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VMware Advances VMware Tanzu Portfolio to Accelerate Adoption of Kubernetes in the Enterprise
BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at VMworld 2019 Europe, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) announced rapid advancement of VMware Tanzu, a new portfolio of products and services designed to transform the way enterprises build, run and manage software on Kubernetes. VMware unveiled a beta program for both Project Pacific and VMware Tanzu Mission Control, and outlined the details of a new VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency. (1) At VMworld 2019 US in August 2019, VMware unveiled the VMware Tanzu portfolio, including VMware Tanzu Mission Control—a single point of control from which customers will manage all their Kubernetes clusters regardless of where they run; and Project Pacific, focused on transforming VMware vSphere into a Kubernetes-native platform. By utilizing innovations from both VMware and Pivotal, VMware is positioned to deliver the most comprehensive enterprise-grade, Kubernetes-based portfolio for modern applications—helping customers to succeed at each step of their cloud native journey. (Read the VMware Tanzu press release from August 2019 here). “Customers have responded positively to our holistic vision for VMware Tanzu and Project Pacific,” said Ray O’Farrell, executive vice president, VMware. “There is demand for solutions, services, education and training to help customers harness the full potential of Kubernetes and successfully build, run and manage their applications and multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters. That demand has resulted in overwhelming customer response for participation in beta programs for both Project Pacific and the VMware Tanzu Mission Control.” New VMware Tanzu portfolio updates include: Project Pacific to Enable Broad Adoption of Kubernetes Project Pacific, which will be in new packaging when available, unifies VMware vSphere and Kubernetes. This will enable VMware vSphere administrators—using the tools they already know—to deploy and manage Kubernetes and container infrastructure anywhere VMware vSphere runs—on-premises, in a hybrid cloud, and on hyper-scalers. Moreover, developers will be able to easily manage their application services and deployment using the Kubernetes tools they are already familiar with. Project Pacific will include fully integrated container networking, whichcan dramatically simplify Kubernetes implementation, deployment and management. Project Pacific will also include integrated Cloud Native Storage, which will enable developers to provision any vSphere- supported storage on-demand, in a fully-automated, scalable fashion. VMware Tanzu Mission Control to Manage Multi-cloud, Multi-cluster Infrastructure Unveiling the VMware Cloud Native Master Services Competency for Partners Supporting Quote Additional Resources
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About VMware VMware, VMworld, Tanzu, Project Pacific, vSphere, Tanzu Mission Control and ESXi are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. 1 Disclaimer: Beta program is open to select customers. Note that there is no commitment or obligation that a beta feature will become generally available. Media Contacts Emily Mullen |