Lenovo Optimizes Its Portfolio for Intel Solutions
Lenovo's Neptune Liquid Cooling Technology Boosts HPC Power Efficiency
Establishing HPC & AI Specialized Centers Worldwide

Lenovo, which has strengthened its edge computing portfolio with Transform 3.0, announced a collaboration with Intel.

Lenovo Data Center Group announced on the 6th that it will collaborate with Intel for many years in the fields of high-performance computing (HPC) and AI convergence.

Lenovo plans to optimize Intel's entire portfolio of HPC and AI hardware and software solutions and leverage them as the foundation of its market acceleration strategy.

The combination of the 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable platform and Lenovo Neptune liquid cooler technology is paying off through joint engineering and a unique combination of HPC IP from both companies. By adopting liquid cooling technology instead of the existing air cooling technology, Lenovo has reduced power consumption by 40-45% compared to the previous model.

Currently, 173 of the TOP500 fastest supercomputers in use across 19 countries rely on Lenovo servers. Seventeen of the world's 25 research-intensive universities also operate their systems based on Lenovo infrastructure. At the end of July, our Public Procurement Service selected Lenovo as the supplier for the Korea Meteorological Administration's supercomputer introduction project and signed a supply contract.

This collaboration combines Lenovo’s portfolio, including Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure, with Intel’s flagship technologies, including Intel Xe computing architecture, Intel Optane DC persistent memory, Intel oneAPI programming framework, and current and next-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI acceleration, Intel Deep Learning Boost.

Lenovo will focus on optimizing its LiCO HPC/AI software stack for Intel's next-generation technologies and aligning Lenovo's software offerings with the Intel oneAPI programming framework. We will also focus on enabling HPC and AI users to run their applications more easily than before by implementing the AOS advanced storage framework and other exascale-class software optimizations.

Additionally, Intel and Lenovo plan to collaborate to build a new ecosystem for the convergence of HPC and AI. It also includes a plan to co-create "HPC & AI centers of excellence" around the world to empower research and university institutions to develop solutions to address global challenges such as genomics, cancer, weather and climate, and space exploration.

“Lenovo Data Center Group is focused on supporting customers with open partnerships and open source-based AI technologies,” said Scott Tease, general manager, Lenovo Data Center HPC & AI, who introduced Lenovo’s vision at the Lenovo Transform 3.0 press conference. “Our goal is to provide customers around the world with an open AI portfolio that takes advantage of innovative computing models for HPC deployments.”

“Lenovo has recorded an average growth rate of 38% for the past five consecutive quarters,” said Shin Kyu-sik, CEO of Lenovo Global Technology Korea. “We aim to achieve double the industry average growth rate in 2020.” “We are aiming for high growth,” he said.