Everything Lenovo sells, from devices to servers, is now a part of the consumption-based, pay-as-you-go model. Credit: Vladimir Timofeev / Getty Images Lenovo is expanding its TruScale pay-per-use model to cover all its data-center products—servers, storage—and client-side devices—laptops, tablets. This transition to a fully integrated, end-to-end, as-a-service model is part of the company’s “One Lenovo” strategy of providing its entire portfolio of clients and servers as a fully managed, on-premises cloud environment through TruScale leasing. One Lenovo simply means laptops and desktops will be sold along with data-center products together all under one sales program. Lenovo will launch a new channel program in 2022 to encompass the One Lenovo strategy. The everything-as-a-service announcement came at the company’s virtual Lenovo Tech World 2021 event Lenovo launched its flexible-consumption model two-and-a-half years ago, according to Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang in a video presentation, and, “TruScale, has now become our corporate brand.” While Lenovo sometimes refers to this offering as infrastructure-as-a-service, it is different from IaaS provided by cloud services like Amazon and Microsoft. Lenovo’s reference to infrastructure refers primarily to servers and storage, whereas the generally accepted meaning of IaaS is a software platform for cloud development. “We hear from CIOs every day that their organizations’ technology needs are evolving every 12-18 months,” said Ken Wong, president of Lenovo’s Solutions and Services group, in a statement. “With Lenovo TruScale, customers can expect one solution, one provider, one contract framework, and a single point of accountability for everything-as-a-service.” Lenovo also announced that its TruScale has been integrated with Deloitte’s OpenCloud Management Platform. OpenCloud is a library of automated playbooks built by Deloitte to help accelerate the time to build and configure new client environments. It serves as a single platform for managing multi-cloud environments. Lenovo made other announcements at the show, one of which is an edge partnership with VMware. Related content news Intel announces edge AI processors New edge-optimized processors and FPGAs will power AI-enabled devices in vertical industries including retail, industrial and healthcare. By Andy Patrizio Apr 18, 2024 3 mins CPUs and Processors Edge Computing news Nvidia, Google Cloud team to boost AI startups Plus, Google unveils Axion, its custom Arm-based chip for data centers, at Google Cloud Next 2024. By Andy Patrizio Apr 11, 2024 3 mins CPUs and Processors Google Cloud Next news Mainframe turns 60 with no plans for retirement Decades after some predicted its demise, the mainframe is as vital as ever, even in the era of AI. By Andy Patrizio Apr 10, 2024 3 mins Mainframes Data Center news Chipmakers report minimal disruptions from Taiwan earthquake The magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck fairly close to Taipei, which plays a vital role in the global chip supply chain. By Andy Patrizio Apr 04, 2024 2 mins CPUs and Processors PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe