“Malaysian customers are definitely moving into the future and Lenovo wants to be the partner that moves with them.”
SUMIR BHATIA, Lenovo Data Centre Group Asia Pacific vice-president
THERE is growth potentials for artificial intelligence (AI) and big data in Malaysia as local companies are keen on implementing the technologies.
Lenovo Data Centre Group (DGC) Asia Pacific vice-president Sumir Bhatia said chief information officers (CIO) were also interested in implementing “green IT”, which aims to minimise the negative impact of IT operations on the environment as well as in- crease cost-efficiency.
“Malaysian customers are definitely moving into the future and Lenovo wants to be the partner that moves with them,” he told NST Business in an interview.
He said Lenovo DCG and its partners were working with industry leaders on the latest trends and practices in the market and how to better implement them in different industries to train a knowledgeable workforce.
“We want to enhance the skillsets of employees and train them in new skills, such as data analytics.”
Bhatia said in terms of green IT, Malaysia was the first country in Asia to adopt Lenovo’s water-cooling technology.
“It helps organisations reduce their power utilisation, as with this technology, you won’t need to use air-conditioning in data centres.
“It also allows our customers to increase their performance while reducing their power and energy consumption,” he said.
“We are the leaders of this technology, and now our competitors are scrambling to catch up.”
Bhatia said Malaysia continued to be a key market for Lenovo, as the company was the second largest vendor in Malaysia.
“We are very pleased with the talent and manpower in this country, which is a great asset to Lenovo. In fact, Lenovo has a large supply chain team here in Malaysia that supports the Asia Pacific region.
“We are investing not just in our people, but also in the technical know-how for Malaysia as well as the rest of the region.”
Bhatia also see great potential in Malaysia through Lenovo’s experience of working with organisations to help build innovation centres and transfer skills for key new technologies, like AI and machine learning.
“From our conversations with our customers, we know that there is a hunger to learn how to implement AI and big data analytics, which is a good opportunity for Lenovo to partner with them on their digitisation journey,” he said.