Lenovo LinkEasy AI solution accelerates the pace of AI deployment in new infrastructure

Lenovo Netcom Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lenovo Netcom"), a leading intelligent data management solution and service provider dedicated to driving Chinese companies to unleash the potential of data and accelerate digital transformation, today announced the launch of the Easy AI Solution. This solution is supported by Lenovo Netcom's all-flash and hybrid flash arrays and NVIDIA DGX™ AI systems, and is an extension of the previously released ONTAP AI solution. The Easy AI Solution simplifies, accelerates and integrates deep learning data pipelines with the help of Data Fabric across edge, core and cloud, accelerating the pace of Chinese companies' deployment of artificial intelligence and promoting the development of the artificial intelligence industry in the "new infrastructure" era.

Lu Daxin, CEO of Lenovo Netcom, said: "The introduction of the 'New Infrastructure' strategy has put the development of the artificial intelligence industry on the fast track, and artificial intelligence technology has become the core driving force of a new round of industrial transformation. Lenovo Netcom provides a complete solution for artificial intelligence and deep learning workflows. Among them, the Easy AI solution is specifically designed to accelerate artificial intelligence training and reasoning, meet the performance and budget requirements of enterprises in different industries, promote the implementation of artificial intelligence, and add new impetus to the construction of the artificial intelligence field of the 'New Infrastructure'."

Riding on the favorable conditions of the development of the artificial intelligence industry and technology under the background of "new infrastructure", enterprises in various industries are seeking digital and intelligent transformation, and enhancing their competitive advantages by deploying artificial intelligence and deep learning. However, when deploying artificial intelligence, enterprises often face the following key challenges: the demand for high performance, high operating costs, and complex deployment processes. The previously released ONTAP AI solution is a combination of the all-flash array provided by Lenovo Nettop and the NVIDIA  DGX  AI system. Its certified architecture is able to meet demanding deep learning training workloads with excellent performance. The Easy AI solution launched by Lenovo Nettop this time goes a step further on this basis, improving the cost-effectiveness by providing a full range of product portfolios covering low-end to high-end, helping enterprises in various industries to simplify deployment and accelerate the deep learning process. The solution has the following features:

Performance guarantee: In the Easy AI solution, the all-flash and hybrid flash arrays provided by Lenovo NetApp are high-performance, scalable, and have strong platform integration capabilities. Combined with the NVIDIA DGX system, an infrastructure that can achieve sustained high I/O throughput and maintain low latency is built to improve the efficiency of artificial intelligence training. Among them, the proven ONTAP AI now supports the latest NVIDIA DGX A100 system designed for advanced AI training, reasoning, and data analysis. Each DGX A100 system has up to 5 Petaflops of AI performance, and the new architecture combined with the NetApp AFF A800 all-flash array provided by Lenovo NetApp has also been certified, which can accelerate artificial intelligence innovation and improve return on investment.

 Cost-effective: Enterprises using the EasyAI solution can select a combination of mid- and low-end storage products with the same ONTAP AI certified architecture as needed, such as NetApp AFF C190/A220/A300 and other entry-level to mid-range all-flash products or Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000F/7000F/7100F and other all-flash products, to save costs while eliminating performance bottlenecks and accelerate the pace of AI deployment.

 Dual-brand flash storage options: EasyAI solutions provide enterprises with more diverse and more enterprise-friendly flash storage product options. Enterprises can choose all-flash storage and hybrid flash storage arrays from both NetApp and Lenovo. These products are based on powerful and reliable ONTAP data management software, which is easy to deploy and simplify operations, providing the performance and scalability required by the business, allowing developers to focus on artificial intelligence projects and improve work efficiency without spending energy on complex system integration.

EasyJet AI solutions are widely applicable to various industries including healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications, government, finance, and retail, especially those companies that need to achieve innovation through artificial intelligence and also need to save costs. They can help them take advantage of the dividends of the development of the artificial intelligence industry in the "new infrastructure" era, successfully apply artificial intelligence to practice, accelerate large-scale innovation, and take the lead in the future led by artificial intelligence. For example, in the medical industry, EasyJet AI solutions can accelerate the analysis of data sources such as clinical applications, genomics, and scientific research databases, and use artificial intelligence and deep learning to better identify complex conditions, classify critical levels, and provide symptomatic treatment. In the automotive industry, EasyJet AI solutions can be applied to autonomous driving. Through its powerful performance, it provides high-performance computing and IO capabilities for model training, helping to achieve new breakthroughs in the field of technological innovation in autonomous driving.