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Scale Computing Positioned in Leading Analyst Firm’s Magic Quadrant for Midrange and High-End NAS Solutions
Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute
Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of intelligent, clustered storage solutions tailored to the virtualization and archiving needs of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME), today announced that Gartner, Inc. has recognized Scale in its 2011 Magic Quadrant for Midrange and High-End NAS Solutions report*. Scale is positioned in the Niche Players quadrant.
According to Gartner, “Vendors in the Niche Players quadrant are often narrowly focused on specific market or vertical segments, such as SMBs or high-performance computing (HPC), that are generally underpenetrated by the larger midrange and high-end NAS vendors. This quadrant may also include vendors that may have products that address the broad market but are still ramping up their overall go-to-market efforts and have yet to develop the vision or the execution to break out of the Niche Players quadrant.”
“We are focused on delivering scale-out storage solutions that offer the features needed by SMEs, and at a price that fits within their budget,” said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. “Our intelligent storage solution is perfectly suited for virtualization implementations, providing an affordable storage solution that is able to scale with both capacity and performance. As our traditional competitors push non-unified, non-scalable Generation 2.0 technology not ideal for virtual strategies, demand for our offering positions Scale Computing for continued growth.”
Scale’s intelligent storage portfolio aims to reduce costs while increasing control, as well as make storage management more convenient for IT administrators. All of Scale’s storage products for virtualization and archiving feature the company’s award-winning Intelligent Clustered Operating System™ (ICOS), an advanced pay as you grow, scale-out storage operating system combining powerful features with intelligence that makes storage easy-to-manage and dramatically reduces the cost of implementing server and desktop virtualization. Scale’s intelligent storage enables IT managers to build out storage clusters, starting with just 1.5 terabytes up to the multiple petabyte range on a single file system using commodity hardware.
A 100 percent channel company, Scale Computing’s Partner Program offers resellers new market opportunities, significant profit margins, marketing support and zero conflict with channel partners. To learn more about Scale Computing, or to become a channel partner, visit http://www.scalecomputing.com or call 877-SCALE-59.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2011 by Gartner, Inc., and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner’s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
About Scale Computing
Scale Computing is a developer and manufacturer of complete, end-to-end intelligent storage solutions for SMEs. The entire Scale portfolio is based on its uniquely flexible Intelligent Clustered Operating System™ (ICOS) technology that offers full-functioning, advanced storage features at a fraction of the price of comparable solutions. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with a European office opened in 2010 and presence in APAC, Scale Computing offers its products exclusively through channel partners. For more information visit http://www.scalecomputing.com. Read executives’ blogs at: http://www.mcstartup.com (Jeff Ready) and http://www.pioniq.com (Peter Fuller).
* Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Midrange and High-End NAS Solutions, Pushan Rinnen, Roger W. Cox , Robert E. Passmore, March 24, 2011.
