Scale Computing HC3 - Reduces Complexity in the Data Center
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Scale Computing Platform
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View all pricingHC1200
$8,500
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Per Node
HC1250
$9,665
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Per Node
HC1250D
$15,170
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Per Node
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- No setup fee
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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, 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
Scale Computing Platform Features
- Supported: Simplicity
- Supported: Availability
- Supported: Scalability
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Scale Computing Platform Downloadables
- SC//Platform is a complete platform for running applications at the edge, with all of the software, hardware, and services needed. Regardless of your hardware requirements, the same innovative software, SC//HyperCore, and industry-first SC//Fleet Manager give you the power to run infrastructure efficiently at scale
- Scale Computing HyperCore saves you time and valuable resources because your software, servers, and storage are in a fully integrated platform. The same innovative software and simple user interface power your infrastructure regardless of your hardware configuration.
- Scale Computing Fleet Manager is the first cloud-hosted monitoring and management tool built for hyperconverged edge computing infrastructure at scale. It’s now easier than ever to securely monitor and manage your entire fleet of clusters running Scale Computing HyperCore. For IT Managers with multiple clusters, maintenance time will be reduced by 50% or more with the simplicity designed into this industry-leading platform.
- This document is intended to describe 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.
Scale Computing Platform Integrations
- Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
- Parallels Remote Application Server
- Leostream
- Cloud Unity - Google
Scale Computing Platform Competitors
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% |
Scale Computing Platform Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Unix |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Globally |
| Supported Languages | English |
Frequently Asked Questions
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Reviewers rate Usability and Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.4.
The most common users of Scale Computing Platform are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees) and the Government Administration industry.
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- Improved OPEX
- Reduced hardware costs
- Reduced maintenance costs
- Reduced footprint in the datacenter
- Reduced hours to maintain systems
- Reduced power and cooling costs
April 29, 2021
Scale Computing -> Best Value
- The biggest impact Scale has had is on my time. I really don't even think about the infrastructure anymore. It has really freed me up to handle other important matters.
- It's also very nice to know that when I need to upgrade or refresh in the future, I can just swap out servers and have minimal, or no downtime.
December 18, 2020
Scale HC3 Review
- Server uptime and overall health
- Immediate availability for growth or increase in server infrastructure without additional hardware costs
December 11, 2020
Scale is a great solution with second to none support
- Considering the short time I've had Scale, it's hard to speak to ROI but before purchasing we did compare costs of our previous solution in terms of licensing costs and future hardware costs and Scale was the less expensive option.
- From purely a power consumption perspective, the Scale solution is definitely a cost saving feature. I find myself with additional circuits that aren't needed any longer in my server room.
- Even in the short time I've had Scale in place, I can already tell that the uptime is better than with our previous solution.
- We've eliminated multiple power intensive servers by amalgamating the workloads on to HC3.
- The support agreement gives peace of mind against downtime.
- Our server drive stock is gathering dust as we no longer need to worry about replacing drives and having stock on hand ourselves.
December 01, 2020
Scale Review
- We have a full functional DR location with Scale at a very low cost.
- We have seen a complete ROI with our systems.
- We don't have to have a dedicated person to handle Scale.
December 01, 2020
Scale Computing HC3 is a Business Must-Have!
- Increased production with less downtime.
- Easier to maintain.
December 01, 2020
Scale Computing HC3 - Scales up to meet your needs.
- TCO is way down. We saved a lot not having to have separate SANs, VM Ware licensing, etc.
- Down time is minimal since we moved to the HC3 platform. Lower costs from lost production time.
November 30, 2020
HC3 works for me!
- As a one person IT department I always try to streamline and automate whenever possible. The Scale HC3 has reduced time spent on maintaining multiple physical servers and the overall ease of use is great.
- At the time of purchase their system was at least 10-15,000 less than their competitors.
November 30, 2020
Scale HC3 Review
- Maintenance has gone way down.
November 30, 2020
Scale Computing - Why we ditched VMware and Went to HC3
- We know what scale is going to cost - This has allowed us to focus on other projects.
- Scale has provided much more value than the cost. We were able to replace 3 older Dell/HP servers and a SAN cluster with less Scale nodes. This saved us thousands of dollars.
- Scale is expensive, but not unreasonably so. We were easily able to lease their products to fit our budget.
- Scale does not use the painful licensing of other companies. It is nice paying for hardware and support and not needless proprietary licenses.
November 30, 2020
Scale HC3 - a great hyper-converged solution for SMB
- The ROI has been fantastic - saved us thousands of dollars in licensing and hardware costs.
- Ease of use has saved massive amounts of time in setup and management.
November 28, 2020
Scale tips the scale accross the board
- Less down time.
- Less time setting up "hardware."
- More flexibility for my users.
November 27, 2020
Perfect system for us, peace of mind with performance.
- No negative.
- All positive.
- Only thing better would be free.
November 27, 2020
Scale is wonderful, not only as a virtualization platform but for increased DR capabilities as well.
- The best overall thing I can say about Scale is the increased DR support. If something fails with the scheduled snapshots we have a 10-minute recovery window so we never lose more than 10 minutes of data.
November 27, 2020
HC3 will change your server world!
- The response time of our internal servers has doubled, and our Public web server has increased by 45%.
- Our time for managing backups has gone from 2 hours a week to 0. After the schedules are set there's no need to do anything else besides changing the schedule if your needs change.
November 25, 2020
Scale HC3 review
- Very low cost on the initial purchase of the equipment.
- No cost support for the first 3 years of ownership.
- File storage allow us to utilize the the thin-provisioned storage.
November 25, 2020
Hyperconvergence made simple!
- Reduced staff time spent on servicing server infrastructure.
- Reduced storage costs.
- Increased vendor support costs.
November 25, 2020
High-powered hyperconverged environment without the high cost!
- ROI seems positive but we are still assessing
November 25, 2020
One of the best IT decisions I've ever made
- Peace of mind from servers being in a virtual environment.
- Good ROI from being able to load multiple servers without having to purchase individual servers appliances.
- Reduced downtime.
November 25, 2020
Scale: Smart, Simple, Effective, Reliable, and so much more...
- Our Scale investment will pay for itself in 2 years with the reductions we're seeing in server licensing, management software, backup software, and online backup services.
- We've had zero downtime attributable to Scale.
- Meeting tight timescales at an affordable price meant our business re-organisation was able to actually occur.
- Outsource support teams are confused by it - because of its simplicity - they keep trying to make something more complex than it is to keep earning unjustified fees
- Being able to carry out rolling upgrades with live users on the cluster went just fine
- Everything you wanted and more without being cluttered by things you might think you need. No bloat and that is one of its strong points. They keep it simple and functional.
- Simplicity of the VM environment to manage is key, as IT staff can dedicate themselves to all other work that is required.
- Importing of existing VM's was good, with minimal hassle or problems, the time saved with their utilities was tremendous.
November 24, 2020
Great solution!
- Time savings is probably the biggest difference so far. It saves a lot of time on setup and maintenance.