ServerAzure

ServerAzure is a cross-environment server management and cloud orchestration platform designed to manage compute, storage, and networking resources across on-premises data centers and public cloud environments. It provides a unified control plane, automation, and API-driven operations for hybrid workloads.

The project originated as an open-source initiative in the early 2010s and was later commercialized by ServerAzure Ltd. It matured through multiple releases, emphasizing compatibility with major hypervisors, container runtimes, and cloud providers, and expanded to enterprise-grade governance features.

The platform centers on a modular control plane that communicates with managed resources through lightweight agents and connectors. It includes a policy engine, a container runtime, a VM orchestrator, and a Kubernetes integration layer, enabling both VM and container workloads.

Key features include hybrid cloud management, policy-based governance, identity and access management, cost analytics, automated backups, disaster recovery, and security controls. It supports native Kubernetes, service meshes, and wide storage options, with extensibility via APIs and marketplaces.

ServerAzure supports on-premises data centers, public cloud accounts, or hybrid deployments. It offers a graphical user interface, a CLI, and REST and GraphQL APIs for automation, along with connectors to major cloud providers and virtualization platforms.

Security and compliance are addressed through role-based access control, encryption at rest and in transit, network segmentation, audit logging, and compliance packs. The platform provides automated resilience features and integration with security information and event management tools.

In practice, ServerAzure requires careful planning for network topology and licensing. While offering broad interoperability, users should evaluate vendor support, performance overhead, and integration complexity when replacing specialized cloud-native services.