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MAKE YOUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY A REALITY Empower your organization with the right technology
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Three Key Objectives of Digital Transformation Page 5 / REALIZING OBJECTIVE #1:
Enabling Workers To Be Mobile and Productive
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Ensuring Seamless Collaboration Via an Effective Cloud Strategy
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Why You Should Partner with Lenovo
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Three Key Objectives of Digital Transformation Digital Transformation (DX) is not on the horizon. It’s here. It’s happening now. And it’s already making an impact on a growing range of industries. Organizations that want to stay in business can no longer afford to pretend DX is a trend. They need to make it a top priority. DX will transform the customer experience and, in the process, every company vying to serve those customers. Which is why organizations need to be proactive in every step of their DX strategy, from everyone in the company understanding the importance of DX to having the infrastructure, hardware, software, and networking solutions in place for implementation. But crucial to any successful DX initiative is ensuring every employee has the right tools at their fingertips to deliver a remarkable customer experience with every interaction.
No matter what your digital transformation looks like, your DX strategy should reflect three key objectives:
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ENABLING WORKERS TO BE MOBILE AND PRODUCTIVE
means putting flexible systems in place to enable every end user to work effectively and in a manner that suits their needs, whether they’re in a traditional office, a group-work social space, on the road, or working from home. To make the most of your digital transformation investments, workers need to be equipped for anywhere, anytime, anyway computing.
STREAMLINING INTERNAL OPERATIONS
leverages advanced technology solutions such as virtualization to provide better system uptime, allow more IT flexibility, and enable better hardware utilization.
ENSURING SEAMLESS COLLABORATION
is a crucial component of digital transformation, giving local and remote workers ready access to the tools and technologies they need in order to do their jobs from start to finish.
To achieve these objectives, organizations must develop and execute the right DX strategy. This requires creating an environment that empowers the entire workforce to better serve the customer at every opportunity. It also means provisioning that workforce with the devices they need to improve the flexibility, capability, and productivity of each and every user across the organization.
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REALIZING OBJECTIVE #1:
Enabling workers to be mobile and productive When looking at the impact of digital transformation across the organization, it’s easy to overlook the importance of end-user devices While they may make up a smaller percentage of the overall IT budget for digital transformation, they can make the difference between success and failure. The right end-user devices are critical for: Ensuring the security of the network
Enabling higher ROI
Ensuring business agility
From tablets and ultra-slim notebooks to traditional PCs and mobile workstations, Lenovo provides a range of devices organizations can count on to ensure DX success. Lenovo offers future-ready products that not only exceed today’s DX requirements but also are designed to meet the demands of tomorrow, featuring: Windows 10 Pro features like Cortana, Pen & Ink and Windows Hello New SSD and RAM technologies that enable increased performance, even in smaller sizes and with less heat generation Built-in projectors, integrated cameras, detachable keyboards and flexible form factors
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FACTORS FOR DX SUCCESS There are endless choices when it comes to end-user computing devices. But making sure your employees have the right devices with the right features is critical to effective digital transformation and, ultimately, to providing the best customer experience available. Without the right end-user devices that enable employees to be productive and effective, all other business objectives are put at risk. This is why it’s crucial for organizations to provision their staff with end-user computing devices that can provide the following:
Connectivity
Flexibility
End-user devices are essential fo keeping everyone in an organization connected. From email and instant messaging to collaborative software tools that enable 24/7 project development, the demand for devices with leading-edge connectivity will continue to grow.
More than ever before, companies are accommodating workers’ desire for flexibility, whether that means working from a remote location or collaborating on important projects using multiple devices. In today’s anytime, anywhere and “any way” workplace, flexibility is crucial to improving productivity and quickly responding to customer needs.
Security
Performance
An increasingly mobile workspace means more opportunities for laptops and notebooks to be lost or or be susceptible to malware attack in open Wi-Fi. That’s why devices with built-in security systems are so essential to users and organizations alike. From basic measures like biometrics and passwords to complex, proactive policies to protect data from hackers, security needs to be a top priority in every device implementation.
Given the connectedness, increased use of apps and volume of data, enduser devices must be high-performing enough to process this influx of information. Today’s laptops and tablets have processing power that could only be imagined a few years ago. As a result, these end-user devices are more popular than ever in the mobile enterprise, and are a key factor in boosting productivity.
