Lenovo to offer entire as-a-service portfolio under expanded TruScale platform

TruScale to include everything-as-a-service much like Dell's APEX or HPE's GreenLake

Lenovo is to offer everything-as-a-service under an expanded TruScale platform, the vendor announced at its annual TechWorld conference on Wednesday.

TruScale already includes Lenovo's infrastructure-as-a-service capabilities but will now encompass all of Lenovo's as-a-service offerings, much like HPE's GreenLake or Dell's APEX.

"Lenovo TruScale offers businesses of all sizes an everything-as-a-service platform with the flexibility they need to stay competitive with a scalable, cloud-like consumption model and predictable payment options for hardware and service inclusions," Lenovo said in a statement.

"This transition to a fully integrated as-a-service (IaaS) strategy brings to life the company's ‘One Lenovo' vision - addressing common business challenges and providing IT leaders with the performance and flexibility to pay-as-you-grow."

A big feature of TruScale will be Lenovo's device-as-a-service (DaaS) offering, which the company announced in June would be launching in the UK, and allows partners to sell its entire device portfolio including laptops, desktops, workstations and tablets, through a monthly as-a-service model.

As part of the new platform, Lenovo has teamed up with infrastructure partners like Deloitte, VMWare and Intel, and DaaS security partners Absolute Software and SentinelOne to provide organisations with solutions such as hybrid cloud and managed security.

Lenovo says the move to bring everything under TruScale "embodies the company's vision and transformation for the next reality" by "meeting the growing global demand for smarter technology amid a new era of hybrid working and learning".

"Digital transformation is accelerating faster than ever, and companies are struggling to keep pace with the speed of innovation," said Ken Wong, president of Solutions and Services Group.

"We hear from CIOs every day that their organisations' technology needs are evolving every 12-18 months. With Lenovo TruScale, customers can expect one solution, one provider, one contract framework, and a single point of accountability for everything-as-a-service."