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What is Scale Computing Platform?
Scale Computing offers edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software promises to eliminate traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system…
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HE151
$3,300
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HE501
$6,800
On Premise
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HC1300
$11,900
On Premise
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- $3,300 per node
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What is Scale Computing Platform?
Scale Computing offers edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software promises to eliminate traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. The vendor says that, using patented HyperCore™ technology, the SC//HyperCore 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. The vendor says ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO are key differentiators. The product works for distributed enterprises, global retailers, and SMBs alike.
According to the vendor, its key features and benefits include:
- Install in less than an hour
- Deploy new VMs in minutes
- Built-in Browser-based Management
- Software-defined, hybrid storage system with automated tiering
- Fully integrated, cluster-wide resource utilization and alerts
- Single vendor support experience, no disparate systems to integrate
- Integrated all-in-one appliance
- Scale-out Architecture
- Mix and match new nodes
- Incremental resources improve performance of existing workloads
- Fast and easy to expand, no downtime required
- No additional licensing required
- Start small and grow as your business grows
- No forklift upgrades
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SC//Platform Success Story - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
SC//Platform Success Story - American Foundry Group
SC//Platform Success Story - Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township
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Scale Computing Platform Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Unix |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Globally |
| Supported Languages | English |
Scale Computing Platform Downloadables
- SC//Platform is a platform for running applications at the edge, with all of the software, hardware, and services needed. Regardless of the user's hardware requirements, the same innovative software, SC//HyperCore, and SC//Fleet Manager help to run infrastructure efficiently at scale
- Scale Computing HyperCore saves resources because its software, servers, and storage are in a fully integrated platform that power infrastructure regardless of the hardware configuration.
- Scale Computing Fleet Manager is a cloud-hosted monitoring and management tool built for hyperconverged edge computing infrastructure at scale. It can be used to monitor and manage an entire fleet of clusters running Scale Computing HyperCore. For IT Managers with multiple clusters, maintenance time can be reduced.
- This document describes the technology, concepts and operating theory behind the Scale Computing HyperCore OS that powers it, including the SCRIBE (Scale Computing Reliable Independent Block Engine) storage layer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Scale Computing Platform starts at $3300.
VMware vCenter, VMware ESXi, and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure are common alternatives for Scale Computing Platform.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.
The most common users of Scale Computing Platform are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
Scale Computing Platform Customer Size Distribution
| Consumers | 0% |
|---|---|
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 20% |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 70% |
| Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 10% |
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- Citrix Hypervisor (formerly XenServer) and Hyper-V
Citrix was our oldest virtual environment and it was tired when we retired it fully. But when testing newer systems it would have taken more time and was not as easily adaptable to grow our system. Hyper-V may be the basic MS virtual environment but the configuration of LUNs and Sans to provide storage would have escalated our time enormously.
March 11, 2019
Scale Computing Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Review
March 11, 2019
True Hyperconvergence with Support that will WOW you!
HC3 is so much easier to set up, manage, and configure than VMware ESXi. We have not regretted the switch to HC3 for one moment.
March 09, 2019
Scale HC3 vs. VMware
We did not evaluate any other Hyper-Converged solutions, but we previously used VMware vCenter, vSphere, ESXi and we piloted Microsoft Azure. All of them had higher costs and recurring costs that were not necessarily associated with Scale. We explored staying with VMware and also a couple of cloud solutions for migrating our data center, and none were as good of a fit as Scale was.
March 09, 2019
Scale HC3 -- Perfect for a business on the move
Pound for pound HC3, does all the is required for a small to medium size organization, as well as divisional areas of larger enterprise corporations.
March 09, 2019
Scale HC3, Hyper-Convergeance the Easy Way!
Scale HC3 is easier to understand, use, maintain and implement than our old VMware ESXi environment.
Very comparable with less of a learning curve. Not as feature rich, but performance for the price cannot be matched.
March 08, 2019
Scale HC3 review by small business.
Scale is much easier for inexperienced users to use. Its web-based portal is great. Console access launches quickly and works perfectly.
