Finnish telecoms equipment vendor Nokia and Chinese PC maker Lenovo have partnered to develop AI/ML data centre solutions for compute-intensive workloads.
The partner companies intend to market the solutions to enterprises, telcos, and digital infrastructure and cloud providers.
Under their agreement, the companies will leverage the Lenovo ThinkSystem AI-ready portfolio of high-performance servers and storage with the Nokia Data Centre network solution — which spans data centre fabric, IP routing, and DDoS security portfolios, along with the recently announced data centre network automation platform, Event-Driven Automation (EDA).
"The combined solutions will help meet the demanding processing and network performance requirements of modern workloads," the companies stated in their joint announcement.
"As AI models are trained, data centres for inferencing will be needed where AI clusters are networked both within and between the data centres at the edge, which requires high-speed, reliable and secure interconnectivity."
According to Nokia and Lenovo, the integration of their portfolios with a validated blueprint architecture enables seamless automation of AI/ML and compute-intensive workloads with enhanced observability, programmability, and extensibility, which are crucial for adapting to dynamic environments.
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The companies say that both Nokia and Lenovo portfolios have built-in security solutions that detect and thwart security threats in real-time, which is essential to combat the scale and frequency of cyberattacks.
Charles Ferland, Vice President Edge and Communications Service Providers at Lenovo, said the partnership with Nokia to bundle AI solutions is a natural alignment.
"Together, we provide a robust platform that meets the needs of telecommunications and enterprise sectors, enabling them to deploy AI clouds and manage their data efficiently," Ferland said.
"With Nokia’s automated data fabric and Lenovo’s leading automated compute and storage solutions with industry-leading Neptune liquid cooling technology, enterprises can confidently deploy cutting-edge sustainable infrastructure.
"This collaboration not only generates cost savings but also opens new revenue streams for providers through innovative AI and data consumption models."
Vach Kompella, Senior Vice President and General Manager of IP Networks business at Nokia, said combining Nokia's Data centre Fabric and Event Driven Automation with Lenovo's ThinkSystem AI portfolio, will deliver a high performance, scalable data centre networking solution designed to efficiently manage and automate AI/ML workloads, with a strong emphasis on security and energy efficiency.
"This collaboration not only enhances the performance and reliability of data centre operations, but also underscores our dedication to providing innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers," Kompella said.
"Together, we are setting new standards in the industry and driving forward the future of data centre technology.”