NEW
YORK and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK,
N.C., March 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl
(NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services
provider, and Lenovo, an industry leader in PCs, storage and
server performance and reliability, today announced an expansion of
their global partnership to develop and deliver scalable hybrid
cloud solutions and edge computing implementations.
Through their extended collaboration, Kyndryl and Lenovo will
create joint solutions that employ automation, optimization and
differentiated IT infrastructure services to help customers meet
their mission-critical on-premises and cloud-based distributed
application service needs.
Distributed computing architectures require deep management
expertise coupled with operational and performance excellence. As
75% of data moves to the edge1, Kyndryl and Lenovo are
expanding their relationship to meet customer goals by providing a
premium technology and services experience that drives innovation
to address changing business needs and requirements.
"Today's new IT capabilities are transforming nearly every
industry, and Lenovo is committed to empowering customers'
intelligent transformation," said Kirk
Skaugen, Executive Vice President, Lenovo Group and
President of Infrastructure Solutions Group. "Together, this
partnership will deliver leadership in innovation for hybrid
multi-cloud deployments and the edge. Kyndryl's industry leadership
in managed infrastructure capabilities coupled with Lenovo's
extensive portfolio of solutions from the device to the cloud
uniquely positions us to meet customers' mission critical,
distributed service applications through automation, optimization
and differentiated management technologies."
Lenovo will continue as Kyndryl's strategic partner for IT
server projects for PCs, servers, storage and next generation edge
compute technologies with a portfolio of joint solutions.
Kyndryl's managed services skills and expertise will enable and
support deployment of these joint solutions across customer
infrastructure – from end user devices to the cloud.
Kyndryl and Lenovo also aim to provide integrated solutions for
customers via an edge-to-cloud experience that leverages Lenovo's
diverse portfolio of products – spanning edge computing, mobile,
PCs and data center – with Kyndryl's customizable services for
deployment, migration and optimization as a service or on prem.
"Our proven track record of delivering value to customers
worldwide with Lenovo provides a solid foundation for expanding our
relationship with new jointly architected solutions," said
Stephen Leonard, Global Alliances
and Partnerships Leader, Kyndryl. "We're confident that customers
will be able to continue to rely on the combination of Kyndryl and
Lenovo to deliver reliable, high-performance infrastructure and
services from personal computers to servers and storage to advanced
computing at the edge."
Lenovo's existing partnerships with other Kyndryl ecosystem
alliance partners also will allow for deep collaboration to provide
optimal solutions for customers across hybrid cloud,
hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) and edge computing
applications with a complete portfolio of ready to roll, plug and
play solutions.
Kyndryl's extensive global delivery network and top-tier
customer service and satisfaction, combined with Lenovo's worldwide
device and technology infrastructure can help serve the expanding
multi-vendor needs of customers in countries and markets across the
globe.
Providing a complete portfolio of edge servers, AI-ready storage
and solutions, Lenovo offerings are also available
as-a-Service through Lenovo TruScale™, which easily extends
workloads from the edge to the cloud in a consumption-based
model.
For more information about how Kyndryl and Lenovo are partnering
to serve joint customers, please visit:
https://www.kyndryl.com/us/en/about-us/alliances
About Kyndryl
Kyndryl designs, runs, and manages
modern, efficient, and reliable technology environments for the
world's most important businesses and organizations, with the
industry's most experienced services experts. For more information,
visit www.kyndryl.com.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a
US$60 billion revenue Fortune Global
500 company serving customers in 180 markets around the world.
Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, we
are developing world-changing technologies that power (through
devices and infrastructure) and empower (through solutions,
services and software) millions of customers every day and together
create a more inclusive, trustworthy and sustainable digital
society for everyone, everywhere. To find out more
visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news
via our StoryHub.
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https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/what-edge-computing-means-for-infrastructure-and-operations-leaders
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