VMware vSphere, More Get Kubernetes Updates as Dell Announces Integrations

VMware’s application and infrastructure modernization efforts are getting a boost. The vendor just announced new Kubernetes product updates for VMware vSphere, Tanzu Editions, vSan and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).

More specifically, VMware announced vSphere 7 Update 1, vSAN 7 Update 1 and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1 product releases. The company is also introducing VMware vSphere with VMware Tanzu and Tanzu editions.

VMware’s Sheldon D’Paiva

“This is how we’re bringing modern applications to the hybrid cloud,” said Sheldon D’Paiva, director, cloud platforms business unit, VMware. “We continue to power forward and provide a developer-ready infrastructure. We feel good based on customer conversations about how we’re delivering a single platform from traditional, as well as modern, applications. Customers don’t need to add yet another platform on top of where they are already. They can leverage existing investments in tools and skills sets.”

More on Tanzu

Tanzu is a portfolio for building, running and managing modern apps on any cloud.

Earlier this year, VMware announced a slate of products around Kubernetes, and also unveiled the VMware Cloud Foundation hybrid platform. That supports both traditional VM-based and container-based applications, as well as an expanded Tanzu portfolio. What’s new today is vSphere with Tanzu.

“It’s an integrated Kubernetes solution. We rearchitected the heart of the platform, which is namely vSphere,” D’Paiva said. “That’s the fastest way for many of our customers to get started with Kubernetes.”

With vSphere, Tanzu customers can bring their own networking and storage. That is one key differentiator between VMware Cloud Foundation with Tanzu and vSphere with Tanzu.

“We believe that it will open the floodgates for application modernization initiatives,” said D’Paiva.

Beyond the Infrastructure Domain

The new Tanzu editions are packaged add-ons that come in basic, standard, advanced and enterprise. The design simplifies the customer journey with Tanzu by addressing common customer challenges.

“The Tanzu portfolio covers a broad gamut of capabilities that unlock productivity for engineering teams, large and small,” said Craig McLuckie, vice president, modern applications platforms business unit at VMware.

To simplify Kubernetes adoption, there’s Tanzu Basic Edition and Tanzu Standard Edition. Basic has Kubernetes fully integrated into vSphere. Standard is available in vSphere in VCF and is also available across multiple clouds.

Tanzu Advanced is for customers who deploy custom apps on Kubernetes. Finally, Tanzu Enterprise aims to transform the way organizations build software.

Other Updates

VMware vSphere 7 Update 1, vSAN 7 Update 1 and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.1 offer new capabilities that support traditional workloads. New features and enhancements will help customers …