Lenovo's triple jump: Think Server server unveiled

While the product lines such as desktops, notebooks, and workstations have maintained strong growth, Lenovo has recently invested heavily in the R&D and promotion of server products and is committed to becoming a global leader in cloud computing infrastructure. After the ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, and ThinkStation were released, the Think family once again added a heavyweight member, Think Server.

As a result, Lenovo's cloud computing strategy has officially opened a new prelude.

Stabilizing the overall situation helps "God nine"

In the process of R&D of the “Shen 9” spacecraft that successfully completed its mission in the near future, China’s manned space project and Lenovo Group jointly established a manned spacecraft engineering simulation laboratory, in core applications such as “simulated orbit calculation” and “flight calculation”. Play an important role, undertake long-term intensive computing, large data throughput, provide tens of thousands of flight simulation and online monitoring services, and successfully help "Shenzhou-IX" to complete the space mission.

It is reported that the server used in this space is the Lenovo ThinkServer. This server was born in Lenovo's global “Iron Triangle”: Raleigh R&D Center in the United States is responsible for industrial design, Yokohama R&D Center in Japan for stringent quality control, and Beijing R&D Center in China for testing and manufacturing. The new ThinkServer has the characteristics of rigorous quality, innovative technology, and easy-to-use design. It has passed 46 world-class laboratories, 200 server professional development engineers, and more than 160 industry-leading test procedures.

Born to cloud computing

According to third-party research data, cloud computing will grow rapidly at an annual rate of 26% over the next 10 years. The rapid development of computing will inevitably have a major impact on the entire IT technology innovation, and the server industry most closely related to cloud computing is also undergoing dramatic changes. For manufacturers, this is an opportunity.

The heart of ThinkServer is the "cloud." "In terms of product layout, we will actively participate in the construction of cloud computing centers and data centers through enterprise-class product portfolios such as servers, workstations, storage, and business services, and ultimately make Lenovo a leading cloud computing infrastructure provider. At the press conference, Tong Fuyu, vice president of Lenovo Group and general manager of China's large customer division said.

The industry has been discussing the future of CIOs. There is an extreme argument that CIOs will be unemployed. Because the cloud is coming, everything can be outsourced. The child husband and wife have different views on this, he believes that the role of the CIO will be from the "IT system builders" to "IT resource marketers". "The future informationization department will no longer be a functional department, but will gradually evolve into a business unit and a production unit. Although it is long, but the overall trend is unquestionable, cloud computing will become the key to improving the competitiveness of enterprises."

In 2015 entered the world top three

By 2015, Lenovo's servers will become one of the top three in the global industry.

Looking around the world, Lenovo’s market share in the server space is not as bright as a PC. It is reported that Lenovo's server ranks fourth in China's market. The top three are IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell. Now Lenovo has approximately 13% of the market share in China. On a global scale, Lenovo ranks fifth behind Fujitsu and has a market share of nearly 3%.

In 2015, Lenovo's goal of becoming the world's top three players revealed that Lenovo has integrated its server teams in the United States and China, especially in marketing, and adjusted related strategies. At the same time, it will continue to seek for emerging markets such as Russia and India. The second breakthrough.

"In order to achieve this goal, we have a three-step plan," said Tong Fuyan. First, this year and next year, Lenovo will focus on server and storage products, and provide some high-density, low-power custom products for Internet products, while focusing on system-level server and storage management capabilities; second, the next two years, On this basis, Lenovo will create a reliable data center infrastructure, and at the same time achieve cloud management, focusing on the management of the entire computer room and data center; Third, Lenovo will provide cloud computing data center overall solutions in 2014-2015.

“We are confident that we will have the opportunity to impact one of the top three global PC servers by 2015. If we translate into specific data, by 2015, our global server sales will exceed 1 million units, and our market share will exceed 10%.” From the Consumer PC To the mobile phone, and then to the server, Lenovo is completing its "triple jump" from a PC equipment supplier to a three-dimensional IT service provider.