March 08, 2019
Scale Computing HC3 saved our IT Infrastructure
Scale Computing had zero pressure tactic and delivered on every word they said and more. The pricing was on par with the competitors, but I was getting the high end of Scale's solution while with the others I was getting their low end. Without a doubt we made the perfect choice going with Scale Computing.
March 02, 2019
Don't be afraid to Scale your virtual environment
Multiple vendors, multiple systems, multiple contracts, multiple licenses, maintenance and support, all gone with a Scale Computing HC3 system. One system, one vendor, one support, fewer headaches and problems to solve. Devote your time to running the business and not minding the infrastructure. Scale made it an easy choice to build a virtual environment.
February 27, 2019
HC3 - A fantastic solution for all your needs.
When we implemented our first HC3 cluster almost 5 years ago, we also reviewed options from Dell, HP, and Nutanix and found they just didn't stack up to what we saw in Scale Computing HC3, particularly with their price point. Being a school, IT budgets are always very tight so it was great to find a solution that met all our needs and budget requirements.
February 22, 2019
HC3: Flexibility AND Performance
We considered Simplivity and Nutanix. HC3 compared well against both, seemed more flexible from a hardware standpoint, and allowed for easier incremental refresh and expansion. HC3 also eliminated the need and cost for VMware.
February 21, 2019
HC3 - A Clear Choice For Our City
Scale was less expensive and delivered all of our needs.
February 20, 2019
Damn good option - I am sold for sure.
The fact that everything is integrated is fantastic. "One throat to choke" should something go wrong. I do not have to worry about if this software update is going to interfere with this hardware version....or vice versa. They check and recheck before they start pushing updates out. Sometimes that is sort of frustrating because I know there is some sort of update I want in the pipeline; but if I really want, they can get me upgraded before the public release. All of this and it is not even an alpha/beta release.....more of a post-beta if you will. I have done this twice and have never seen a single issue because of it.
February 20, 2019
Scale Computing HC3 - First Time User Review
We did previously have VMWare licensing but it was so old (5.1) it did not seem worth it to try and upgrade it.
February 19, 2019
Make it easy on yourself.
Lean and mean. For simple and smaller infrastructures, it meets all the bullets of a complex hyper-converged or converged solution at a very reasonable budget, and is MUCH easier to implement.
February 19, 2019
Scale will scale with us.
- Nutanix and HPE SimpliVity (formerly OmniCube)
Simplivity is not true hyper-converged, it keeps all the complexity of VMWare and SAN and the required management.
Nutanix is not open about their system performance.
Scale won the race by sending a test unit and letting us have a go at it. They are fully open about what their system does and let us test in any way.
February 19, 2019
Scale HC3 in K-12
- Nutanix and VMware ESXi
We were looking for a hyper-converged solution that was cost effective, yet would deliver the performance we needed for our day-to-day operations. Scale HC3 meets our needs in both areas.
September 24, 2018
Scale Computing HC3, the right fit for SMB
Considerable cost savings running HC3 compared to VMware ESXi
September 24, 2018
More Scale Please
- Nimble, HPE Proliant ML and VMware ESXi
We have one system now rather than 3. We're able to do everything we need to from one management screen
April 04, 2018
Scale out performs
VMWare is great, but much more complex and licensing is not a simple process.
February 05, 2018
Three year review of Scale's HC3
When the HC3 system was considered it was replacing a lot of hardware. The cost ended up being lower than all other options.
February 02, 2018
I love our Scale
- Hewlett Packard
Impressive greater value for similar sized system
February 02, 2018
Scale HC3 3 Node first time purchaser review
- VM Ware
In small business scenarios where you have 15 VMs or less Scale makes a good product that gives a scalable performance compared to a VM setup that uses physical servers tied to a storage device. Not having to manage the storage layer saves headaches and allows admins more time to do other tasks. The competitive and personal communications I received while working on our first purchase with Scale hardware was a great experience and I felt valued as a potential customer and that they genuinely wanted my business.