INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Data Centres
Lenovo unveils four new end-to-end storage , data management solutions
Lenovo ’ s Data Centre Group has
launched several new products aimed at enabling end-to-end data management in a move to help customers harness data more securely and efficiently with a single set of tools .
From Edge to core to cloud , with a single set of tools and capabilities for a smarter way forward , data management solutions will be extremely beneficial for South African organisations as many are now prioritising cloud migration and data management to assist in the country ’ s economic recovery plan . After what has been a whirlwind year , multiple organisations have acknowledged the importance of a Digital Transformation strategy and how it aids in collecting , transforming and normalising data .
“ As South Africa ’ s professional services sector continues to adopt a remote-work system in their offices , it is imperative that we present data solutions that will not only protect sensitive data , but also encourage Digital Transformation within our new age of work .” says Jim Holland , Regional Director and Data Centre Expert at Lenovo DCG . enhance analytics and AI deployments , while accelerating applications ’ access to data . The Lenovo DM Series storage systems now
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE PRESENT DATA SOLUTIONS THAT WILL NOT ONLY PROTECT SENSITIVE DATA , BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WITHIN OUR NEW AGE OF WORK . include new S3 Object support , to create a next generation unified data management platform . This platform allows customers to manage and analyse all data types ( block , file and object ) within a single storage platform , accelerating the processing of data analytics while reducing infrastructure costs .
These enhancements create expanded data protection capabilities , with transparent failover and management of object storage natively . Additionally , with Lenovo DM Series storage , customers can add cold-data tiering from hard drives to the cloud , or replicate data to the cloud . This enables an economical multi-cloud strategy for storage , reducing the overall cost of data management . Whilst South Africa could finish the year as one of the fastestgrowing major IT market in the world , many organisations are still failing to capitalise on the move to the cloud . Common mistakes organisations make are , for example , keeping systems up 24 / 7 and not investing in multi-layered cybersecurity strategies . p
“ With organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa being forced to adapt to an ‘ onscreen ’ work lifestyle , cloud services have become instrumental for Business Continuity and efficiency across the region .
“ We , at Lenovo , trust that our new ThinkSystem will assist corporations of all sizes to adopt a data management plan that will benefit both their market share and newly formed workplace .”
The new Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5100F brings high-performance , low-latency all-NVMe storage at an affordable price point , enabling customers of all sizes to
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