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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Scale Computing Platform

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    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…

    $249

    per year per core

    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud brings together VMware vSphere, vSAN, and NSX into a natively-integrated stack of virtual compute, virtual storage, and virtual networking built upon IBM Bluemix bare metal servers.N/A
    Pricing
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $249
    per year per core
    Professional
    $312
    per year per core
    Professional Essentials
    $5,600
    one-time fee
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing shown in U.S. Dollar. Pricing for other regions available on request.
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    Community Pulse
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    73 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    72 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    73 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    71 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    67 Answers
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    Features
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Server Virtualization
    Comparison of Server Virtualization features of Scale Computing Platform and VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Feature
    Scale Computing Platform
    -
    Ratings
    VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Virtual machine automated provisioning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Management console00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine backup00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Live virtual machine migration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Hypervisor-level security00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (244 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (40 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (245 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Scale Computing PlatformVMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Scale Computing
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Multiple capabilities that VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud provides are excellent and very much involved in secure data migration and management, easy to monitor server performance and the virtual capability is on top and the data analytics using the platform are provided in real-time and the reports are the most useful, especially on the critical situations within the business development.
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    Pros
    Scale Computing
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    IBM
    • Dashboard understanding is easy.
    • The ability to handle big data.
    • Data extraction tools are very active.
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    Cons
    Scale Computing
    • Dedicated Lights-Out Solution for low-end systems
    • Ability to replace smaller storage drives with larger ones, rather than requiring the addition of an entire node for storage increases
    • Different UI views for VMs: ability to minimize certain groups and have that persist through log-ins
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    IBM
    • Only setting the advanced functionalities.
    • The basic knowledge can not full manipulate the platform.
    • To create reports for big data is sometime very turf.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Scale Computing
    Since I have had no issues with downtime; easier management of my cluster and the ability to lower the number of devices in my Infrastructure, I will gladly renew my support contract with Scale Computing HC3 and upgrade my equipment with them when it comes time for it.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Usability
    Scale Computing
    Everything you need to do is point-and-click easy. If you are the kind of admin who wants to edit every config file and endlessly customize your environment, then Scale may not be for you. On the other hand, if you just want it to work really well, and do what they told you it will do, then Scale is the ideal system.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Reliability and Availability
    Scale Computing
    Never had an outage or an error. Once a hard drive failed, but Scale kept on working flawlessly without interruption.
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    IBM
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    Performance
    Scale Computing
    Performance has been just as outstanding as reliability. I have never experienced delays in any aspect of usage.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Support Rating
    Scale Computing
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
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    In-Person Training
    Scale Computing
    I did not do in-person training.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Scale Computing
    Because Scale is so simple, the training is just as quick and easy.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Implementation Rating
    Scale Computing
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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    Scale Computing
    We previously used Microsoft Hyper V and VMWare and, before that, a room for single-purpose servers. My satisfaction with Scale is because it is a more straightforward product to install and use; it has incredible speed and reliability. In the past, getting support from Microsoft was labor intensive, and with VMWare, there was a language accent barrier.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Scale Computing
    HC3 is one of the best products I have purchased for our district. It is unbelievably reliable to the point that they shoot themselves in the foot on support contracts.
    Incentivized
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    IBM
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    Return on Investment
    Scale Computing
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    IBM
    • Live virtual capability are excellent.
    • Great tool for the huge volume of data management and migration.
    • Data accessibility is faster and the analytical capability is amazing.
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    ScreenShots

    Scale Computing Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Scale Computing Fleet Management Dashboard - 
At-a-glance summary of the health of the fleet upon login.Screenshot of Cluster Details -
Details of a particular cluster, including health, fleet manager connectivity, nodes, and VMsScreenshot of Scale Computing Fleet Manager -
Manages an organization’s fleet of Clusters.Screenshot of Hypercore UI -
Simple Web Interface for Local Management of the Cluster and its Workloads