Lenovo Provides Solution for Health Pharmacy Network IT Infrastructure

2021: Replacing Storage with Lenovo

Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (Lenovo ISG), Lenovo's division, partnered with Paradigm Lenovo to provide an upgrade solution. IT Infrastructure network of pharmacies "Health" This was announced on September 7, 2021 by the company. and Lenovo Russia Servers storage systems Lenovo allows you to cope with volume growth data and increased flows information with minimal costs.

A large Russian pharmacy network faced the need to switch to updated storage and servers. Previously used domestic and self-described solutions did not meet the needs of the company related to business growth.

After studying the market and conducting an internal analysis of the characteristics presented in the multi-vendor storage market, the choice fell on the Lenovo DE4000H storage.

The company notes that one of the significant arguments when choosing was that in the regions of the presence of Health there are offices of Paradigm, Lenovo's platinum partner.

The storage system must handle a large range of application workloads. This problem is solved by the hybrid massif of storage dannyhThinkSystem DE Series supporting adaptive algorithms of caching.

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4000H offers optimal performance with only 2U rack space for hybrid storage, combining high capacity and high performance. At the same time, the system has quite high characteristics. In particular, throughput reaches 9.2 Gb/s when reading data and 2.7 Gb/s when writing. The DE4000H is 99.9999% available with full I/O redundancy, improved data protection, and advanced diagnostics.

It is important to note that Lenovo offers a variety of security and data integrity controls. This is especially valuable for companies working with critical business data and confidential information. Customer scalability is achieved with modular storage design and simple management tools included. Thus, you can start working with data less than 10 minutes after the deployment of the system.

The platform based on the DE2000H, DE4000H, and DE6000H hybrid storage is optimized for enterprise-level workloads. Extensive configuration capabilities, fine-tuning performance, and complete control over data placement allow administrators to squeeze out and achieve maximum performance. The various views in the performance analysis graphics provide access to key information about storage I/O efficiency. This information is useful for administrators seeking complete storage control.

An important quality in the company is called system scalability. Storage provides the ability to increase capacity by adding the right drive type for the required load. These are standard hard drives for non-critical applications or SSDs for tasks that require minimal response time. Servers can also be upgraded by increasing the RAM capacity to the maximum supported by this equipment. The Lenovo XClarity management system provides centralized monitoring of Lenovo hardware, which reduces the burden on administrators.

The role in choosing a vendor was also played by the fact that Lenovo\is the successor to the server business on the x¼ IBM platform . When comparing Lenovo storage with third-party solutions, it turned out that at a comparable price, the Lenovo solution shows great performance, - noted in "Health." - Lenovo also provides comprehensive information about its products. Up to the possibility of conducting evaluation tests before making a final purchase decision.

The company plans to gradually replace all existing servers with Lenovo solutions, as well as the implementation of the XClarity management system. Lenovo XClarity Administrator is a centralized resource management solution designed to simplify the IT environment, accelerate response, and increase the availability of Lenovo server systems and products. It supports agent-free management of Lenovo hardware, and the simple dashboard provides easy access to inventory and monitoring functions. Another possible project is the replacement of outdated network switches of other manufacturers with modern high-speed Lenovo models.