Asgard is named for the home of the Norse god of thunder and lightning. As the words described, it is closely relevant to the management and control in cloud.

Netflix build a tool named Asgard, which is used to control and manage their AWS cloud. In 2012, Netflix announced that Asgard was open-sourced.

Then…… it is time to start the story.

##What is Asgard

Asgard is a web-based tool for managing cloud-based applications and infrastructure.

• Built on the top of grails.
• By introducing Application and Cluster terminology, enable users understand their cloud objets clearly.
• Keep track cloud objects from the view of one application