Lenovo Open Cloud Automation

Managing Infrastructure at Scale is a Complex Challenge

Data and data sources continue to grow in both volume and variety. Processing needs are spread between the distributed edge, the datacenter, and the cloud, following the data and fueling AI models to make them smarter. This is a challenge since deploying and managing the lifecycle of infrastructure across multiple locations in a consistent way requires IT expertise to deploy and maintain the infrastructure at the Edge while datacenter infrastructure teams are overloaded with trying to keep up with the newest technologies to ride the AI wave.

Often, this leads to suboptimal ROI, high security risks, and high operational costs. To alleviate the above, Lenovo Open Cloud Automation delivers smart Infrastructure lifecycle management for both AI and non-AI workloads, both at the edge and in the datacenter. The software solution enables remote deployment of your edge infrastructure, and Zero Touch Provisioning for the datacenter. By automating provisioning, installation, and configuration of OS and cluster software, it reduces costs and complexity.

This, in turn translates into a reduced time to market for AI use-cases. Now you can ship unconfigured servers and manage their rollout from a central location. Lenovo Open Cloud Automation works in datacenter, edge and staging environments. It's the smarter way to manage your IT infrastructure lifecycle at scale.

Reduce Costs, Complexity, and Time to Market for Edge AI use-cases

With LOC-A, you can ship bare metal servers straight to edge locations. Your team drives edge infrastructure lifecycle management using LOC-A's automation from a self-hosted, centralized portal. By remote installing the OS and cluster software, LOC-A simplifies the server journey. To save on bandwidth between the Edge location and the portal, image side-loading can be used.

Your team controls the configuration from a central portal, without having to use the command line or write any scripts. This reduces operational costs and helps with managing a complex, distributed edge environment. LOC-A simplifies rollout so your team can focus where their work matters most – making Edge AI a success for your business.

Simplify Infrastructure Lifecycle Management

Get full visibility and control over your infrastructure rollout. Define automated workflows for provisioning, deploying, updating, and managing your global footprint. With centralized oversight your team can ensure consistency, security, and optimal performance across all locations (datacenter and edge). With LOC-A you reduce the need for permanent on-site IT skills for edge environments and offload your datacenter teams.

Automate Provisioning and Configuration

LOC-A automates the entire process, from bare-metal provisioning to cluster configuration, for faster infrastructure deployments. After the servers get physically setup on-site, LOC-A takes over. LOC-A does device on-boarding and Day 0 provisioning, OS installation and configuration, and Cluster deployment.

All with settings and parameters tailored to each location, device, OS, and cluster. Templates created by your team in LOC-A enable repeatable patterns while ensuring adherence to standards – your team does not write any code. Automation eliminates manual steps to speed up your infrastructure rollout.

Key Features and Benefits

• Automated discovery, provisioning and configuration of Lenovo ThinkEdge and Lenovo ThinkSystem servers
• Remote and automated deployment of OS and Cluster Software from central portal

• Centralized infrastructure lifecycle management and visibility
• Customizable workflow templates
• Tailored configurations by location
• Efficient and effective scaling of infrastructure rollout
• Software-defined process from shipment to deployment
• Reduced staging, logistics, and need for on-site IT skilled labor
• Edge and Datacenter hardware compatibility

Components

• Centralized deployment portal
• Automation engine
• UI driven, customizable deployment templates
• Registration utility
• Meta-data management
• Deployment monitoring and status
• REST APIs for integration
• Plugin Mechanism for fast onboarding of partner-built deployment templates

Why Lenovo for Edge AI

Lenovo infrastructure is built on a global manufacturing, services, and support footprint, and is ranked #1 globally in server reliability*. Our Edge AI and partner validated solutions are built on open standards and interfaces to preclude vendor lock-in.

Lenovo Open Cloud Automation (LOC-A) offers at scale automation so that your teams can focus on Edge AI use-cases and not on infrastructure roll out.

For More Information

To learn more about the Lenovo Open Cloud Automation, contact your Lenovo representative or Business Partner, or visit https://www.lenovo.com/open-cloud-automation.

About Lenovo

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is a US$62 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #171 in the Fortune Global 500, employing 77,000 people around the world, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver smarter technology for all, Lenovo is expanding into new growth areas of infrastructure, mobile, solutions and services. This transformation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and sustainable digital society for everyone, everywhere.