Edge Computing Solution Provider Recognized for the Third Consecutive Year for its Forward-Thinking Technology and Positive Impact on Midsize Business Partners

INDIANAPOLIS — July 15, 2024 — Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions, today announced that MES Computing, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Scale Computing on its 2024 MES Midmarket 100 list. The list recognizes top vendors that have proven themselves to be forward-thinking technology providers offering products and services that support midmarket organizations and drive growth and innovation for those customers.

Scale Computing was named to the list for its award-winning solutions that power the growth of its midmarket business partners. Scale Computing Platform (SC//Platform) brings together simplicity and scalability, replacing existing infrastructure and providing high availability for running workloads in a single, easy-to-manage solution. Eliminating complexity, reducing costs, and decreasing management time, SC//Platform delivers faster time to value than competing solutions and enables midsize organizations to run applications in a unified environment that scales from 1 to 50,000 servers.

“We are thrilled to be named to the exclusive MES Midmarket 100 list, as it reinforces our commitment to our midsize business partners,” said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder of Scale Computing. “Scale Computing provides organizations of any size the ability to scale quickly and affordably, without sacrificing cloud-like ease of use, scalability, and availability. We continue to be dedicated to driving growth and supporting innovation among our partners, allowing them to do more profitable and productive work. Our inclusion on the MES Midmarket 100 list clearly demonstrates our dedication to that mission.”

Winners were selected based on their go-to-market strategy, how they serve the midmarket, and the strength of their midmarket product portfolios. MES Computing defines the midmarket as those organizations with an annual revenue of $50 million to $2 billion and/or 100 to 2500 total supported users/seats.

“The MES Computing Midmarket 100 list recognizes the industry’s key vendors that are invested in meeting the technology needs of midmarket organizations. The products and services offered by these manufacturers are helping midmarket businesses innovate, grow and thrive,” said Samara Lynn, senior editor, MES Computing, The Channel Company. “Midmarket businesses are a critical driver of the U.S. economy, and we look forward to seeing how our Midmarket 100 honorees continue to serve this vital market segment.”

The MES Computing Midmarket 100 list is featured online at mescomputing.com/midmarket100.

In today’s data-driven world, businesses are increasingly deploying applications at the edge of their networks — from remote branch offices to factory floors to oil rigs. These edge locations often generate massive amounts of data that needs to be processed and analyzed quickly, but traditional IT infrastructure can struggle to keep up, especially for organizations embracing DevOps and agile methodologies.

Enter full-stack edge deployments. These cloud-managed solutions offer a comprehensive toolkit for running applications at the edge, enabling local data collection and processing. They’re ideal for businesses that need to run applications in offline environments, require near-real-time data processing due to latency concerns, or have data privacy regulations that necessitate local data storage. Full-stack edge deployments simplify IT operations by providing everything an organization needs to manage its edge infrastructure, from operating systems to disaster recovery, in a single platform.

If you’re looking to harness the power of edge computing, full-stack edge deployments are a game-changer for increasing deployment speed, improving performance, and ultimately reducing costs. That’s why we’re proud that Scale Computing is recognized as a leader in full-stack edge in the latest GigaOm Radar for Full-Stack Edge Deployments. The prestigious report by GigaOm, a leading analyst firm, evaluates vendors in the full-stack edge deployment space, highlighting solutions that empower businesses to unlock the full potential of edge computing.

Why Scale Computing is a Leader in Full-Stack Edge Deployments

The GigaOm Radar is a valuable resource for IT and business leaders evaluating edge computing solutions. The 2024 report analyzes 16 top vendors and assesses them based on key capabilities and requirements. Scale Computing is positioned in the Leaders circle within the Maturity/Platform Play quadrant of the GigaOm Radar, scoring highly across a range of key features that signify our standing as a leading provider of integrated hardware-software solutions for the edge.

The GigaOm Radar Report Highlights:

• Scale Computing is a good fit for any organization of any size.
• Scale Computing delivers one unified edge computing platform for simplified deployment and management.
• Scale Computing provides fantastic economic benefits, allowing users to do more with less cost and fewer resources.

The future of IT is at the edge, and Scale Computing is at the forefront of the revolution. Our full-stack edge solution offers unmatched simplicity, scalability, and ease of use for organizations of all sizes, in any industry.

• Single Platform Does it All: Scale Computing Platform (SC//Platform) consolidates virtualization, servers, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and fleet management into a single, easy-to-manage platform. This eliminates the need for complex, piecemeal infrastructure and simplifies edge deployments.
• Seamless Scalability: Our solution scales from data centers to branch offices and distributed edge locations.
• Centralized Management for Hundreds (or Thousands) of Deployments: Scale Computing Fleet Manager (SC//Fleet Manager) allows IT leaders to centrally monitor and manage even the most geographically dispersed deployments with ease. Our zero-touch provisioning feature reduces deployment times by a staggering 90% or more.
• Unmatched Uptime with Self-Healing Technology: Our patented HyperCore technology ensures application uptime through real-time problem identification, reduction, and correction. This translates to lower maintenance costs and a more reliable edge environment.

You can download a complimentary copy of the GigaOm Radar Report for Full-Stack Edge Deployments and learn more about how Scale Computing can help your business unlock the potential of the edge.

INDIANAPOLIS – JULY 8, 2024 – Scale Computing, the market leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions, today announced its partnership with WiCom Networks, one of the largest technology integrators in Latin America. WiCom Networks will now deliver simple, reliable, affordable, and easy-to-deploy infrastructure solutions to the IT market in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, and Panama via Scale Computing’s award-winning SC//Platform, while simultaneously expanding its partner community in Latin America (LATAM).

