Lenovo And Cisco Partner To Boost AI Innovation In Businesses

The progress and advancements made in the artificial intelligence (AI) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) sector have drawn the interest of businesses of all sizes the world over as its capabilities are reshaping everyday processes and boosting productivity.

As a result, network and infrastructure service providers are striving to offer the best services to their customers and a lot of these enhancements come by striking strategic partnerships with other industry-leading technology companies.

This is what Lenovo and Cisco are looking to achieve from their new partnership.

So, what did the two companies reveal about their tie-up? Let’s explore!
 

What Did Lenovo And Cisco Announce?

 

• As per press releases published on Lenovo’s and Cisco’s websites, the two companies announced they signed a global strategic partnership that will focus on driving digital transformation for businesses of all sizes.

• The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two will see them jointly establish design, engineering and execution plans that will help deliver world-class networking and fully integrated AI infrastructure from edge to cloud for its customers worldwide.

• The idea is to enable improved digital workplace productivity and deliver advanced GenAI capabilities, as the two look to build on their “commitment to expand go-to-market opportunities.”

• The release further mentions, “The strategic partnership will deliver integrated infrastructure solutions and services that are tested and optimized for interoperability, allowing customers to accelerate go-to-market initiatives and business outcomes.”

 

How Does The Lenovo And Cisco Partnership Entail?

 

• The two companies will look to bring a hyper-personalized user experience to boost operational excellence, reduce time-to-value and support cost-effective, flexible and simplified digital transformation.

• This will include blending Cisco’s Nexus networking ecosystem with Lenovo’s edge-to-cloud portfolio “to deliver best-in-class network performance, fortified security and unparalleled scalability.”

• Additionally, users will benefit by attaining faster time-to-Innovation using a single, simple interface to configure, operate and analyze their network operations and buy a completely engineered infrastructure solution, all from one single technology partner.

• Furthermore, the two will introduce new technologies and features into Lenovo Digital Workplace Solutions for a better user experience, while optimizing Lenovo’s Care of One platform.

• Lenovo’s comprehensive AI-enabled portfolio will help businesses improve their AI workloads and help them navigate their AI journey.

• As per the release, “The partnership will be complemented by an expanded network of common channel partners trained in the combined technology portfolio of both companies, providing customers with more choice and a flexible experience to accelerate their digital transformation.”

 

What Did Stakeholders Say?

 

• Kirk Skaugen, Executive Vice President, Lenovo and President, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group, said, “This new partnership is a testament to our commitment to delivering purpose-built, industry-leading solutions, all designed to simplify the path to AI innovation and digital transformation.” 

• [Contd.] “Our combined leadership in advanced networking and end-to-end server and data management infrastructure will deliver fully integrated, co-engineered solutions that seamlessly connect, protect and analyze data to propel AI-powered innovation for our customers from the edge to the cloud.”

• Jonathan Davidson, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Cisco Networking, said, “The integrated solutions from Lenovo and Cisco will streamline operational deployment and significantly enhance business outcomes for our shared customers, as well as provide tremendous opportunities for our joint partners.”

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