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Scale Computing Enhances Fleet Manager with Application Lifecycle Management Features

In a recent announcement made at the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Scale Computing unveiled significant updates to its edge orchestration software, Scale Computing Fleet Manager™. This latest iteration brings forth a comprehensive Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) capability that revolutionizes how businesses deploy and manage applications across various edge environments.

Overview of the New Features

The updated Fleet Manager grants IT leaders the ability to efficiently scale operations from a single site to over 50,000 clusters. This advancement is particularly timely as organizations need to sustain performance and operational continuity in an era where application footprints have expanded dramatically across multiple locations.

The new ALM feature of SC//Fleet Manager streamlines the application lifecycle—from initial deployment through continuous updates, monitoring, optimization, and integration—thereby addressing the complex challenges that IT teams often encounter. Richard Newman, Scale Computing's Chief Strategy Officer, is scheduled to delve into insights on successful edge computing platforms later today at 4:45 PM PT during the conference.

The Challenges of Edge Computing

As application demands grow across diverse operational landscapes, IT departments are increasingly burdened with the need to maintain peak performance while reducing risks and accelerating release cycles. The complexities involved in conventional management tools often leave organizations struggling to efficiently manage edge infrastructures. Unlike these legacy tools, which view edge components as standalone entities, the SC//Fleet Manager integrates comprehensive visibility and management into a single interface. This innovative approach enhances reliability and hasty application delivery without necessitating additional staff or creating further complications in operations.

Craig Theriac, Vice President of Product Management at Scale Computing, emphasizes the current transition in how organizations operate their edge environments. It’s no longer just about keeping systems online; companies are now using the edge for launching new applications, improving customer outreach, and leveraging real-time data. Theriac noted, “Edge isn’t just about visibility and control—it requires continuous application delivery at scale, from development environments to the ability to deploy everywhere at any time. By embedding intelligence and automation into every stage of the lifecycle, SC//Fleet Manager enables teams to efficiently monitor and optimize thousands of edge applications, thus ensuring seamless operations.”

Key Components of Fleet Manager Enhancements

The Fleet Manager's new features shine a light on managing edge environments more effectively:

• - Fleet Metrics: This feature offers both real-time and historical telemetry data covering all clusters, nodes, and virtual machines. This comprehensive operational insight occurs without the necessity of deploying extra management tools.
• - Fleet APIs: With the integration of Fleet APIs, there is no need for IT teams to manually retrieve data from separate distributed sites. Real-time data from the entire fleet can flow securely into existing tools and systems from a central point, creating a more streamlined data management process.
• - Zero-Touch ALM: Notably, the addition of zero-touch application lifecycle management capabilities allows for remote configuration across thousands of clusters from one interface without the need for scripting or physical site visits. This step leads IT departments from merely reactive management toward a more strategic orchestration of their overall edge deployments.

The Future of Edge Computing and Scalability

The introduction of these enhanced features underscores the critical importance of Application Lifecycle Management across all infrastructure teams—not just those specializing in DevOps. With the digitization of business environments, enterprises maximize their operational potential as they simplify application maintenance, mitigate operational risks, and support faster application updates across distributed systems.

Scale Computing is recognized for its comprehensive range of edge computing offerings, including its flagship Scale Computing Platform™. With this data-driven approach, they continue to provide innovative solutions that not only simplify management but also guarantee high availability and robust performance for all workloads. Organizations globally depend on Scale Computing’s solutions to facilitate their critical applications, making scalability and ease of use paramount in modern IT infrastructures.

Visitors can learn more about the new SC//Fleet Manager features and explore Scale Computing’s award-winning solutions at booth number 222 during the ongoing Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference. For a more in-depth look at the SC//Fleet Manager, please visit their website at scalecomputing.com/sc-fleet-manager.

About Scale Computing

Scale Computing stands as the industry’s largest edge-first platform company, uniquely situated to address the needs of AI-driven distributed enterprises. They provide a suite of solutions, encompassing edge computing, managed network security, and hyperconverged infrastructure, delivering integrated systems that scale seamlessly from a single site to thousands of locations. Their frameworks are trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide for their reliability and ease of use. To discover more about Scale Computing, visit www.scalecomputing.com.