VSHN launches Servala – Open Cloud Native Service Hub

Zürich, March 12, 2025 – VSHN, Switzerland’s leading DevOps company, proudly announces the public launch of Servala, an open and sovereign platform connecting businesses, developers, and cloud providers on one unified hub. Servala offers secure, scalable, and easy-to-use cloud native applications and services, empowering organizations with unparalleled flexibility and control.

Servala – A Unified Cloud Native Ecosystem

Servala enables seamless access to a vast array of software, databases, applications, and DevOps tools across multiple cloud providers and regions. Organizations gain the freedom to run applications and services anywhere, accelerating innovation while optimizing costs, security, and compliance.

For Software Vendors, Servala simplifies the transformation of traditional software into fully managed SaaS offerings, expanding market reach while streamlining operations and monetization. Cloud Providers can leverage Servala to offer value-added services to customers, enhancing efficiency and staying competitive in the rapidly evolving industry. Enterprise Private Clouds benefit from secure and scalable services, allowing them to deploy trusted applications effortlessly while maintaining full control over security and compliance.

What sets Servala apart is its openness and its ability to accelerate time-to-market. As a fully sovereign and agnostic platform, Servala ensures that applications and services can run on any cloud or on-premises infrastructure. With built-in compliance for GDPR, ISO, and ISAE standards, Servala guarantees enterprise-grade security. Flexible Cloud Provider zones empower businesses with data sovereignty, while transparent pricing and Kubernetes native integration simplify deployment and scaling.

Defining the Future of Cloud Native SaaS Applications

We are launching an initiative to establish an open standard for cloud native SaaS applications. Rather than presenting a finished solution, we invite collaboration to define clear guidelines for packaging, deploying, and operating cloud applications and services.

Our Vision for the Standard

• Application Packaging Framework: We envision OCI-compatible containers with strictly defined runtime behaviors, complemented by Helm Charts featuring standardized parameter structures. These would adhere to 12-Factor methodology to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Unified Operational Framework:
  • Backup & Restore: Standardized interfaces for consistent application and data backup procedures with well-defined restoration paths and verification methods
  • Metrics: Well-defined endpoints to get application metrics for alerting, monitoring and performance insights
  • Alerting & Monitoring: Common alert definitions, severity classifications, and response expectations across applications
  • Logging Standards: Uniform logging formats, retention policies, and search capabilities to simplify troubleshooting
  • SLA Definitions: Standardized metrics for measuring and reporting on availability, performance, and reliability
  • Maintenance Windows: Clear protocols for coordinating and communicating maintenance events with minimal disruption
  • Billing: Uniform way of billing service usage
• Self-Service API Architecture: We propose standardized structures for Kubernetes resources and Crossplane Composite Resource Definitions, creating predictable interfaces for application management across environments.

An Open Consortium Approach

This is just the beginning. We are establishing a consortium where Cloud Providers, SaaS companies, and Enterprise users can collectively shape these specifications. We believe that real value comes from working together in the open. By combining diverse perspectives and real-world requirements, we can create a standard that truly serves the broader ecosystem rather than any single vendor’s interest.

👉Interested in shaping the future of cloud native applications? Join our consortium and contribute to building specifications that enhance predictability, interoperability, and maintainability in cloud deployments.

Grow with Servala

Designed for scalability and DevOps readiness, Servala grows with businesses, ensuring that services remain reliable and high-performing as demand increases. With VSHN managing maintenance, updates, and monitoring, organizations can focus on innovation rather than infrastructure management. Whether choosing open-source solutions or commercial editions, users benefit from a rich ecosystem of services and applications, backed by an expert network of consulting partners for optimization and support.

At launch, Servala offers a diverse range of services, including:

• PostgreSQL – A powerful open-source object-relational database system
• Forgejo – A self-hosted lightweight software forge for code hosting
• Red Hat OpenShift – A comprehensive platform for developing and deploying applications at scale
• Keycloak – An open-source identity and access management solution

These services are available across multiple cloud providers integrated with Servala, including:

• Cloudscale – Designed for ease of use
• Exoscale – Catering to the needs of modern cloud applications
• VSHN Managed OpenShift – Ensuring expertly managed OpenShift clusters
• APPUiO – The leading Kubernetes-based container hosting platform for expert software engineers

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Contact us

With its public launch, Servala is now available for businesses of all sizes. To experience the future of cloud native services, sign up today at servala.com or contact us at hi@servala.com. 🚀