Scale Computing: Edge Computing Innovations for Fleet Manager and HE100 Product Line

Scale Computing, Inc. announced several innovations and options for its edge computing products, Fleet Manager (SC//Fleet Manager) and the HE100 product family from the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference 2023.

Introducing HE153, small form factor HCI edge appliance
The HE153 is the 1st release in the HE100 series of hardware, based on the Asus Next Unit of Computing (NUC). This appliance delivers a small HCI edge solution that can be deployed almost anywhere with the latest in performance and reliability. It will have both a dual NIC option and a single NIC, slim option, making edge computing deployments easier for IT teams.

The HE100 series of appliances combines the company’s self-healing software platform for autonomously running applications at the edge, with a small all-flash, NVMe storage-based compute appliance that delivers the simplicity, efficiency, and enterprise-ready virtualization associated with SC//Platform.

The small form factor can be deployed without requiring a rack or server closet. While taking up the space needed to stack 4 smartphones, it provides a fully functional, integrated platform for running applications that includes HA clustering, rolling upgrades, and integrated data protection.

“Scale Computing’s first new release of the Asus-based NUC allows IT teams to consolidate everything they need: virtualization, servers, storage, and backup/disaster recovery with powerful fleet management to deliver a single manageable solution at scale in the data center, in the branch office, and for distributed edge locations,” said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder. “Regardless of your hardware requirements, the same innovative software and intuitive user interface give IT admins the power to run infrastructure efficiently both in the data center and at the edge.”

The HE153 will be available in the 1H24, with pricing starting at $5,400.

SC//Fleet Manager VM List: Another industry first
Simplicity is engineered into SC//Fleet Manager, making it easier to securely monitor and manage workloads and infrastructure across an entire edge fleet of clusters running Scale Computing HyperCore. Instead of managing individual deployments, SC//Fleet Manager allows users to see and manage their entire fleet at once from an cloud-based console. Users can monitor connectivity and cluster health. Any problems across the fleet are highlighted automatically, and if there is an issue, IT administrators can drill down into a specific cluster to further diagnose and fix the problem.

The fleet-wide VMs list feature of SC//Fleet Manager makes real-time monitoring of all workloads across a global fleet of SC//HyperCore clusters easier with a searchable and customizable view. With the ability to jump straight to the console of the VM using Secure Link technology, customers and MSPs who need to monitor and manage workloads running on multiple clusters now have immediate access to workloads no matter where they sit. With high availability and data resiliency guaranteed by SC//HyperCore, customers and MSPs can focus on ensuring workloads are running smoothly and as required, whether it be across ten or ten thousand sites. This new feature is available to current and future SC//Fleet Manager customers.

SC//Platform brings simplicity, HA, and scalability together, replacing the existing infrastructure for running VMs in a single, easy-to-manage platform. SC//Fleet Manager allows users to centrally monitor and manage hundreds or thousands of distributed edge infrastructure deployments with few or no on-site IT personnel. The SC//HyperCore software delivers on-premises edge computing with HA and DR to remote locations at an entry-level cost. All SC//Hardware can be deployed, managed locally or remotely, and can self-heal almost instantly. The company provides the benefits of affordable edge computing infrastructure without sacrificing reliability, ease of deployment, and ease of use.