Too many IT leaders have learned the hard way that putting all of their IT eggs in one cloud can be a literal recipe for disaster — which is why more and more organizations are increasingly adopting multi-cloud strategies to diversify their risk exposure, enhance resilience, and leverage the unique strengths of different cloud providers. This approach not only helps to avoid vendor lock-in, but also ensures that critical applications and data remain available even if one cloud service experiences disruptions. While the utilization of multiple cloud environments offers numerous benefits, managing these different cloud environments comes with its own challenges.
At Scale Computing, we understand the complexities of multi-cloud environments and are committed to providing solutions that simplify and enhance cloud management. At last year’s Platform//2024 event in Las Vegas, Scale Computing’s Dave Demlow, VP of Product Strategy, and Criag Theriac, VP of Product Management, took the stage to discuss multi-cloud management with the SC//Platform. In this post, we’ll recap their presentation and show you how SC//Platform’s seamless integration with major cloud providers, including Microsoft Azure, Google Anthos, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), can dramatically improve the efficiency and resilience of your IT infrastructure.
Managing Multi-Cloud
A multi-cloud strategy involves distributing workloads across various cloud service providers. In doing so, organizations can mitigate the risk of service outages and ensure business continuity. A multi-cloud strategy also enables increased flexibility and cost optimization, allowing organizations to cherry-pick services across different platforms that best align with their specific needs. However, a multi-cloud approach does come with increased complexities. Coordinating workloads across diverse cloud environments demands sophisticated management and orchestration tools. Ensuring consistent security policies, compliance standards, and governance across different cloud environments can also be more challenging. Further, the potential for increased operational complexity and the need for skilled personnel can lead to higher operational costs. To fully realize the benefits of a multi-cloud strategy, businesses must find a way to successfully navigate these challenges.
Streamlining Multi-Cloud Management with Scale Computing Platform
SC//Platform delivers cloud-like simplicity, high availability, and scalability integrated within a self-healing platform for autonomously running applications in remote data centers or at the edge of your network closest to where data is being generated. The solution consists of SC//HyperCore, a complete software stack for on-premises autonomous IT infrastructure management, and SC//Fleet Manager, which provides centralized monitoring, management, and orchestration of your remote environments, ensuring consistent performance across all sites with minimal human intervention.
SC//Platform offers a comprehensive edge solution for managing and deploying resources across multi-cloud environments. Designed to simplify management, it ensures that your IT services, whether at the edge or in the cloud, work harmoniously together. Here’s how SC//Platform improves multi-cloud management:
Unified Management Across Cloud Providers
- SC//Platform seamlessly integrates with major cloud providers, including Microsoft Azure, Google Anthos, and AWS. This integration allows organizations to manage on-premises and cloud-based resources from a single interface, simplifying operations and improving visibility across their entire infrastructure.
Enhanced Edge Computing Capabilities
- SC//Platform extends its capabilities to edge computing environments, providing a unified approach to managing edge devices alongside traditional data centers and cloud resources. This integration ensures consistent performance and management practices across all layers of the IT spectrum.
Flexible Application Deployment
- Scale Computing supports a range of applications, from legacy virtual machines to modern containerized applications, enabling organizations to deploy and manage diverse application types within and across multi-cloud environments.
Robust Integration with Microsoft Azure
- SC//Platform integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Azure’s extensive suite of services, enabling centralized management of on-premises resources through Azure Arc. This includes capabilities for managing Windows and Linux workloads, containerized applications, and leveraging Azure’s cloud services for disaster recovery, backup, and storage.
Comprehensive Support for Google Anthos and AWS
- For Google Anthos users, SC//Platform supports the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters, providing a consistent experience regardless of whether infrastructure is hosted on-premises or in the cloud. With AWS, Scale Computing facilitates integration with AWS Systems Manager and ECS Anywhere, enabling efficient remote management and deployment of containerized applications.
Integration With Major Cloud Providers
Microsoft Azure
- Azure Arc Integration: Manage on-premises and cloud resources from a single Azure console, including centralized updates, monitoring, and security policies.
- Azure File Sync: Extend local storage capabilities to the cloud, providing scalable storage solutions and improved data access.
- Azure IoT Edge: Deploy and manage IoT solutions at the edge, integrating with Azure’s cloud services for data processing and analysis.
- Azure Entra ID: Single sign-on and role-based access control.
Google Anthos
- Managed Kubernetes: Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters on-premises with Google Anthos, benefiting from Google’s managed services and updates while maintaining local control. On SC//HyperCore based fleets, users can deploy applications and change configurations from SC//Platform’s centralized, cloud-based interface. Developers retain the standard Kubernetes API interface and can direct commands and APIs at Google across multiple clusters, regardless of their physical location.
Amazon Web Services
- AWS Systems Manager: Centralize management of on-premises systems and applications, leveraging automation and monitoring capabilities.
- ECS Anywhere: Deploy and manage containerized applications across various environments, including edge locations.
- AWS Storage Gateway: Integrate on-premises storage with AWS, utilizing cloud storage for archiving and data synchronization.
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About Scale Computing
Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Scale Computing HC3 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. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the HC3 self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing HC3 is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights, Spiceworks, TechValidate and TrustRadius.
