SOLIDserver 9.1 Network Governance Reaches Further

With the release of SOLIDserverTM 9.1, network governance extends to cloud, edge, and virtual environments that until now sat outside its reach. SOLIDserver 9.1 now introduces new capabilities that cover each of these fronts while strengthening the data accuracy required to maintain a trusted Network Source of Truth (NSoT). The environments organizations need to manage have multiplied faster than the tools to govern them. According to IDC’s 2026 Spotlight on Modernizing DNS for Hybrid and Multicloud, 90% of organizations using cloud infrastructure operate in hybrid environments, and 84% run two or more public cloud providers. Each cloud provider adds its own DNS services, its own APIs, and its own operational model. Edge devices handle DHCP locally at distributed sites. Virtual environments provision assets faster than they can be tracked. Governance, if it exists at all, ends up scoped to individual environments, with no common model connecting them back to the platform. In this blog, we explore how SOLIDserver 9.1 Network Governance addresses these challenges by extending infrastructure reach, delivering unified visibility, and improving data accuracy.

When Governance Doesn’t Keep Up

Cloud teams provision DNS services directly in provider consoles, outside central DDI workflows. Edge devices like SD-WAN firewalls manage DHCP locally at remote sites, invisible to central IPAM. Virtual environments spin up machines and containers faster than they are tracked or documented. At every layer, IPAM records lag behind operational reality, and the Network Source of Truth grows incomplete. EMA’s 2026 DDI Directions report found that 58% of enterprises experienced service downtime from DDI mismanagement in the last two years. A further 40% experienced security breaches tied to the same cause. The common thread is DNS and DHCP services running in silos, disconnected from the core DDI platform.

The 9.1 release addresses all three of these environments directly, while deepening the accuracy of the data each one depends on. Cloud, edge, and virtualization each get a dedicated capability. A fourth addresses reconciliation at the network layer, strengthening the Network Source of Truth itself. Three of these capabilities are powered by the SOLIDserver Universal Connector. It provides IT teams with the capability to manage multivendor DNS and DHCP services in overlay and discover virtual assets across hybrid and multicloud environments. Consistent multi-vendor network and cloud services governance extends across heterogeneous infrastructure without replacing what is already in place. Each of these capabilities builds on technology already present in SOLIDserver, extended in this release to parts of the network where governance hasn’t reached before.

Cloud DNS Governance, Without Three Different Jobs

SOLIDserver DNS Cloud now covers Google Cloud DNS, extending the same overlay model that already governs Amazon Route 53 and Azure DNS to a third major provider. Public and private GCP DNS zones and their resource records are managed centrally from SOLIDserver. Consistent policy enforcement applies across all three cloud providers and on-premise infrastructure.

Many organizations arrive at GCP through a data initiative, an acquisition, or a specific application requirement. In these cases, DNS is often still managed natively in the GCP console by a separate team with no link to the central DDI platform. SOLIDserver 9.1 brings GCP into the existing governance model: no separate workflow, no separate console, no new integration project. The governance model already built for AWS and Azure extends to GCP without architectural redesign. For organizations managing cloud lock-in risk, abstracting DNS from provider-specific tooling means workload mobility without rebuilding DNS processes from scratch. One platform, one audit trail, three cloud providers and on-premise infrastructure all governed centrally.

DHCP Governance Reaches the Edge

As SD-WAN adoption has grown, DHCP has shifted from central infrastructure to edge devices at distributed sites. For organizations running Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, this shift has left DHCP scopes, IP ranges, and live lease data outside central IPAM visibility. Capacity planning relies on guesswork. Configuration drift at remote sites goes undetected until something breaks.

SOLIDserver DHCP Overlay now extends to Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Scopes and IP ranges are managed centrally and pushed to each device, while lease data syncs automatically back into IPAM. FortiManager integration is supported, enabling mass addition of FortiGate devices through a single connection. The FortiGate infrastructure already deployed across distributed sites becomes a governed DDI asset, with no new hardware required and no custom development per site. Corporate policies are enforced centrally, removing the dependency on local expertise when provisioning new branch locations. Every new site is visible in IPAM from the moment it goes live.

Network Visibility into Proxmox, Finally

Organizations running Proxmox Virtualization Engine manage clusters, nodes, virtual machines, and containers that have typically been invisible to the DDI layer. IPAM falls behind from the first deployment, creating data drift that automation workflows inherit and act on incorrectly.

SOLIDserver Cloud Observer now discovers all Proxmox infrastructure: clusters, nodes, VMs, and containers, capturing gateways, bridges, and IP addresses for each instance. Discovered assets are compared against IPAM records and, where appropriate, reconciled to keep network data current. Proxmox joins the same discovery framework already covering VMware vCenter and Cisco Meraki, giving IT teams one consistent layer of visibility across the full hybrid estate. For DevOps and automation teams, the downstream benefit is direct: IPAM data for Proxmox environments is accurate, and provisioning workflows no longer run on stale records.

Governance Is Only as Good as the Data Behind It

EMA’s 2025 research on enterprise hybrid multicloud networks found that only 27% of organizations have a comprehensive cloud Network Source of Truth. Cloud teams frequently provision networks and subnets directly in cloud portals, outside central DDI workflows. IPAM definitions drift from what is actually deployed, and the gap widens with every migration, expansion, or rollout.

Building on the IP and MAC-level reconciliation introduced in Release 8.4, SOLIDserver 9.1 now extends this to the network layer. Networks and subnets discovered by Cloud Observer are automatically compared against IPAM definitions. Discrepancies between actual and intended state are surfaced through a dedicated view within SOLIDserver. Remediation actions are then recommended to help teams resolve gaps. The result is a Network Source of Truth that teams and automation workflows can actually depend on, with network discrepancies caught before they cause configuration errors or compliance exposure.

Where Infrastructure Runs, Governance Follows

Across cloud, edge, and virtualization, SOLIDserver 9.1 Network Governance now extends to match where infrastructure actually runs. Each capability closes a specific gap that previously sat outside the governance model: cloud DNS fragmented across providers, DHCP invisible at distributed sites, virtual assets undiscovered, and network data drifting from intent. Leveraging the SOLIDserver Universal Connector, SOLIDserver 9.1 moves organizations toward unified visibility, centralized control, and consistent governance across the full hybrid estate.