Together, Scale Computing and WiCom Networks are bringing a virtualization alternative to customers and partners in the LATAM region. SC//Platform brings simplicity, high availability and scalability together, replacing the existing infrastructure for running VMs in a single, easy-to-manage platform. Regardless of hardware requirements, users are able to run applications in a fully integrated platform, and the same innovative software and simple user interface provide the power to run infrastructure efficiently at the edge.

Many of today’s virtualization solutions consist of multiple vendor products, making them more complicated and expensive than necessary. Moreover, properly configuring disparate server and storage components takes up valuable department resources, and that’s even before a company has installed and configured hypervisors or tested for compatibility and performance. Scale Computing’s virtualization software and appliances, meanwhile, are based on patented technologies designed from the ground up to minimize infrastructure complexity and cost. Whether an organization is considering migrating from its existing virtualization platform or is virtualizing from scratch for the first time, Scale Computing’s hyperconverged approach is the shortest path to affordable virtualization that’s easy to deploy, easy to manage, and easy to scale.

“We consistently hear from business leaders that it is imperative to have simple, flexible, scalable, and resilient IT solutions to successfully navigate today’s complex infrastructure environments. We’re thrilled to partner with Scale Computing and offer their award-winning SC//Platform to our partners throughout Latin America. This partnership furthers our commitment to providing the most innovative and reliable solutions to our customers,” said Elkin D. Gonzalez, CEO of WiCom Networks.

Scale Computing continues to be the top choice for organizations thanks to the simplicity, efficiency, and innovation of its platform. Automated machine learning capabilities found in the company’s solutions mean that the typical Scale Computing customer sees a reduction in ongoing management costs of between 60 and 80 percent.

“WiCom Networks is a leading technology integrator in Latin America, and we are proud to be partnering with an organization that is so fresh and innovative and who embraces new technology. We are very excited to be growing our partner community in LATAM,” said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder of Scale Computing.

Scale Computing CEO Explains Why the Cloud is Not For Everyone and Wins Four XCellence Awards at MES Spring 2024 Event

At the end of April, Scale Computing went to Orlando for the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) event, returning home with four XCellence Awards, including the XCellence in Solutions award, the XCellence in Solutions Pavilion Strategy, the Most Midmarket Friendly award, the XCellence in Boardroom Presentation award, and the Best in Show award. The XCellence in Boardroom Presentation award was presented to Scale Computing’s CEO, Jeff Ready, for his boardroom session on edge computing.

Jeff’s session wasn’t your typical product pitch; it was a direct challenge to the status quo and the blind faith too many IT leaders have placed in an all-cloud approach. “All cloud is bad,” he cautioned, going on to acknowledge that “the cloud is a powerful tool, but relying solely on it can leave you vulnerable and locked into expensive vendor contracts.” While the cloud offers scalability and flexibility, it can also lead to significant cost overruns and long-term financial commitments that are difficult to escape. Moreover, he explained that running resource intensive AI applications in the cloud can be exorbitantly expensive compared to on-premises solutions.

To illustrate this point, Jeff uses the example of running compute-intensive AI applications in the cloud, noting that such tasks, which require substantial GPU resources, can quickly become prohibitively expensive when operated in a public cloud environment. By contrasting the cost of running a GPU-intensive game on a PlayStation versus on AWS, he showed how running similar workloads on AWS would cost up to $3,000 per month, compared to a one-time $400 cost for a PlayStation. “This is literally the difference in cost for running AI applications in the cloud versus on-prem.”

To mitigate these risks, Jeff argues in favor of a hybrid approach, one that leverages the strengths of both cloud and on-premises solutions, as both a more strategically and economically sound long-term strategy. He also explains how edge computing, which brings processing power closer to the data source, can significantly reduce costs and improve performance. By deploying AI and other resource-intensive applications at the edge, organizations can not only achieve greater efficiency and control over their infrastructure but can do so in a more cost-predictive fashion.

Jeff also touched on the theme of vendor lock-in as it relates to VMware, detailing Scale Computing’s new Seamless Switch campaign. He explained that for organizations currently tied to VMware contracts, Scale Computing offers a seamless migration path that allows them to switch without immediate financial penalties. The campaign includes free Scale Computing services for the duration of any remaining VMware contract and a generous hardware trade-in program, making it an attractive option for businesses looking to modernize their IT infrastructure while avoiding the pitfalls of vendor lock-in and escalating costs associated with VMware.

These insights set the stage for a live demo of two of Scale Computing’s edge computing solutions: SC//FleetManager and SC//HyperCore. In the first demo, Jeff shows how SC//Fleet Manager acts as a virtual control center, allowing users to manage on-premises environments as a private cloud, eliminating many of the headaches that come with managing disparate systems.

He also showed how using SC//FleetManager’s integrated Secure Link feature simplifies remote access by offering a secure, user-friendly alternative to traditional VPNs, which not only serves to enhance an organization’s overall security posture but also streamlines the remote work experience for a distributed workforce.

In his SC//HyperCore demo, Jeff explains how its core SCRIBE technology ensures that data management is fast, efficient, and reliable, allowing customers to focus on their applications without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. Jeff then goes on to show how SCRIBE provides multiple active copies of data, enabling rapid data access and seamless failover in case of hardware failures, which serves to not only accelerate data processing but also enhances the overall resilience of the system.

At the end of the demo, Jeff goes on to make a final key point about edge computing – that it’s not just about the physical location of the infrastructure, but rather offers a fundamentally different paradigm for deploying, managing, and integrating applications. “It’s a whole new way of thinking about IT – one that requires a more distributed and intelligent approach.”

To learn more about SC//FleetManager and SC//Hypercore, take a self-guided tour through our product videos or schedule a one-on-one demo.