Customer Success Stories
See how our portfolio of products, solutions, software, and services deliver Smarter Technology for All.
Case Studies
CERFACS
For research center CERFACS, finding better solutions to scientific problems requires more complex simulations and ultimately, more powerful computing resources. Resolving to triple the power of its internal computing cluster, the organization found the optimal balance between throughput and total cost of ownership in a Lenovo supercomputer with 6,000 cores. Enabling up to 30 percent performance gains and 50 percent energy savings, the solution is helping CERFACS lead the way in research innovation.
Offerings: NeXtScale System
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford, renowned for its academic excellence, wanted to better support researchers from all faculties. With its existing cluster struggling to cope with growing demand for high performance computing, the university worked with Lenovo and OCF to deploy
a Lenovo NeXtScale System M5 cluster with over 5,000 Intel processor cores. With the Lenovo solution, the university can now offer researchers from a wide range of disciplines a truly state-of-the-art research tool, helping to maintain its sparkling reputation.
Offerings: NeXtScale System, Networking
Technische Universität Darmstadt
The Need
For universities, staying at the forefront of academic research depends increasingly on providing scientists with access to powerful, flexible and energy-efficient supercomputing facilities.
The Solution
TU Darmstadt deployed a new supercomputing environment based on System x® iDataPlex® dx360 M4, System x3850 X5, System x3550 M4, System x3650 M4 and System x3750 M4 servers.
The Benefit
The solution offers 38 times the performance of the previous supercomputer, and allows administrators to cut time spent on routine management. High energy efficiency reduces total cost of ownership.
Offerings: NeXtScale System, System x
Merkl IT / Virtual BackOffice
The Need
To respond to increasing competition, Merkl IT decided to enhance its customer service by expanding its offerings, but first needed to cut the time spent by staff on cumbersome administrative tasks.
The Solution
Merkl IT replaced its previous servers with the easy-to-manage Flex System™, allowing staff to spend more time on more productive activities, such as developing new business services.
The Benefit
Halving the time needed to provision new systems helps Merkl IT respond faster to customer requests, raising satisfaction; an 80 percent reduction in cable costs lowers operational expenses.
POV/Focus: Cloud, High Availability
Offerings: Flex System, Networking
MDlink
IT service provider MDlink online service center GmbH found that its networking equipment was struggling to cope with increased volumes of customer traffic and the demands of the company’s new cloud services. MDlink chose to replace its existing Cisco switches with Lenovo RackSwitch technology, based on its outstanding experience of Lenovo System x servers. Not only does this decision enable the company to
continue providing highly available hosting services, it also greatly simplifies MDlink’s data center infrastructure.
POV/Focus: Cloud, Infrastucture as a Service
Offerings: System x, NeXtScale System, Networking