IT is not only supporting the C-suite.
Today’s IT professionals are leading it.
Nearly 90% of IT leaders say their role is the mostcritical component of their organization’s success,1
and they’re making business decisions that go far
beyond technology:• 45% are actively involved in theirorganization’s sustainability initiatives.1• 35% are managing the supply chain.1• 85% are collaborating with HR more now than ever.2
Integrated solutions are the new technology
gold standard, and they require cross-siloleadership.3 That means the most successful IT
leaders are those who are skilled at horizontal
collaboration — building bridges that lead totransformational change.
What can you do to expand your peripheral
vision? Here are five ways IT leaders are using
technology to reach across their organizations andlead everyone forward.

1.

Flexibletechnology

Cross-silo leaders understand that eachdepartment has unique needs that require
custom-configured technology.
We are long past the time when IT
departments deployed one-size-fits-all
desk setups. The most successful IT leaders
are collaborative, developing specialized
solutions that address specific businesschallenges and goals.

92%of CIOs are considering
adding as a service
offerings in the next
two years.1

What does that look like?
Here’s just a sample.
Field representatives access the network from allover the world, and they use multiple devices —laptops, tablets, smartphones.
Organizations need advanced, remote-manageable
security solutions to protect data and user
identities.
Employees demand hybrid work options. HR
wants to give them flexible, individualized officetechnology that allows them to move seamlessly
between headquarters and home.
The business development team hired 20 newemployees in several different corporate locations.
IT needs to provision the new users by next
Monday.
As a service based technology can be added,changed, or removed at any time through one
convenient point of contact. It provides theultimate flexibility to develop custom solutions forevery department in the organization.

2.

Scalablesolutions

IT leaders are more involved with strategic growth than ever before. Nearly 60%
of IT leaders are focused on the challenges of helping their organizations grow, scale,and flex with business needs.1
Scale is an IT leader’s super-power — if they have the right technology. Pay-as-you-go
technology models deliver scale in ways traditional procurement methods can’t.
Need to provision 100 new users by the end of the week? No problem. Do your teams
have an immediate need for additional data storage? You can easily expand capacity
onsite or in the cloud. Devices, infrastructure, services, and support can all be added,removed, or paused. The vision is never out of reach.

57%of IT leaders wish they could
replace half or more of theircurrent technology.1

3.

Access to alwaysupdated technology

Enterprise-level innovation requires cutting-edge technology, from the pocket to the edge tothe data center to the cloud. IT leaders with access to that technology are shaping the future
for their organizations, setting bold visions for how technology will help them transform thebusiness. More than half of IT leaders are already making major technology decisions based
primarily on their own visions of where their organizations need to go.1
Access to empowering technology has proven to be elusive for some. They can do it easily
with technology as a service. An as a service model guarantees that IT leaders can always
deliver advanced solutions — on demand and with minimun upfront capital expenditures.
When procured as a service, every device, accessory, and service is optimized, updated,
and ready to be deployed anywhere in the organization.

4.

Remote and automatedtech management

Making a cross-functional strategic impact requires that day-to-day IT
operations run smoothly and efficiently. But the everyday reality of IT
firefighting imposes a completely different reality on many IT leaders.
The newest remote management tools can help.
Make sure your organization is leveraging
automated updates, autonomous self-healing
technology, and security protections designed
to support work from everywhere. Freed fromroutine maintenance and troubleshooting, you’ll
have time to collaborate and strategize.

5.

65%

of IT leaders say keeping
up with technologicalchange is keeping themup at night.1

92%

of CIOs say their technology
vendors are critical to theiroperational success.1

80%

and 80% agree thattechnology vendors
increase their productivity.1

A single
vendor partner

IT leaders boost their equity among C-suite partnersby delivering solutions quickly, and a single vendor
partner is key to making that happen. A fragmented
vendor landscape becomes a liability when businessteams need solutions fast - and IT leaders know this.
The right vendor partner is more than a transaction
point. A long-term technology partner will
recommend tailored solutions, remain engaged
throughout the full technology lifecycle, and keep
you apprised of tech innovation.

CHECKLISTAs a service technology helps IT professionals reach acrossthe C-suite to lead their organizations forward.
Ready to start? Here’s what to consider.
1) Can you customize solutions for different types of users?
With as a service programs, you can offer teams a choice of solutions matchedprecisely to their requirements.

2) How quickly can you accommodate requests for new tech?
Flexible as a service programs allow you to add or change technology at any
time with minimum upfront capital expenditures.

3) Are you prepared to scale?
Technology can quickly be scaled up or down to meet evolving business needs if acquired througha pay-as-you-go model. And today, your entire IT function can be provisioned as a service, including
your peripheral devices, docking stations, software, services, and even cloud storage.

4) Are you providing the most up-to-date technology?
Your teams need cutting-edge technology to innovate. Deliver it easily with ongoing accessto the newest solutions, from the pocket to the edge to the data center to the cloud.

5) How much of your time is spent on IT management?
Technology as a service is always updated, leverages the latest remote management
solutions, and frees you up to make an impact for the C-suite.

6) How many vendors are you currently working with?
A fragmented vendor landscape becomes a liability when business teams need to move fast.
Technology as a service can be delivered from a single point of contact, simplifying
financing/invoicing/contracting/delivery to support complex global teams.

Lenovo TruScale helps you achieve your strategic vision by giving you access to powerful, flexible
solutions delivered with the simplicity of a scalable as a service, pay-as-you-go model.

Learn more at www.lenovo.com/TruScale

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1 IDG, “2022 Executive Summary State of the CIO,” 2022. 2 Qualtrics, “Why CIOs will be at the center offuture of work strategies,” July 2021. 3 Harvard Business Review, “Cross-Silo Leadership,” June 2019
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