Scale Computing Adds Alliance Program

Scale
Computing, Inc., developers of hyper converged solutions that combine servers,
storage, and virtualization within a single system, announced an Alliance
Program.

The three-tiered Alliance Program provides
software providers with the opportunity to join Scale Computing as it builds an
ecosystem around HC3, a virtualization system
specifically built for the mid-market. Through these partnerships, IT managers
using HC3 may purchase applications at discount as a part of their HC3
configuration.

By partnering with software providers on
these offerings, Scale Computing continues to
bring products to SMBs. Additionally, VARs can expect to
offer a solution to their customers with a single source solution for
their virtualization needs.

"This
program is all about bringing value to our joint customers and joint channel
partners," said Patrick Conte, EVP of WW field operations for Scale
Computing. "Our vision for the
Alliance Program is to make access to critical software and those deployments
as easy for the IT manager as it is for consumers downloading music from
iTunes."

Software providers joining Scale
Computing’s Alliance Program can enter the program as a Strategic, Technology
or Application Partner.

• Strategic Partners are companies whose technologies
  will either be integrated into HC3 or their product will ship as an embedded
  solution.
  Technology Partners offer a joint
  solution to the mid-market and will promote this offer and partnership together.
  In addition, Scale Computing will publish a ‘how-to’ video, application notes
  and an application review to educate and inform customers and VARs using their
  product with Scale’s HC3.
• Application Partners will be listed on the company’s
  website as being compatible with HC3.

Current members of Scale Computing’s
Alliance Program include Acronis International GmbH, StorageCraft Technology Corporation and Vision Solutions, Inc. All three
software providers plan to announce exclusive offers for Scale Computing’s HC3
customers in the first quarter of 2013. Conversely, Scale will offer customers
of those companies discounts on the purchase of Scale products.

"Acronis
has a long established reputation for providing easy to use and cost effective
data protection and storage optimization solutions for the virtualized SMB,"
said Liz Pierce, director of global business development at Acronis. "We know that HC3 shares the same goal and
this alliance offers customers a seamless and efficient solution to meet their
virtualization needs."

"We
are excited to join with Scale as a Technology Alliance Partner," said
Curt James, VP marketing and business development at StorageCraft. "With virtualization becoming more accessible
and critical for businesses, HC3 is poised to take its fair share of this
space. Our P2V tools give users a quick and easy method for migrating to the
HC3 platform."

For first-time virtualizers and small IT departments, a complete 3-node HC3
cluster capable of 15-30 virtual workloads starts at under $25,500 and includes
all necessary servers, storage and virtualization, along with 24×7
support.