Lenovo Launches Modular DaaS for Sustainability to Manage Carbon, Reduce IT Costs, and Boost ROI
'Sustainable IT should drive value, not complexity,' said Rakshit Ghura, Vice President and General Manager, Digital Workplace Solutions at Lenovo. 'CIOs are increasingly tasked with delivering business performance and sustainability progress in parallel. Lenovo TruScale DaaS for Sustainability meets this demand with data-driven, circular IT that helps simplify decision-making and unlock ROI from day one.'
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