover, it helps you navigate the challenges of modern IT management and face the headwinds thatcan set back digital innovation head-on.

Visit our website to learn more about how Lenovo
TruScale IaaS can provide flexible infrastructurethat helps you innovate without limits.
www.truscale.com
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