Item: Scale Computing Platform
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Scale Computing HC3

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Scale Computing HC3 is being used across our entire organization. It has replaced our old Hyper-V cluster as well as the Pillar SAN. We had several issues with snapshots timing out, and network connectivity when using the Hyper-V cluster. So far we have had 0 issues with the Scale product, and updating the cluster has been an absolute dream.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Hot changes for storage
Live updates
Quick snapshots
Snapshot schedules

Cons

There honestly isn't a lot to improve upon.
Importing foreign VM process

Support Rating

If I could give this product a score of 20, I would. It has exceeded all expectations. Management is a 10/10, scalability is a 10/10, versatility, interface, intuitive, all 10/10.

Return on Investment

I cannot say this product has had any negative impact on our business.

Alternatives Considered

Nutanix AOS, HPE SimpliVity (formerly OmniCube), Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) and Dell EMC VxRail

Scale Computing HC3 was not only cheaper than every solution that we looked at. It also had the easiest interface to learn and the least amount of hardware. We eliminated any and all setup/implementation costs as we were able to set up the cluster ourselves. All of the other services made me feel like I needed a master's degree to rack the units and set it up.

Likelihood to Recommend

Scale Computing HC3 is a very versatile solution. There are smaller nodes that we are considering for other locations and larger nodes that we are considering for DR solutions.

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Absolute best hyper-converged system on a budget