Zoho Corporation has launched Nathu La, an indigenously designed server platform that marks the company’s first official entry into hardware development. The announcement, made on June 10, 2026, represents a pivotal step in Zoho’s strategy to build its complete technology stack from the hardware layer up to software applications.
The server was designed and developed over more than five years by Zoho’s engineering team in Nagpur, utilizing local talent the company recruited and trained. The R&D center in Nagpur was established in 2020 with a long-term vision for enterprise hardware advancement. Nathu La is built on Intel Xeon 6 processors and was developed in collaboration with Intel.
According to Zoho, Nathu La delivers equivalent performance to existing hyperscaler-grade alternatives while consuming 12–18 percent less power and reducing total cost of ownership by 20–30 percent. The platform is intended to support workloads including virtualization, high-performance computing, AI inference, and storage applications.
The Nathu La server launch aligns with Zoho’s goal of asserting technological independence within the data hardware sector and developing a complete enterprise technology ecosystem. The server is going into production in Zoho data centers around the world.
This move comes as Zoho faces a fourfold spike in server costs between 2022 and 2026, combined with geopolitical supply chain disruptions that forced the company toward vertical integration. The company parent of Zoho and ManageEngine brands has maintained a 25-year journey of building enterprise technology without venture capital or a stock market listing.
The launch strengthens Zoho’s control over its entire technology stack while addressing rising AI infrastructure costs that have become a concern for cloud and enterprise software providers globally.
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