Durability
Artificial Intelligence
End-user devices need to be tough to make it in today’s enterprise environment. Whether they’re dropped, knocked over, subjected to airport security or long, bumpy car rides, users have grown dependent on having devices that always work when needed, regardless of the environment. Devices that can’t handle the daily bumps and bruises of a demanding mobile user can put mission-critical projects at risk.
Machine intelligence is growing in importance every day, and end-user devices are increasingly relied on in this capacity. AI tools and applications can help users do everything from recommend purchases to identify trends and anomalies in data. The role of AI in end-user computing devices will only grow in importance in the years to come.
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THINKPAD X1 SERIES Today’s workers prioritize device flexibility and agility. Digital transformation means more dynamic workspaces that meet this higher need for mobility and flexibility without compromising power and performance. The ThinkPad X1 Series enables and enhances this always-connected entrepreneurial environment with these and other products:
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is the lightest notebook in its class at less than 2.5 pounds (1.14kg); it is also the smallest, fitting a high-quality 14-inch IPS display into a 13inch form factor. Despite its compact size, the X1 Carbon continues to innovate as one of the thinnest, lightest and most durable notebooks around. A full complement of ports, infrared camera, connectivity and security, along with Windows 10 features like Cortana, ensures the X1 Carbon delivers maximum performance on all fronts.
The ThinkPad X1 Yoga is a convertible notebook with multi-mode flexibility, high-performance functionality, and a built-in rechargeable pen with Windows 10 Ink feature. The X1 Yoga excels at adapting to users’ various needs with a great visual experience and an improved keyboard. It also shares many of the improvements from the X1 Carbon, with advanced security and a complete set of ports, including Thunderbolt 3.
The ThinkPad X1 Tablet combines 2-in-1 uncompromised design with enterprise-class features, lightweight modularity. The X1 Tablet offers port expansion and up to five hours’ extra battery life, as well as an integrated projection option for a seamless desk-to-projection experience.
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THINKCENTRE SERIES Whether you run a small business or the IT department of a massive enterprise, Lenovo’s ThinkCentre Series of desktop PCs instills confidence, providing ease of use, rock-solid reliability, and powerful productivity in a range of energy-efficient form factors, including:
The ThinkCentre All-In-One (AIO) devices feature spacesaving designs that include management tools, extra reliability features, DisplayPort in/out combo, and energysaving certifications to drive productivity.
The ThinkCentre Tiny-In-One (TIO) offers the same performance of a regular desktop, but can be configured to meet the specific demands of your work environment, from an entry-level configuration up to the latest 6th generation Intel processor with vPro.
The ThinkCentre Tiny packs a punch with the latest technology found in full-sized desktops. With vPro-enabled 7th generation Intel Core i7 processors, Tiny can carry out intensive tasks like content creation, graphic design, and number crunching with ease. Its PCIe SSD is also three times faster than traditional SSD storage—so there’s no waiting around for files to open, or your PC to boot up.
The ThinkCentre Desktop offers flexibility and choice, allowing your business to safely grow and thrive in today’s digital world. Designed to be utterly dependable for years to come, these devices also offer the security features needed to protect your organization’s most vital data.
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THINKPAD P SERIES The ThinkPad P Series fuses the portability of ThinkPad with the power of a workstation. The P Series laptops feature ISV-certified applications, lightningfast graphics and processing, and more cutting-edge technology to handle your compute-intensive needs— all in a surprisingly thin, light package.
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT END-USER COMPUTING DEVICE FOR THE JOB A weak end-user computing portfolio can hold organizations back from achieving their overall DX goals. Large enterprises and SMBs must choose the right devices to empower their users, streamline processes, and continually improve the customer experience. Will your workers be in the office, on the road, working at satellite locations, or all of the above? What kind of work will they be doing? Will they be focused on back-office operations or will they be customer facing? Or is your organization small enough that every employee needs to be empowered to engage with customers whenever the need arises? The answers to these and other questions should inform your purchasing decisions, keeping your staff both happy and productive.
