Lenovo and Cisco have announced new innovations stemming from their strategic partnership, which was established in May. During the Cisco Partner Summit 2024, the two companies introduced a suite of solutions designed to simplify work environments, optimize enterprise infrastructure, and pave the way for enterprise AI. These offerings leverage Cisco’s Collaboration Devices, networking, and security to enhance user outcomes and improve operational efficiency.
Highlights of the Partnership
- Customer-Centric Innovation
- Brian Connors, Worldwide VP & GM of Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group, emphasized that the partnership represents a commitment to delivering tools that help businesses thrive in a rapidly evolving digital and AI landscape.
- Shannon Leininger, VP of Global Partner Sales at Cisco, noted that the collaboration enables customers to trust in simplified, fully supported solutions tailored to their needs.
Key Solutions Introduced
- TruScale Meeting Room as a Service (TS MRaaS)
- A fully managed solution designed to transform collaboration spaces by integrating Cisco’s Collaboration Devices with Lenovo’s end-to-end support.
- TS MRaaS simplifies meeting room modernization, providing a scalable solution for enhanced employee experiences through seamless interoperability and consistent use.
- This service ensures swift deployment, proactive issue resolution, and increased cost efficiency.
- TruScale WorkSmart
- This solution combines Lenovo’s Digital Workplace Solutions (DWS) with Cisco’s networking, collaboration, and security portfolio.
- TruScale WorkSmart caters to the personalized needs of hybrid work environments, ensuring enhanced security and productivity for all employees, regardless of their location.
- By consolidating services under one vendor, enterprises can streamline operations, boost employee satisfaction, and reduce costs.
- Factory and Rack Integration with Cisco Networking
- Lenovo now offers integrated solutions that combine Cisco networking components with compute and storage, simplifying deployment and operational complexity.
- Customers benefit from pre-integrated solutions featuring Cisco’s Nexus 9300 series switches, enhancing reliability and simplifying management for AI and enterprise workloads.
- ThinkAgile HCI Hybrid Cloud Solutions and SAP HANA Integration
- Lenovo’s ThinkAgile solutions now include pre-configured Cisco networking capabilities, ensuring robust hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- These integrated solutions optimize AI and enterprise workloads, providing real-time insights and empowering customers to innovate faster and more efficiently.
The Future of Enterprise Collaboration
- A Trusted Partnership
- The expanded collaboration between Lenovo and Cisco ensures customers access to fully engineered solutions that streamline hybrid work, accelerate AI innovation, and enhance infrastructure performance.
- These offerings are designed to meet modern enterprise demands, driving productivity and security while reducing operational complexity.
With their latest innovations, Lenovo and Cisco are setting new standards in enterprise solutions that facilitate hybrid work and prepare organizations for the future of AI. Their strategic partnership not only delivers customer-centric innovations but also empowers businesses to operate more efficiently in a dynamic digital landscape.