Hey, readers.
Thanksgiving 2024 is in the books, and we’ve plunged into quite a chilly December. As we start the week, I hope everyone is as warm and well as can be.
Let’s talk about two well-known companies this morning — Lenovo and Cisco.
This past May, the two megacorps announced having formed a strategic partnership, the fruits of which were expected to sprout in the near future. (i.e. together establishing, designing, engineering, and executing plans for accelerated digital transformation initiatives via turnkey solutions that enhance dynamic networking and purpose-built AI infrastructure solutions for customers worldwide)
Today, that’s precisely what we’re covering.
Together, Lenovo and Cisco have officially ignited what they’ve called “flexible offerings for simplifying work environments, optimizing enterprise infrastructure, and clearing the path to enterprise AI.”
What was jointly announced includes the following:
- Truscale Meeting Room as a Service (TS MRaaS): This fully managed solution was designed “to transform collaboration spaces with Cisco’s suite of collaboration devices and Lenovo’s end-to-end proactive monitoring and support services” (i.e. Webex by Cisco, Lenovo’s ThinkSmart, etc.) It eases teams into better modernizing their meeting rooms via a scalable, single-point solution for seamless conferencing experiences.
- TruScale WorkSmart: This integrates Lenovo’s Digital Workplace Solutions (DWS) with Cisco’s protected networking and security portfolio to deliver “a unified, efficient hybrid work environment.” It also leverages Lenovo’s Care of One platform to “ensure streamlined collaboration, heightened security and optimal productivity for office-based, mobile and remote employees.”
- Factory and Rack Integration solutions with Cisco Networking Solutions: Lenovo now integrates Cisco networking components into its Factory and Rack Integration solutions with fully integrated compute, storage, and networking. Enterprises can now order pre-integrated, tested solutions with Cisco’s Nexus 9300 series switches and Nexus Dashboard included with Lenovo’s data center infrastructure.
- ThinkAgile HCI Hybrid Cloud Solutions and SAP HANA Integration: Lenovo’s ThinkAgile Software-Defined Infrastructure (SDI) and SAP HANA solutions now offer pre-configured Cisco networking capabilities that help ensure a robust hybrid cloud infrastructure. The Lenovo ThinkAgile HCI Series integrated hybrid cloud solutions with Cisco networking ecosystem include ThinkAgile HX Series (Nutanix), ThinkAgile MX and SXM Series (Microsoft), and ThinkAgile VX Series (VMware by Broadcom).
Read here for more specifics on all of the above.
“Cisco and Lenovo’s strategic collaboration allows us to bring the power of our portfolios together to create solutions for our customers’ most complex problems,” stated Shannon Leininger, VP of Global Partner Sales at Cisco. “Whether accelerating hybrid and flexible work strategies, or preparing their infrastructure for AI, our customers can trust Cisco and Lenovo to deliver simplified, fully supported and future-proofed solutions.”
Brian Connors, Worldwide VP & GM, Enterprise and SMB Segment & AI, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Lenovo, added to Leininger’s statement.
“Our partnership with Cisco is a testament to delivering customer-centric innovation,” Connors said. “These new solutions represent our joint commitment to providing businesses with the tools they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital and AI landscape.”
Be part of this ongoing and exciting conversation at Future of Work Expo 2025. The conference focuses on key elements of today's reimagined workplace; not just for improving productivity, but also providing better experiences through the intersection of technology like AI and the human element. Future of Work Expo, part of the #TECHSUPERSHOW experience, is taking place February 11-13, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Edited by
Greg Tavarez
