Customer and partner demand for VMware alternative virtualization and edge computing solutions drives tremendous growth
INDIANAPOLIS, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualization and hyperconverged solutions, today announced record growth in the second quarter of 2024. The company’s new customers and new partners doubled compared to the same period last year. Increased demand for both edge computing and alternative virtualization platforms drove the company’s record growth.
“With industry-leading products, support team and channel program, we are experiencing rapid growth in our business following the Broadcom-VMware acquisition. We secured an unprecedented number of new business opportunities in the second quarter and remain on pace to achieve over 50% year-over-year revenue growth in 2024,” said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder of Scale Computing. “We remain a channel-first organization, signing hundreds of new partners this quarter across North America, Latin America, EMEA and APAC. We are committed to providing our partners and end customers with true partnerships built on the most innovative and resilient IT solutions in the market.”
In the second quarter, the company continued to see success with its VMware replacement promotions. New and existing partners looking to switch customers to Scale Computing can participate in the VMware Rip & Replace promotion to receive a 25% discount on Scale Computing software and services for every new customer implementation. VMware customers looking for a VMware replacement can transfer their existing software licenses and replace their existing hardware through the Seamless Switch: Trade-Up to Scale Computing promotion.
Additionally, Scale Computing hosted the successful Platform//2024 event, welcoming over 700 attendees from over 53 countries. Held annually in Las Vegas, the event created the perfect networking environment to build relationships with partners and close millions in new business.
Key awards, recognitions and partnerships for Q2 2024 include:
CRN named Scale Computing to its inaugural CRN AI 100 list. Scale Computing recognized as a representative vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Edge Computing. Scale Computing and DUMAC formed an OEM partnership to deliver cutting-edge virtualization and edge computing solutions to the retail industry. CRN named Marlena Fernandez to its 2024 Women of the Channel Power 100 list and Rachael Galey to its Women of the Channel list. G2 named Scale Computing Platform with 37 badges in its G2 Spring 2024 Report. Scale Computing and Simply NUC announced a new collaboration that enables certification and integration of the Scale Computing Platform into Simply NUC Onyx PCs. Scale Computing named a leader in the GigaOm Radar Report for full-stack edge deployments. Scale Computing and Tarsus Distribution have partnered to provide an alternative to VMware in South Africa. Scale Computing won multiple awards in the Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Server Virtualization and Edge Computing categories at the TrustRadius 2024 Top Rated Awards. Scale Computing and Reskube announced a new technology partnership to deliver complete fleet management and fully resilient edge computing infrastructure solutions. Scale Computing won “Edge Computing Solutions Enterprise of the Year 2024” at Acquisition International’s 2024 Global Excellence Awards.
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About Scale Computing
Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the Scale Computing Platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and remediates infrastructure issues in real time, maximizing application uptime even when local IT resources and staffing are lacking. Edge computing is the fastest growing segment of IT infrastructure, and industry analysts have positioned Scale Computing as a prominent leader in this space, ranking it as the #1 Edge Computing vendor by CRN. Scale Computing products are sold by thousands of value-added resellers, integrators, and service providers worldwide. When ease of use, high availability, and TCO matter, the Scale Computing Platform is the ideal infrastructure platform. See what our customers are saying on Gartner Peer Insights, G2, and TrustRadius.
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