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A exacerbated since the COVID-19 outbreak , operators have been left facing global supply chain issues and

Scale Computing announces record software revenue with 45 % growth and achieved profitability

NEWS cale Computing , a market leader

S in Edge Computing , virtualisation and hyperconverged solutions ,

has announced both reaching profitability and delivering record sales in 2020 , driven by its Edge Computing technology platform , OEM , channel partnerships and the launch of its business resilience offering , resulting in a total software revenue growth rate of over 45 %.
Scale Computing recorded the best year in the company ’ s history , expanding worldwide Edge Computing platform sales with customers in healthcare , education , manufacturing , transportation ,
grocery and retail . The company saw strength in strategic partnerships , channel growth , award recognitions and the introduction of the industry ’ s first Edge Computing trial programme .
In 2020 , Scale Computing responded to the changing global landscape with the announcement of its business resilience solution , built around the highly available HC3 Edge Computing platform . Building off of its record Q1 momentum , Scale Computing launched the first of a new class of HC3 appliances designed to enhance support for performanceintensive use cases such as database analytics and high-density Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ( VDI ) deployments and new HC3 infrastructure appliances that deliver the extra processing power of Nvidia GPUs , improving performance for remote workers from the data centre to the edge . The company also secured a US $ 30 million funding round led by Elevate Ventures .

European data centre team expands to meet industry demand

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A exacerbated since the COVID-19 outbreak , operators have been left facing global supply chain issues and

penalties if delivery of facilities is delayed . During this critical time for the industry , Aggreko has strengthened its team through the appointments of Ben Vincent , Richard Pimper PhD , Wayne Carolan and Dheeraj Lachman . a high level of expertise to our customers across the world wherever their data centre is located . By growing our team , we can provide our global and regional clients with industry professionals to guide their temporary equipment needs .”
Joining Aggreko ’ s established team as Global Key Account Manager , Ben Vincent will support businesses across all regions to overcome ever-growing challenges facing the entire market .
Supporting its key countries , such as DACH & Eastern Europe , Richard Pimper PhD is the latest Business Development Manager joining the Data Centre team in the Continental Europe region .
Wayne Carolan will lead proceedings in the Irish data centre region as Sector Development Manager .
Supporting countries in the established BENELUX and Mediterranean regions , Dheeraj Lachman is also being brought onboard as a Business Development Manager . Billy Durie , Global Sector head for data centres at Aggreko , said : “ In such a fast-developing industry , it is imperative that we can offer
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