Your IT team can’t
be everywhere.
But your workforce is.
Wherever your team chooses to work,
ThinkPad® Universal Smart Docks
will be there to ensure a smarter,
more secure docking experience.

3 reasons you need aThinkPad Universal Smart Dock
Discover the new heart of today’s hybrid workspace

Hybrid work is here to stay.
Your workforce wants to work from anywhere, requiring an IT
presence everywhere. 91% of workers want remote work flexibility.1
And CIOs are ready to help — 90% expect to increase their IT
budgets this year.2
Now is the time to offer a better hybrid experience for workers
while streamlining the IT process. Smart docks make it possible
by providing remote visibility, maintenance, and support forconnections across the entire enterprise.
The ThinkPad Universal Smart Dock is the world’s first smart dock
powered by Microsoft Azure Sphere. Keep firmware updated
and perform maintenance on your fleet without the need for aconnected laptop.

91%

of workers wantremote work flexibility.

90%of CIOs expect to increase
their IT budgets this year.

Users can easily connect to any laptop3 and a full range ofperipherals including monitors, keyboards, audio devices, external
storage, and more.

02

Remote workers areexposed to moresecurity threats.
67% of business cyberattacks target remote workers.4
Smart docks make it easy to safely update firmware. IT
can even schedule the updates when the docks are lesslikely to be active, ensuring uninterrupted productivity.
The ThinkPad Universal Smart Dock provides protection
during firmware updates and remote monitoring withbuilt-in enterprise-level security from Microsoft Azure
Sphere and Azure Cloud Secure.

67%of business cyberattacks
target remote workers.

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Support requests
are on the rise.

The Lenovo Smart Dock
Console is a toolkit ofremote management
solutions to monitor,
support, and maintain yourfleet from one dashboard.

The transition to hybrid work has been difficult for IT professionals.
Nearly 70% of tech leaders say support requests have spiked withthe rise of remote work.5 And 74% of CIOs say the move to hybrid
work continues to increase stress on their IT teams and systems.2
Smart docks offer IT teams the opportunity to relieve that stresswith easy scheduling and implementing of updates, remote
maintenance, and reporting to gain useful insights into your fleet.

70%of tech leaders say
support requests have
spiked with the rise ofremote work.

74%

of CIOs say the move tohybrid work continues toincrease stress on their IT
teams and systems.

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Meet theThinkPad Universal
Smart Dock.
Experience a new breed of cloud-based
docks designed for more intelligent,dynamic, secure connections.

ThinkPad® Universal
Thunderbolt™ 4
Smart Dock

ThinkPad®
Universal USB-C
Smart Dock

The ThinkPad Universal Thunderbolt 4
Smart Dock delivers industry-leading video,
data, and power with next-generation Intel®
Thunderbolt™ 4 connectivity.

The ThinkPad Universal USB-C Smart Dockwith USB Type-C DisplayPort™ Alt Modeenhances everyday productivity with a widearray of data, display, and charging ports.

• Install critical firmware updates, track device
status, and run reports remotely.

• Install critical firmware updates, track device
status, and run reports remotely.

• Support four 4K displays or one 8K display6
and deliver lightning-quick 40Gbps data
speeds with one Thunderbolt™ 4, one
HDMI™ 2.1, and two DisplayPort™ ports (0.7mThunderbolt™ 4 cable included).7• Support up to three 4K monitors6 with one
HDMI™ 2.0 and two DisplayPort™ 1.4 ports.

• Provide connections through one USB Type-C(10 Gbps, 5V/3A) and four USB-A 3.1 Gen 27(10 Gbps, one always-on charging) ports, plus
one 3.5mm combo audio jack.

• Provide connections through one USB
Type-C (10 Gbps, 5V/3A), two USB-A 2.07,
and three USB-A 3.1 Gen 27 (10 Gbps, onealways-on charging) ports (1m USB-C cableincluded), plus one 3.5mm combo audio jack.

• Offer dynamic power charging up to 100W.

• Offer dynamic power charging from
65W up to 100W with a separate 135W
power adapter.

• Enable connection to the cloud through Wi-Fi
or Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45).

• Enable connection to the cloud through Wi-Fi
or Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45).
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The ThinkPad Universal Smart
Dock is the foundation ofyour smarter hybrid strategy.
Learn more at lenovo.com/Smart-Docks.
Contact your Lenovo Representative
or local Business Partner to get acloser look at a smarter dock.

SOURCES
1 Ben Wigert, “The Future of Hybrid Work: 5 Key Questions Answered With Data,” Gallup, March 15, 2022
2 Foundry, “State of the CIO 2022,” January 2022
3 ThinkPad USB-C and Thunderbolt™ Universal Smart Docks function with laptops that support
industry standard USB-C Alt-Mode or Thunderbolt™ protocols through their Type-C™ port. Users may
experience reduced performance when not used with matching protocol.
ThinkPad USB-C and Thunderbolt™ Universal Smart Docks support additional features, such as MAC
address pass-through WOL and mirrored power button, on most Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, but suchfeatures may not be available on certain other Lenovo laptops or non-Lenovo branded laptop systems.
4 Forrester, “Beyond Boundaries: Cybersecurity in the New World of Work,” September 2021
5 Nexthink, “The Experience 2020 Report,” April 2021
6 Actual display resolution is subject to your system’s video output capability.
7 Depending on many factors such as the processing capability of peripheral devices, file attributes,
and other factors related to system configuration and operating environments, the actual transfer rateusing the various USB connectors on this device will vary and is typically slower than the data rates as
defined by the respective USB specifications: 5 Gbps for USB 3.1 Gen 1; 10 Gbps for USB 3.1 Gen 2 and20 Gbps for USB 3.2.

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