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The benefits can be seen with Servimed , one of the largest distributors of pharmaceutical and consumer products in Brazil , which switched to a Lenovo Infrastructure-as-a-Service ( IaaS ) solution , cutting up-front costs thanks to adopting a pay-as-you-go hybrid cloud .
“ This was a cost-effective way to switch and was perfect for a company with on-premise infrastructure and highly interconnected systems ,” Jeffs asserts . “ Since this has been implemented , there has been 100 % availability and 40 % of the IT team ’ s time has been freed up , so that they can focus on more valuable tasks within the business . This has boosted productivity and enabled Servimed to continue to provide a great service .”
The evolution of hybrid data centres As demand for AI compute continues to reshape the data centre landscape , operators are set to face countless hardware upgrades . Lindqvist explains that , in order to avoid unnecessary and expensive overhaul , operators must shift towards modular IT infrastructure , emphasising interchangeability and connectivity .
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