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What is Scale Computing Platform?

Scale Computing was founded to fulfill an IT infrastructure need often hindered by the complexity, time, and resources that traditional virtualized IT environments demand. Today, Scale Computing delivers a platform solution for data center, edge computing, virtualization technology, and hyperconverged infrastructure to customers worldwide. Award-winning Scale Computing Platform eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. 1. Simplicity Engineered Eliminate mundane management tasks and save IT administrators valuable time. SC//Platform's simplicity directly impacts IT with higher productivity and lower costs. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects problems in the infrastructure in real time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. 2. Scalable Plan the perfect future by not predicting it. Simply mix and match old and new hardware and applications on the same infrastructure for a future-proof environment that can scale up or down as needed. The storage system avoids issues inherent in traditional network storage approaches (SAN and NAS). By embedding storage with the hypervisor, resources can be automatically pooled across an entire cluster, and new storage is automatically added when new nodes are introduced. 3. Secure SC//Platform is designed to be 'Secure by Default,' meaning security isn't an option—it's a fundamental component ingrained in every aspect of the system. This approach eliminates the need for extensive configuration or additional security layers post-deployment. Unlike alternative solutions that require a long and complex “security best practices” checklist, SC//Platform limits the potential for misconfiguration vulnerabilities. 4. Manageable Scale Computing Fleet Manager combines centralized management with cloud and local automation, allowing infrastructure and applications to achieve and maintain the desired state throughout the entire life of the environment. Zero-touch provisioning decreases the time of installation by 90% or more Secure Link allows access to the HyperCore UI for in-depth cluster management with the click of a button without needing expensive or complex remote access solutions such as VPN or RDP Real-time monitoring of all workloads across a global fleet of SC//HyperCore clusters is made even easier with a searchable and customizable view 5. Cost-Effective Reduce IT infrastructure costs in almost every way. Hidden IT infrastructure costs associated with downtime, management, maintenance, training, and consulting are reduced to almost nothing. For more information: SC//Platform - https://www.scalecomputing.com/sc-platform SC//Fleet Manager - https://www.scalecomputing.com/sc-fleet-manager SC//HyperCore - https://www.scalecomputing.com/sc-hypercore

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Scale Computing is a global business with offices around the world, thousands of customers, and countless applications now running on Scale Computing Platform. Strategic partners include market leaders such as Google, Intel, APC Schneider, Lenovo, NEC, BCDVideo, and others. Some of the largest organizations in the world trust SC//Platform to run critical infrastructure, such as Hilton Hotels, Steel Dynamics, Farm Bureau Insurance, McDonald’s, Sumitomo Corporation, Delhaize, Holiday Inn, Air Liquide, and many others.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Scale Computing is engineered for simplicity. Former VMware customers cut downtime by 90% and reduced costs by 40% with a simpler, more reliable solution!

Customers choose Scale Computing for:
Simpler Management: Manage your entire infrastructure from one interface without complex licensing or vendor lock-in.

Integrated Backup and Disaster Recovery: Enjoy a comprehensive solution for data protection, ensuring businesses are well-prepared for any unforeseen disruptions.

Built-In High Availability: Enjoy peace of mind with integrated high availability and disaster recovery at no extra cost.

Effortless Scalability: Scale your environment seamlessly without the headaches of VMware’s multi-layered architecture.

Proven Performance: Leverage hyperconverged infrastructure for faster speeds and reduced latency.

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Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. The Scale Computing self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects problems in the infrastructure in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. This innovation makes Scale Computing Platform simple for IT to manage and administer.When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing is the ideal infrastructure platform for distributed enterprises, global retailers, and SMBs alike.

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Scale Computing Platform Demo - Scale Computing Fleet Manager

Manage your organization’s fleet of Clusters.

Scale Computing Platform Demo - Scale Computing Fleet Management Dashboard

At-a-glance summary of the health of your fleet upon login

Scale Computing Platform Demo - Cluster Details

Details of a particular cluster, including health, fleet manager connectivity, nodes, and VMs

Scale Computing Platform Demo - Hypercore UI

Simple Web Interface for Local Management of the Cluster and its Workloads

You might be perfectly satisfied with your VMware investment's price, management overhead, and reliability. If so, it's all good. Or you might be wondering if there is an alternative.

Taylor Leick, Senior Product Manager, demonstrates Scale Computing’s Fleet Manager, a robust tool managing over 14k systems with simplicity and scalability in mind, featuring single sign-on, role-based access control, and real-time data .

Reduce costs and data complexity with your current IT team through automation. Organizations are constantly battling with the demands of growth and doing more with less.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/16/2024

"SCALE has been a great solution for our clients."

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The customer service with SCALE is fantastic, and our customers love their servers. Our Engineers can set them up and run them easily, they are a great product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Compared to other servers, they are more costly. However, they are superior and have many more features than traditional servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Mental Health Care

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/5/2024

"Scale is a stellar Virtualization Platform"

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The customer service, support, and products offered are extremely user friendly and straightforward.

