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The new Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions V3 portfolio includes over 50 additions to the hardware maker’s ThinkSystem, ThinkAgile, and ThinkEdge families, as well as upgrades to its XClarity management software and ThinkShield security technologies.
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Mmmm, nothing beats the intoxicating aroma of good salesmanship. Listen to Matt, Rich, guest host Lisa Shorr (of Secure Future Tech Solutions and Shorr Success) speak with sales expert Keith Lubner (of Sales Gravy), and you’ll see what we mean.
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Priced to fit within SMB budgets, the new service lets scientists, engineers, and others buy on-premises HPC hardware on a pay-per-use basis.
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A new XaaS configuration tool and outsourced help desk service are the latest additions to an integrated set of offerings designed to help traditional VARs replace one-time product sales with service-oriented recurring revenue.
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Assembled at Ingram’s Integration Center, the fully managed offering combines compute, storage, and BDR services in a pre-integrated bundle designed to make deploying, running, and paying for hybrid cloud environments simpler.
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Erick and Rich discuss Lenovo’s purchasing program for selling data center gear as a service, the dangers of perfectionism when it comes to running a business, and two great gift options for ex-significant others to remember for next year’s Valentine’s Day.
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The new offering will let managed service providers pay for server, storage, and networking gear in monthly installments while selling capacity on those resources to customers on an as-a-service basis.
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Many of the updates are designed to help the company grab a greater share of the SMB market and accelerate sales of as-a-service solutions like HPE GreenLake.
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The on-premises customer edition of SAP’s ERP solution can now be hosted on Lenovo’s usage-priced TruScale infrastructure platform, according to Data Center Group President Kirk Skaugen (pictured), speaking at Lenovo’s Tech World conference.
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