Today, ChatGPT continues to set off a boom around the world, driving artificial intelligence to open a new round of growth, accelerating changes in various fields such as healthcare, education, finance, and manufacturing, and seizing a new track for "AI+" applications.
Chinese intelligence ushered in a new round of leap, and the innovative application of "AI+" triggered a sharp increase in demand for computing power
In recent years, artificial intelligence as a hot spot in the global layout, countries around the world have competed to release a series of relevant policies to promote the development of artificial intelligence, such as the United States issued the "National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan" and other reports, raising artificial intelligence to the national strategic level; the "Artificial Intelligence Coordination Plan" of "Made in Europe"; The mainland has also issued relevant policies such as the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" and "Notice on Supporting the Construction of a New Generation of Artificial Intelligence Demonstration Application Scenarios".
Moreover, the mainland is developing in the field of artificial intelligence and is ushering in a new round of leapfrogging period, from the perspective of market scale, it is estimated that in 2022, the market size of the Chinese industry will be 371.6 billion yuan, and it is expected to reach 1,537.2 billion yuan in 2027; In terms of capital investment, it is expected that the mainland will invest US$14.7 billion in the field of AI in 2023, accounting for about 10% of global investment, and may reach about US$26 billion in 2026; From the perspective of AI applications, according to the "2021-2022 Global Computing Power Index Evaluation Report", the total expenditure of Chinese intelligent applications is in the forefront, reaching a rapid growth of 34.7%, and is expected to maintain this growth level in the next five years.
With the rapid development of the AI industry in mainland China, the demand for computing power is also growing explosively, IDC data shows that in 2021, China's intelligent computing power scale will be 155.2 billion billion times per second (EFLOPS), and in 2022, the scale of intelligent computing power will reach 268 billion billion times per second (EFLOPS). It is expected that the compound annual growth rate of China's intelligent computing power scale will reach 52.3% from 2022 to 2026.
Among them, edge computing has become a powerful technical foundation for the intelligent transformation of the AI industry by virtue of the advantages of "data processing closer to the data source and being able to process and analyze data in real time or faster".
Nowadays, many domestic technology companies are using leading edge computing technology to provide strong computing power support for industrial transformation. For example, as a leading intelligent IT infrastructure provider in China, Lenovo relies on new IT technologies to empower industry change with edge intelligence and help enterprises transform and upgrade intelligently.
Lenovo's leading technology accelerates the development of AI+ industry applications
Recently, Lenovo launched the ThinkEdge SE450 designed for edge AI, which is an edge server with abundant GPU resources, can support multiple GPU resources, and can carry AI workloads at edge nodes, suitable for a variety of artificial intelligence application scenarios, creating more efficient data analysis and decision-making capabilities for enterprises.
In terms of performance, Lenovo's ThinkEdge SE450 Edge Server delivers superior edge computing capabilities—designed to virtualize traditional IT applications and new transformative AI systems, delivering the processing power, storage, accelerators, and networking technologies required for today's edge workloads. At the same time, Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 leverages the AI advantages of enterprise and industry edge applications, and by directly mounting the AI platform to the edge side, it can obtain more efficient data analysis capabilities in a shorter time, while providing the best computing power, enabling enterprises to make real-time decisions at the edge.
In terms of manageability, Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 edge server is equipped with XClarity Controller, an enterprise-class embedded management engine, which supports XClarity Administrator, which can help IT operators efficiently maintain server, storage, and network infrastructure, and accelerate service delivery, reducing the time and labor consumption caused by sending IT staff to remote locations in the past, reducing costs and increasing efficiency. And, in addition to a dedicated wired network management port, the ThinkEdge SE450 delivers management over a secure wireless connection so IT managers can perform updates, manage tasks, and access sites even if the primary Ethernet connection is interrupted.
In terms of appearance design, the design is compact and easy to deploy. With a compact form factor, the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 Edge Server is designed to meet the deployment needs of edge locations. Designed as a single slot, the body is designed with a height of 2U and a short housing for easy portability: it can be hung on a wall, stacked on a shelf, or mounted in a rack.
In terms of durability, the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 edge server is rugged enough to withstand continuous operating temperatures from 5°C to 45°C, and some configurations meet NEBS Class 3 and ETSI requirements, operate at -5°C to 55°C for 96 hours, and withstand heavy dust and high vibration environments.
In terms of security, the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 combines ThinkShield functionality with a secure BIOS and optional tamper detection protection to ensure security at the edge. Lenovo integrates security throughout the supply, delivery, and lifecycle of the system. And, when it comes to connected security, the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 offers a variety of connectivity options with wired and secure wireless Wi-Fi, and reliability features such as wireless failover, redundant boot and data drive, high-temperature components, and support for hyperconverged clustering ensure critical edge workloads are up and running.
In addition, in terms of noise reduction, the unique noise reduction innovation also makes the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 a rare server product with strong performance and quiet on the market. Under professional acoustic testing, Lenovo ThinkEdge SE450 has excellent sound level numerical performance, and the operating noise is generally less than 50dBA, which will not be uncomfortable when deployed in quieter indoor work scenarios, and can provide flexible and powerful edge computing power for different edge scenarios such as smart parks and smart stores.
At present, the global popularity of artificial intelligence continues to rise, and major countries are actively seizing this commanding heights of technology. In the future, as China's leading intelligent IT infrastructure provider, Lenovo will fully release its accumulated strength in the field of edge computing, further help improve China's AI strength, promote the implementation of edge AI in various industries, and help the industry achieve further upgrading!