Lenovo and Nutanix are rolling out desktop as a service (DaaS) as punters demand changes in the way that workplace tools are delivered after the coronavirus.
TruScale is Lenovo’s first offering for hosted desktops with Nutanix. Customers choose a range of devices, ranging from thin clients desktop PCs to virtual desktops that will come with a choice of Citrix or other virtual desktop environments, plus ThinkAgile HX Series from Nutanix. Partners can then offer it as a managed service, with users getting a monthly price.
Lenovo is not alone in identifying the as-a-service approach as one that is increasingly appealing to customers, and joins PC rivals HP and Dell with an offer that its channel can now put in front of customers.
Lenovo executive vice-president Kirk Skaugen said that many organisations were modernising their IT infrastructures to support the growing demands remote work continues to place on their IT systems.
“We are seeing a shift where customers are more interested in as-a-service models to help offset the investment associated with upgrading their IT systems quickly”, he said.
For Nutanix, the partnership gives the firm an opportunity to bring its cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure expertise to bear.
Nutanix chief commercial officer Tarkan Maner said that as businesses worldwide look for the way forward beyond this pandemic, they need technology partners to help them to embrace the future of work and thrive in a hybrid work model which will be the standard for many organisations.
“Lenovo’s strategic collaboration with Nutanix provides customers an end-to-end solution – from the hybrid cloud datacentres to digital workspaces – to empower employees wherever they are, while offering businesses a simplified consumption model through Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure Services, along with increased flexibility, scalability, performance and security to navigate the challenges of a distributed workforce.”
