Are you extracting
maximum data
insights from yourhybrid cloud?
That’s smarter.
The challenge? Storing, analyzing, and managing
that data through its lifecycle. To address thischallenge, leaders are seeking a consistentplatform that works from edge to core to cloudand keeps data secure and accessible. Many areturning to a hybrid cloud solution that helps
organizations unleash the power of their data.

“More data will be createdover the next 3 years thanin the history of the world.”1

Managing rapid data
growthIT leaders are challenged to deliver more strategic
solutions while taking advantage of increasingly
higher volumes of data, often located across thedata center, the edge, and into public clouds.

Adopting a hybrid
cloud solution
A hybrid cloud strategy allows IT leaders to deploy
on-premises private cloud solutions to retain controlof the technical architecture and physical location
while still benefiting from the scalability, agility, andmanagement provided by a public cloud. By
partnering with a hybrid cloud vendor with expertise
across hardware, software, and services, CIOs have atrusted ally to help handle migration, management,
and security as the infrastructure evolves.

63%of CIOs state they find it challenging togrow, scale, and flex.2

70%

of enterprise operators expect to spend
more in data center costs in 2023.3

80%

of enterprises use a hybrid
cloud infrastructure today.4

3 reasons to choose a hybrid cloud solution
Simplified management

Seamless integration

Single point of contact

Via a unified interface along withconsistent processes for bothon-premises and cloud resources.

Between on-premises
infrastructure and the cloud,minimizing compatibility issues
and reducing complexities.

For technical support and issue
resolution become more efficientas the single vendor is familiar
with your entire environment.

96%of ITDMs have experienced significant challenges
to implementing their cloud strategy.5

4 ways Lenovo hybrid cloud solutions, powered byThinkAgile HCI with Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors,
help harness data and empower digital transformation

1

Scale and simplicity by design
Lenovo’s ThinkAgile hyperconverged
infrastructure (HCI) maximizes space anddrives scalability. 4th Gen Intel® Xeon®
Scalable processors seamlessly integrate
into your virtualized cloud environment
with features that practically eliminate thedowntime of migrating VMs from generation
to generation.

41%of CIOs want to simplify the configuration,
deployment, and maintenance of technology.2

290%
of IT and security leaders have experienced
a data breach in the last 18 months.6

3

Ensure data in cloudenvironments is secure
Lenovo hybrid cloud solutions are poweredby ThinkAgile HCI, with 4th Gen Intel®
Xeon® Scalable processors, and protectedby ThinkShield technology and services.
From the supply chain to below the OS andbeyond, ThinkShield and Intel address theCIO’s most pressing security concerns.

Optimized infrastructure across the entire business tech stack
Lenovo XClarity utilizes embedded SDI processors to provide seamless workload
monitoring tools and optimization across hybrid cloud platforms. Combined withIntel® Data Center Manager (Intel® DCM) tools, Lenovo XClarity provides the data
visibility and ease of management organizations need to thrive.

61%
By 2025, worldwide data will grow 61% to 175 zettabytes, with 80% of that data being unstructured.7

78%

4of CIOs say that scaling AI andmachine intelligence to createbusiness value is their top priority.8

Stay up to speed with digital transformation
From simplifying workloads, to reducing operational demands
through cloud-like pay-as-you-go services, to enabling
innovation through the latest technology, Lenovo TruScale
allows IT teams to easily scale and ensure their infrastructure isup to date and ready for the next challenge.

Contact your Lenovo representative today to see how you can
unlock innovation with an agile hybrid cloud solution from
Lenovo or visit www.lenovo.com/Hybrid-Cloud-Solutions
Now that's smarter.
Sources
1 Kirk Skaugen, Lenovo Tech World ’22, October 2022
2 Lenovo, SSG Study of CIOs, April 2023
3 Uptime Institute, Global Data Center Survey, January 2023
4 Flexera, State of the Cloud Report, March 2021
5 Foundry, State of the CIO Study, 2022
6 Gigamon, Hybrid Cloud Security Survey, July 2023
7 Forbes, “The Unseen Data Conundrum,” February 2022
8 MIT Technology Review, CIO Vision 2025, September 2022

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