VMware Tanzu Platform is an AI-ready platform-as-a-service that helps development teams get code into production faster. It automates the build-deploy-scale lifecycle so developers focus on writing code — not configuring infrastructure.
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Most enterprise development teams are slowed down by manual infrastructure tasks, inconsistent deployment pipelines, and the operational burden of managing multiple runtimes. Tanzu Platform eliminates these bottlenecks with a unified, automated application platform.
Developers often wait days for infrastructure tickets, container configurations, and security reviews before code reaches production.
Tanzu Platform provides single-command deployment. Developers push code, and the platform handles container builds, security scanning, and production deployment automatically.
Ad hoc deployment processes create inconsistent security postures. Manual compliance checks slow delivery without guaranteeing coverage.
Tanzu Platform automates security from code to production — automated container builds, SBOM validation, CVE identification, and credential rotation are built into every deployment.
IT teams supporting multiple application runtimes and landing zones end up with fragmented tooling, inconsistent practices, and increased manual errors.
Tanzu Platform provides a unified control plane for all application types — Java, .NET, containers, and AI workloads — with consistent governance across environments.
Based on ESG analysis of actual Tanzu Platform customer environments, comparing Tanzu Platform versus other commercial platforms and DIY open source over a 3-year period.
Reduction in development time
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"The most outstanding KPI we achieve is time to market. We can innovate faster, going from an idea to an application in production, with all the necessary tests and security checks, within one or two business days."
— Jürgen Sußner, Principal Cloud Platform Engineer, DATEV eG
Development teams under pressure to deliver new features and products need a faster path from code to production. Tanzu Platform removes infrastructure friction with simple commands — push, bind, scale — that automate the entire deployment pipeline.
AI model integration introduces challenges in management, governance, and iteration. Tanzu Platform provides an AI-ready framework that makes it easy to bind AI models to applications across the development lifecycle — without developers becoming model infrastructure experts.
Manual compliance processes slow delivery without guaranteeing coverage. Tanzu Platform embeds security into every stage of the application lifecycle through what it calls the Three R's — Repave, Repair, and Rotate.
Tanzu Platform provides capabilities across four areas: developer experience, platform engineering, data services, and observability.
Developers push code to production with a single command. The platform handles container builds, security scanning, and deployment. No infrastructure tickets, no manual container configuration.
Self-service access to PostgreSQL, MySQL, RabbitMQ, and Valkey. Developers bind databases to applications without waiting on DBAs. Platform teams maintain governance and compliance controls.
Platform teams publish curated AI models with guardrails. Developers bind models to applications with one command. Built-in rate limiting, RBAC, and observability for AI workloads.
Unified view across all Tanzu foundations — application performance, security, infrastructure visibility, and logs. Platform engineers monitor the entire application lifecycle from one dashboard.
Access services from AWS, GCP, Azure, and partners like GitLab, Apigee, and New Relic through built-in service brokers. Credential management is handled by the platform.
Built-in Spring-specific instrumentation, topology visibility, and automated compliance configuration. Java developers using Spring get enhanced uptime and integration with analytics tools.
Evaluating how Tanzu Platform compares to assembling your own Kubernetes-based platform or using other commercial application platforms.
Based on ESG analysis of Tanzu Platform customer environments. Individual results may vary.
Tanzu Platform can be deployed on-premises, in air-gapped environments, on any public cloud, or in hybrid/multicloud arrangements.
DISCUSS YOUR PLATFORM REQUIREMENTSTanzu Platform is a private platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that helps organizations accelerate application delivery. It provides developers with simple commands to build, deploy, bind to services, and scale applications — while platform engineers maintain governance, security, and compliance controls.
It is used by hundreds of enterprise organizations and government agencies to simplify delivery of secure applications across private, hybrid, and public cloud deployments.
Tanzu Platform runs on VMware Cloud Foundation as an add-on service. VCF provides the infrastructure layer — compute, storage, and networking. Tanzu Platform provides the application platform layer — developer tooling, application runtimes, data services, and AI model access.
Tanzu Platform runs on VMs and integrates fully with vSphere and VCF.
Tanzu Application Service capabilities are now part of Tanzu Platform. Tanzu Platform continues to support development and operations teams with accelerated application delivery on-premises and across clouds.
Tanzu Platform can be deployed in your on-premises data center, in an air-gapped environment, on any public cloud, or in a multicloud/hybrid cloud arrangement.
Yes. Tanzu Platform supports both modern and classic .NET framework applications. Classic .NET apps are supported via an optional Windows Server container runtime, allowing organizations to benefit from a modern application platform without rewriting existing .NET applications.
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