Changes Afoot for Container Technology

We aren’t going to go too deep into the container side of the house here. Kubernetes and Tanzu certainly have their place within the channel, but for the most part, they are such specialized and complex areas of knowledge among most Channel Futures readers that we’re just going to share what seems most universally relevant.

·       Tanzu Mission Control now is part of Aria Automation (which was vRealize Automation Cloud). VMware says this will help customers consolidate their IaaS and Kubernetes platform operations. Accordingly, here are some outtakes of what to expect as VMware supports more container-oriented work.

·       Tanzu Mission Control users will be able to directly provision and manage Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service clusters.

·       These same users now may employ clusters via GitOps to configure Kubernetes clusters.

·       Mission Control lets users move applications between any cluster, running on any cloud or on-prem data center.

·       Tanzu Application Platform 1.3 will be available on RedHat OpenShift, running in vSphere and on bare metal. Expect that late this year. Right now, though, the platform features air-gap support, a big deal for highly regulated and disconnected environments.

Channel Futures readers who really dig all the container news should visit the VMware website for all the nitty-gritty we haven’t included in this slideshow.

Next, though, you’ll want to get a look at VMware’s many new “Project” initiatives.