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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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Monty M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Great Support! Excellent install team!"
Simplicity! Much easier to use than VMware.
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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Seamless Platform for VM Management"
The Scale Computing Platform is seamless and straightforward to use for IT administrators. It was relatively easy to implement the Scale nodes for ...
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robert s.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"My experiences with Scale"
It's easy to use, easy to set up, but right now, the thing I like best is that it is easy to transfer existing VMs from an old cluster to a new one...

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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.
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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 .
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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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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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Michael D.
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Network Engineer
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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

How easy it was to migrate away from VMware to Scale and the how user friendly the platform is to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

So far, nothing at all. This, in my opinion, is by far the best hypervisor on the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The price point if annual licensing to start with. Also the ease of use and how simple it is to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

It is versatile and grows with our needs. Has an immutable layer for backups. Very straight forward to set up new VM's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Haven't found anything we dislike with the platform. Some updates only apply to certain hardware platforms and the updater will keep saying to "update" even though it doesn't apply. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We needed a server with redundancy for our core applications and network services and the ability to grow without major capex investment and rebuilding like other vendors do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Trevor G.
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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The technology is really good but what I like best is the customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I think the product or product suite is still in its infancy stage so I think this gripe will get better. I think just increasing the ease of use and improving the UX. I also think although the support is really good. I feel that there needs to be a team that is contacting sompanies using scale and introducing them to other things they can use scale for. A team that will take adeep dive in to how we are using scale and then suggest new ways to use it and new things you can spin up. afterall its free to spin up new things. This can increase customers value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

virtualizing our servers. Running containers to run small services. redunancy. future proof. DMZ Shared files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

James T.
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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The data deduplicaiton engine saves a significant portion of storage space freeing up budgets for other products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Sometimes importing foreign VMs can be a little challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Scale has allowed us to save a significant amount of rack space in our data center. It all makes restoring from backups very fast and offsite diaster recovery is quick to setup as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The best thing about the scale computing platform is how easy it is to build new virtual machines as well as moving them across the cluster nodes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

In my opinion one downside is the lack of administrative controls on the more technical level. However with their great support, it isn't a huge negative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The business problem the Scale Computing Platform solves for us is keeping our servers available all the time. This benefits us so that we can work on various things and if a node happens to go down, the server will seamlessly failover to a new node and cause no downtime for our end users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steve B.
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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The simplicity of the solution is what we like best. The interface is clean. Upgrades are just a couple of mouse clicks. When I have required support, it is easy and efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

The only downside is we don't have an HDMI capable KVM, so I have to move the HDMI connection manually to view the local nodes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Scale offers a one part number solution. No dealing with multiple vendors. No compatibility issues.

We are able to patch and upgrade on the fly. We are able to spin up desktop operating systems for point solutions: SFTP host, remote access desktop for technical support, full desktop for an iPad based user (via remote access). We manage two legacy client server solutions as a backup to a cloud solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MM
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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Simplicity! Much easier to use than VMware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

Can't easily link a USB thumb-drive to a specific windows VM. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Replaced the VMware environment at an more affordable cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

What I like best about Scale Computing Platform is its seamless integration and ease of use, making complex IT management straightforward and efficient Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

What I dislike about Scale Computing Platform is its limited control and insight, which can be frustrating for detailed management and monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Running Multiple VMs in different Nodes for Redundancy and without needing a different solution for storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

The SCALE Platform is easy to use and implement. It has a growing feature set, regular development cycles, stellar support and API integration. I manage our in house clusters and customer clusters with little effort every day. Infrastructure costs and complexity are greatly reduced with this solution without compromising uptime and failover capability whether using it for an edge deployment or a large server farm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

As a platform that's hard to say. The platform continues to evolve. I'd have to say that any deficiencies would be in very specific use cases that I have yet to run into. Dynamic scaling of hosted system resources may be the weakest point here. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The largest probem Scale solves is backend complexity in the infrastructure needed to support HCI at a cost that is reasonable and relatively affordable for medium and even small business in order to achieve the resiliency that it offers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Infrastructure Engineer
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What do you like best about Scale Computing Platform?

Great and responsive support for migrations, setup, and issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scale Computing Platform?

I have found as a new user of the latest NUC with our last refresh sometimes there are issues support hasn't run into but they were helpful until we sorted it out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Hyperconverged edge compute. It makes it easy to have a reliable platform at remote locations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.