Implementing new servers and configuring literally any of their products is ridiculously simple without sacrificing any of the benefits of a more complex setup.

If I've been unable to solve an issue on my own, their support was available to help and would get me situated with best practice steps to move forward with, then help with every step on the path towards what I was needing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Every once in a while documentation seems a bit difficult to sift through.

This is my only complaint and even then it's not a huge deal as they are VERY verbose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/12/2023

"Easier, faster and knowledgeable support, than the "other guys" I've used."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Having implemented the cluster and DR node a few years back, it has been ticking away reliably since then! When I have had a question or the odd warning pop up, Customer Support has been top notch. We've had to do 2 drive swaps, on two separate nodes, and both times the drives have arrived fast, with the returns all processed for when we finished.

I've had to show a fellow admin how to do some of the basics and as it was new to him, he found it easy to use, and had his VM up and running in no time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Only item we struggled with at the start was importing some of the VMs from our prior system, and I hope that this has improved over the years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Wholesale

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/3/2023

"Innovative Hypervisior with great potential"

4/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

It comes with an great price/performance ratio and uses inexpensive but performant hardware. Scale is easy and intuitive to use. Huge advantage is the scalability which allows use to top up your cluster fast and easy. Also it offers huge compatibility with other appliances. Great technical support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Some features liked a build-in evacuation mode are missing. It offers a powerful API which allows you to use a script for cases like that. Some software producer wont really support Scale as an Hypervisior nevertheless it'll run just fine. Sometimes I wish there would be more settings a can make Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David G.

Hospital & Health Care

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/6/2023

"Every IT colleague looking for a new server or hypervisor, SCALE is my go to!"

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Using the Scale Platform for about 8 years, the servers, software and support have been rock solid. Scale Care has been extreamly helpful, even when the issue isn't related to the Scale system itself, they still leverage their expertise to help with things that wouldn't be considered 'their job'. Excellent! The physical machines are relaible and near maintenance free. The hypervisor makes managing the VM's almost too easy. The updates are non disruptive, but I still reccomend doing them after hours when possible. I have no complaints and will easily reccomend and use them in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I wish the system was quieter. Our second full cluster is much louder than the first cluster, they are aware and the issue has been resolved going forward. We use some sound proofing material to absorb the sound.

They do not oversell you on the platform, advocate for buying a little more, we have almost ourgrown our space. But this is the advantage of scale, we can add a node and continue on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

We started with 8 physical machines and a NAS, now we just have 3 little 1U nodes. It's increased our UPS run time and power efficiency. It's much faster than our former physical machines, but they are newer. We have a sense of relafe with the reduncancy that in an emergency we could run on 2 nodes if needed. Excellent backup of machines as well using Write Once Read Many for secure storage of snapshots. Easy to replicate and recover Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Glenn S.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/7/2023

"Gret Product, Easy to use and Reliable"

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The system is so easy to use. You don't need to reach for the manual everytime you need to do something you haven't done for a while. Its reliable, we've had the same nodes for nearly seven years and only had one hard disk fialure in that time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I'd like more commmunication from them. For example when their is a new firmware release I'd like to be sent a link to the latest manual and/or the release notes. Some short videos on the enhancements would be useful too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Paper & Forest Products

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/26/2020

"Great company to deal with. These guys have the best customer service, and are always very helpful."

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Ease of use, great customer service, secure snap shots of environments. We use the interface daily. It's packed with easy to use features, and great dashboard experience. With our purchase, Scale also aided in implementing the changeover from VMWare. All of our machines (10) integrated well into the existing architecture found within Scale. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

The only complaint I have is our recent alert we received from them. We were not aware when we made the purchase that their support contract only covered hardware for 5 years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Scale Computing Platform:

It was easy to move from VMWare to Scale. Be sure you get licenses for "Carbonite Move" with your purchase, as that makes the transition simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Scale Computing Platform solving and how is that benefiting you?

We solved a big issue, in my opinion. It is much easier to use than VMWare, costs less, and has the support of the software and hardware all under the same roof. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Todd N.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/11/2023

"Amazing, always feeling like I have the support I need."

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Simplicity, no extra drivers, no command line use (outside of initial setup). Great web based interface, with simple button commands. Can bring up a new server in minutes! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Only thing I have found was during the upgrade process is that we can't install larger drivers to current machines. I understand why after talking with an engineer but still sucks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Relations

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5/6/2024

"Good hardware, great service but needs some updates on the GUI."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Good service, helpful engineers that are knowledgable about the hardware/software and willing to assist. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

The hypercore GUI interface; lacks in functionality compared to competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andy K.

System Admin

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/25/2024

"Excellent Product & Service"

5/5

What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

I love how well the Hpyerconverged cluster works with little resouce overhead and a one stop shop for hardware support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I wish hardware warranty could be extended past the intial 5 year of purchased support. & years would be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.