Eighty-two percent of CIOs believe their job
is harder today than it was just two years ago.1
Hybrid work environments, employee retention initiatives, and global supply chain issues have all forced
companies to focus on agility, reliability, and efficiency more than ever before. Technology is squarely at
the center of those efforts. What can your organization do in the next six months to stay competitive?
These three actions will ensure that you not only keep pace with digital transformation, but move forward.

Unleash your IT teams
IT leaders have a vision for the future. More thanhalf are making major technology decisions based
primarily on their own strategic insight, and threequarters believe their organizations’ successdepends more on their performance than on any
other C-suite role.1

As a service based technology models empower
IT teams to build the technology infrastructure
they envision with minimum upfront capital costs.
Look for end-to-end services with solutions thatmove from the pocket to the edge to the data
center to the cloud.

Their teams need the freedom to shape theirorganizations to meet the trends and changes
they see coming on the road ahead. That means
supporting them with the most advancedtechnology. Nearly 60% of CIOs say they would liketo replace half or more of their current technology.1

With ongoing access to the most current andappropriate technology, IT teams can easily
address their day-to-day challenges and stay
focused on innovating for the future.

Prioritize yourcapacity to scale
Versatility to scale should be an IT organization’sdriving principle. IT leaders have to adapt quickly
to changing market conditions:• Fluid workforces with rapid employeemovement and turnover.
• Increasing demand for hybrid
and remote work options.
• Elusive consumer preferences.
• A constantly evolving security threat landscape.
In response, they need full control to scale theirfleets up or down, manage remote technology,
pivot to support new products, and stay ahead ofimpending threats.
Most CIOs are struggling with those tasks.
More than half say they find it challenging tomanage remote workers, deploy new technology,
and scale the infrastructure to meet changing
business needs.1 On any given week they may needto provision new users in multiple locations or spin
up extra high-availability cloud storage.
Flexible pay-as-you-go technology models deliver
scalability in ways that traditional procurement
methods can’t. Devices, infrastructure, services,and support can all be added, changed, orremoved easily through a single point of contact.
Organizations are always equipped with theoptimal technology — no more and no less.

57%

1/2of IT leaders say theywould currently need toreplace half of their fleet.192%

Over half of IT leaders say
keeping up with technologicalchange keeps them up at night.2

of CIOs want versatile, flexible
as a service technology.1

Choose a long-term
technology partner
IT leaders rely on technology vendors to increase organizational agility, simplify
fleet deployment and management, and optimize costs. The impact is so profoundthat an overwhelming 92% of CIOs believe technology vendors play an invaluablerole in their companies’ overall success.1
It’s true, enterprise technology systems are only as agile as the vendor who
supports them. The right long-term technology partner will:
can expect close collaboration to remove complexity, lighten the IT workload,
match technology to organizational goals, and ultimately manage costs.
••••

Recommend tailored solutions that address your organization’s unique circumstances.
Identify and support the best cadence for upgrades and expansions.
Remain engaged through configuration, deployment, service, and next-round strategic planning.
Continually share industry knowledge to keep you on the cutting edge of innovation.

How do you identify a technology vendor
who can deliver a reliable long-term partnership?
Proven success in helping major organizations scale up.
A central financing/invoicing system to provide a single
point of contact for account management.
A well-established as a service program for the versatile
deployment of devices, infrastructure, and services.
Organizations that work with visionary technology vendors have backup — literally andfiguratively. They can expect close collaboration to remove complexity, lighten the IT
workload, match technology to organizational goals, and ultimately manage costs.

CHECKLISTReady to see how technology as a service
will help your organization stay competitive?
1) How quickly can you replace outdated devices
or accommodate requests for new technology?
Flexible as a service programs allow you to add or change technology
at any time with minimum upfront capital expenditures.

2) How much of your time is spent on IT management?
Technology as a service is always updated, requires less management, and frees
you up to focus on your vision.

3) How well does your organization scale?
Technology as a service can quickly be scaled up or down to meet evolving business needs.
Including peripheral devices, docking stations, software, services, and even cloud storage.

4) Are your solutions versatile enough to support a broad range of users?
Today’s hybrid workplaces and multifunctional teams require individualized custom technology, not one-sizefits-all desk setups. With as a service programs, you can offer teams a choice of solutions matched precisely
to their requirements.

5) How many vendors are you currently working with?
A fragmented vendor landscape becomes unwieldy when you have to move quickly. Technology as a service
can be delivered from a single point of contact, simplifying financing/invoicing/contracting/delivery tosupport complex global teams.

6) Do you have an end-of-lifecycle device plan?
Old, out-of-date devices pose a security risk to the organization — especially when employees
remain in possession of them. Technology as a service delivers a truly seamless end-to-end
experience including secure end-of-life recovery and recycling.

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 CIO Study, Lenovo SSG, 2022. 2 IDG, “2022 Executive Summary State of the CIO,” 2022.
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