CUSTOMER-FACING ROLES Account managers need premium devices with long battery life. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Carbon Front office workers need sleek designs with touch and color options. Recommended: ThinkCentre AIO Consultants and advisors need high performance and connectivity options. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Yoga, ThinkCentre TIO, ThinkPad T Series laptop
MOBILE WORKERS Sales staff need light form factors, long battery life, and connectivity options. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Tablet, ThinkPad T Series laptop Field researchers need durable form factors with high performance and security. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Yoga, ThinkPad X1 Tablet, ThinkPad T Series laptop On-site support staff need light form factors high reliability, and ample storage. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Tablet and ThinkPad T Series laptop
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CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL ROLES Engineering staff need professional graphics capabilities and the ability to upgrade easily. Recommended: ThinkCentre Tiny, ThinkCentre TIO, ThinkPad P Series laptop Designers need high-capacity storage and RAM, and professional graphics capabilities. Recommended: ThinkCentre Tiny, ThinkCentre TIO, ThinkPad P Series laptop Communications staff need high-performance systems, high screen resolution and ample storage. Recommended: ThinkCentre Tiny and ThinkCentre TIO
SUPPORT AND ENABLEMENT ROLES Professional staff need flexibility, high reliability, and security. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Yoga Technical personnel need high performance, superior audio and video, and multiple ports. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Yoga Administrative staff need ease of use, energy efficiency, and simple management. Recommended: ThinkPad T Series laptop
PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS ROLES Supervisory staff need high performance, reliability, and connectivity. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Yoga, ThinkCentre Tiny, ThinkPad T Series laptop. Operations personnel need flexible, lightweight and durable form factors with connectivity options. Recommended: ThinkPad X1 Tablet Analytics personnel need high-performance systems with ample memory and easy upgrades. Recommended: ThinkCentre TIO, ThinkCentre Tiny, ThinkPad P Series laptop
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REALIZING OBJECTIVE #2:
Streamlining Internal Operations From compute infrastructure to networking and storage, next-generation IT will be software-defined. To get there will require a virtualized infrastructure. For businesses, this virtualization journey brings great benefits, helping them do more with less. Evolving from an ecosystem of discrete components, IT infrastructure is well on its way to becoming completely defined by software, bringing greater flexibility, performance, and control. Virtualization enables better security, more efficient management, better utilization of hardware, and higher availability.
Benefits of virtualization
1. Single-point authentication
3. Higher hardware utilization
Enable a more secure environment by creating a single access point for authentication and identity management.
Centralize computing workloads on a much smaller number of servers, with support for legacy applications.
2. Centralized management of all IT resources
4. Reduced downtime
Decouple workloads from hardware– and simplify data center configuration, management, and consumption.
Enable multiple redundant virtual instances of critical resources for higher availability.
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Traditional Infrastructure
DESKTOP VIRTUALIZATION Desktop virtualization is ideal for businesses with a large number of users needing low to medium compute power to perform routine office tasks. Lenovo Client Virtualization for Citrix XenDesktop provides a flexible desktop virtualization solution that helps minimize complexity, improve user productivity, and reduce costs. The solution allows users to securely access data and applications anywhere, anytime, and from any device. Lenovo offers an array of infrastructure choices for general-purpose and accelerated graphics workloads.
Lenovo Client Virtualization for VMware Horizon provides support for private cloud and cloud-hosted services, as well as comprehensive image management across virtual, physical, or bring-your-own-device environments. The solution enables a more flexible and productive mobile workforce, with higher levels of security and compliance through centralized security and management.
Traditional Infrastructure
LENOVO HAS VIRTUALIZATION SOLUTIONS TO MEET ALL YOUR DX NEEDS:
Best-in-class client devices from thin clients to the thinnest tablets available, featuring innovative design and leading technologies, including the latest Intel® Xeon® processors.
SERVER VIRTUALIZATION Server virtualization is ideal for technology-oriented businesses with a need for higher processing power and centralized IT resources. VMware vSphere® ESXi on Lenovo System x Servers includes a bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly on top of your Lenovo server and partitions it into multiple virtual machines. All management functions can be performed remotely through remote vSphere management tools.
