SmartX Edge Computing: Stable HCI & K8s Solutions for Edge Sites

Edge Computing

Stability and simplicity for various near-edge application loads.

Benefits

Overview

Meet Demands

Enhance Agility

Resources

Benefits

Support mix workloads. Offering compute, storage, network for virtualized and containerized workloads.

Strong & stable core. Proven in production, with native advanced features in network security & disaster recovery.

Flexible & open. Choose servers, SSD types, network configs based on various performance or cost requirements.

Simple & intelligent operation. Manage all clusters with one interface, ensuring zero business interruption & ease of operations.

Overview

SmartX's edge computing solutions primarily include a one-stop solution based on hyper-converged architecture and a Kubernetes-native storage solution.

The hyper-converged edge computing solution uses SMTX OS, integrating SMTX Kubernetes, Backup and Recovery, and Everoute with CloudTower for management. It offers high-performance, low-latency, reliable, scalable, and easy-to-manage hybrid application support for edge computing.

SmartX Edge Computing Architecture Diagram

Fully Meet the Needs of Edge Sites

This solution comprehensively meets the various technical requirements of edge sites, including elastic computing, high-availability storage, high-performance low-latency computing, centralized control, hybrid application loads, and built-in security.

Flexible and Scalable Elastic Computing

Cluster size configured on demand

Flexibly expand the number of nodes or resources

High-Availability Production-Grade Storage

Self-developed, high-performance, highly reliable distributed storage

Tested in production environments by hundreds of FSI customers

High-Performance Low-Latency Computing

The unified computing architecture minimizes data transfer and access latency

Supports offloading computing power based on hardware such as GPUs

Centralized Management

Unified graphical management of hardware and virtualization resource pools across all sites

Unified resource monitoring, analysis, and alerting

Mixed Application Runtime Environment

Simultaneously deliver virtualization and Kubernetes runtime environments

Centralized management of resources required for different applications

Endogenous Security

The SMTX OS hyper-converged platform, reinforced for security

Offers multiple security guarantees such as network micro-segmentation and security auditing, native to SMTX OS

Enhance Edge Agility with Cloud-Native Capabilities

Product

SMTX Kubernetes Service integrates Kubernetes capabilities into hyper-converged clusters, providing a unified management Kubernetes cluster that offers a Kubernetes runtime environment for various edge applications, helping infrastructure teams easily deploy and manage production-grade Kubernetes clusters across different edge sites.

SMTX® Kubernetes Service

Build production-ready Kubernetes cluster with one-stop solution.

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Success Story

Foxconn has adopted SmartX hyper-convergence in its multiple subsidiaries, supporting systems such as MES, ERP, comprehensive production line management, and DevTest for the internal production network. The factories will also directly use SmartX hyper-convergence in the future to completely replace the original private cloud solution, supporting all business operations.

SmartX ECP: Powering Global Smart Manufacturing and Key Production Lines

Foxconn chose the SmartX ECP to build a unified, flexible, and scalable distributed enterprise cloud.

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Product

You can also try using the SmartX open-source project Virtink plugin to run virtualization applications more securely on Kubernetes.

Virtink: A Lightweight Virtualization Add-on for Kubernetes

Virtink project, an open-source and lightweight virtualization add-on for Kubernetes.

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Resources

Blog

SmartX ECP in Manufacturing: Supporting ROBO, Dev/Test, and VMware/Nutanix Alternative

Leveraging SmartX ECP to support ROBO, VMware/Nutanix replacement, and Dev/Test with VDI.

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Blog

SmartX Included in IDC Report Among Top HCI Vendors in Edge Environments

SmartX is featured in the report as an HCI vendor offering multiple deployment options.

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