- New Lenovo ThinkSystem and Lenovo ThinkEdge servers deliver robust AI Inferencing for workloads of any size, across all industries
- New solutions and software stacks built on Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Advantage enable pre-validated AI Inference deployments in real-world environments
- New Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory Services provide enterprise guidance at any stage of the AI adoption cycle
At Tech World @ CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Lenovo has made a powerful announcement, expanding its Hybrid AI Advantage portfolio with a suite of purpose-built enterprise servers, solutions, and services tailored for AI inferencing workloads. As AI technology continues to evolve, Lenovo is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, eliminating obstacles to real-world AI use cases that span from storefront customer transactions to advanced healthcare applications, including critical diagnostics and treatment planning.
AI Inferencing represents a pivotal shift in the AI landscape, transitioning from training Large Language Models (LLMs) to fully leveraging trained models to analyze unseen data and make real-time decisions. This transition is crucial, as it transforms AI investments into actionable business returns, offering organizations invaluable competitive advantages. Lenovo’s new AI inferencing suite maximizes this potential, seamlessly connecting data across cloud, data centers, and edge environments to optimize AI workloads where they generate the greatest value. Futurum forecasts the global AI inference infrastructure market to grow from $5.0 billion in 2024 to a staggering $48.8 billion by 2030, driven by a 46.3% CAGR over six years.
“Enterprises need AI that can turn massive amounts of data into insights the moment it’s created,” said Ashley Gorakhpurwalla, Executive Vice President at Lenovo and President of Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group. “With our inferencing-optimized infrastructure, Lenovo is empowering customers with real-time, actionable intelligence that drives better decisions, stronger security, and faster innovation.”
Advanced Lenovo ThinkSystem and ThinkEdge Servers
Lenovo’s new AI inferencing servers cater to business workloads of all sizes, featuring cutting-edge GPU, memory, and networking capabilities. Highlights from the portfolio include:
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR675i: A powerhouse AI inferencing server designed for running full LLMs with massive scalability, perfect for industries like manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services.
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650i: A high-density, GPU-accelerated server that delivers accelerated AI inferencing power and is easy to deploy in existing data centers.
- Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455i: A compact, rugged server designed for retail, telco, and industrial environments, offering ultra-low latency and reliability in diverse conditions, from -5°C to 55°C.
Lenovo’s Neptune air and liquid cooling technology helps alleviate energy bottlenecks, ensuring top-tier performance for demanding AI workloads. Meanwhile, the Lenovo TruScale pay-as-you-go pricing model offers businesses the flexibility to scale and optimize without sacrificing agility or security.
Real-World AI Solutions
Lenovo’s enterprise AI hardware lays the foundation for the Lenovo Hybrid AI Factory, a modular, validated framework for building and operating AI solutions at scale. The Hybrid AI Factory combines infrastructure, software, and services into one cohesive platform, accelerating time-to-market and mitigating deployment risks. New platforms include:
- Lenovo Hybrid AI Inferencing with Lenovo ThinkAgile HX and Nutanix AI: A centralized shared inference capability that maximizes GPU utilization, boosts performance, and reduces costs in virtualized environments.
- Lenovo Hybrid AI Inferencing with Red Hat AI: An enterprise-grade platform for robust AI deployments, offering flexibility, security, and performance to support future growth.
- Lenovo Hybrid AI Inferencing with Canonical Ubuntu Pro: A streamlined, cost-effective solution designed for rapid deployment and experimentation, with enhanced security and scalability for AI.
AI Inferencing Services and Solutions
Lenovo’s new Hybrid AI Factory Services are designed to jumpstart enterprise adoption of AI inferencing, with tailored solutions for different industries. These services offer:
- Optimized server performance from day one, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and scalability for long-term ROI.
- Ongoing support through Lenovo Premier Support, ensuring seamless data center management.
- Flexible Lenovo TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service, enabling businesses to scale AI operations as needed.
These services ensure that businesses can adopt AI inferencing seamlessly, helping them maximize value and stay ahead in the fast-evolving AI landscape.
Transformative Experiences at the Sphere
Lenovo’s AI advancements are also making waves in one of the most unique locations in the world—the Sphere in Las Vegas. Home to the largest spherical structure on Earth, this venue hosts Sphere Studios, where Lenovo’s own infrastructure powers immersive content creation. Hundreds of Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 servers, powered by AMD EPYC™ processors and NVIDIA accelerated computing, are used to develop cutting-edge experiences at this extraordinary venue. The Sphere stands as a testament to the transformative power of Lenovo’s AI infrastructure, visible even from space.
As Lenovo continues to shape the future of AI, its innovations are creating real-world impact, empowering enterprises to harness AI’s full potential for smarter, more efficient decision-making across industries.