Microsoft Hyper-V on System x Servers feature X6 enterprise servers powered by Intel Xeon processors, providing leading performance for analytical workloads. The solution provides modularity and scalability in a system designed to maximize compute performance for demanding applications.
Best-in-class servers that offer world-class uptime, industry-leading performance, proven security solutions, and the highest customer satisfaction ratings.
HYPERCONVERGED INFRASTRUCTURE With “software-defined everything” a top priority for today’s IT leaders, a hyperconverged infrastructure can give your organization the flexibility and agility required to efficiently meet your business needs. Hyperconverged systems are recommended for organizations that want future-ready modular infrastructure. and the ability to manage all components—compute, storage, networking, and backup—through a single interface. Lenovo Nutanix Converged HX Series integrates software from the market leader in hyperconvergence, Nutanix, onto Lenovo’s highly reliable and scalable servers. This flexible building block of fully integrated and tested compute, storage, and preloaded virtualization management software enables easy scale-out clusters, pools compute and storage into a single shared virtual structure for more efficient resource utilization, and provides easy management through a single interface.
One-stop solution implementation with service and support across the lifecycle, from presales consulting services to design, migration, and health checks.
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REALIZING OBJECTIVE #3:
Ensuring seamless collaboration via an effective cloud strategy Building the right infrastructure for enabling digital transformation requires new levels of power. Your servers need to manage large amounts of data, easily scale performance, and provide enterprise-class reliability—all while optimizing costs. Lenovo Cloud solutions offer significant joint investments in product integration, interoperability, and features designed to improve IT service delivery. These solutions are fully integrated, tested, and optimized, delivering the following benefits: Reduced operational costs thanks to new IT efficiencies A long history of partnership based on years of customer collaboration Comprehensive service and support to help simplify change A broad portfolio of customizable solutions proven in real customer environments Increased security, compliance, control, and remote access An improved user experience
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LENOVO SOLUTION FOR MICROSOFT HYPER-V ON X6 Lenovo Solution for Microsoft Hyper-V on X6 provides leading performance for analytical workloads and can be used to maximize compute performance for demanding applications. Powered by X6 technology, it provides outstanding modularity, scalability, and server virtualization performance for secure, anywhere, and anytime access to each user’s individualized desktop. With X6 enterprise servers powered by Intel Xeon processors and incorporating next-generation X6 technology, the solution’s hardware has the performance you require and the dependability you can count on.
LENOVO SOLUTION FOR VMWARE VCLOUD SUITE ON X6 Lenovo Solution for VMware vCloud Suite on X6 provides the virtualized power your users need for anywhere, anytime business intelligence, with 100 percent faster performance than previous generation systems and three times the memory capacity of previous generation systems.1 VMware vCloud Suite enables on-demand deployment of IT services in minutes with full control over critical business and IT policies, while automatically matching infrastructure resources to continually changing business demands and workload needs. The solution brings together virtualized compute capabilities with simplified, analytics-based operations management to drive greater resource utilization and staff productivity.
LENOVO SOLUTION FOR MICROSOFT AZURE STACK ThinkAgile SX for Microsoft Azure Stack is a simplified, integrated, turnkey hybrid cloud solution for delivering consistent Azure services from your own data center. Engineered on industry-leading stable, resilient, and high performing software-defined infrastructure, it provides a world-class foundation for transforming data center resources into consistent hybrid cloud services, taking the complexity out of hybrid cloud and accelerating DevOps agility.
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Why You Should Partner with Lenovo DX is here and it’s gaining more momentum every day. If your company doesn’t get on board, you will be left behind. Yes, DX can be intimidating. But with the right partner, DX can be a positive, powerful, and lasting chapter in your company’s growth. That’s where Lenovo comes in. Lenovo has been on the forefront of DX, providing organizations around the world with exceptionally designed and built solutions to enable digital transformation—down to the desktops, notebooks, and tablets that enable businesses to realize the true and lasting value of their transformations. At Lenovo, we can make your digital transformation simpler, smarter, and more effective. Whether you’re seeking end-to-end solutions that can take you through every step of DX, or just need to ensure your employees are equipped with the absolute best end-user computing devices for your company’s DX initiative, you can count on Lenovo.
Lenovo has the products, solutions, and expertise to make your DX journey a success. Learn more at lenovo.com.
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