Post authored by Darin Zook, Product Marketing Engineer, Broadcom & Nick Kuhn, Applications Marketing Engineer, Broadcom
In today’s hyper-competitive market, the speed at which we deliver applications is no longer just a competitive advantage; it’s essential for survival. Businesses demand that their application teams and developers transform ideas into code, and code into production, at unprecedented rates. However, achieving speed without stability introduces risk, and fostering innovation without proper governance can lead to chaos. This is precisely why platforms as a service (PaaS), such as Cloud Foundry, have become the bedrock of modern application delivery.
Why Cloud Foundry matters more than ever in the age of AI
While organizations previously explored container orchestration and the open source ecosystem to address modern application challenges, there’s a significant resurgence in the adoption of PaaS for AI workloads. This shift is driven by PaaS’s ability to eliminate the arduous task of infrastructure management, by providing a pre-engineered platform that allows developers to refocus on their core mission: building applications that solve critical business problems. Developers are freed from the time-consuming cycles of packaging dependencies, setting up environments, or troubleshooting version mismatches. Instead, they can simply push code, bind to services, and iterate rapidly.
Crucially, as artificial intelligence becomes an integral component of modern applications, the imperative for PaaS intensifies. As developers utilize models and AI-powered tooling to create and automate business logic, new challenges with model curation, token management, and security of intellectual property arise. Delivering AI-powered experiences demands rapid iteration, secure data access, and consistent governance, all areas where PaaS truly excels.
Introducing Tanzu Platform: Your AI-ready enterprise PaaS, built on Cloud Foundry
VMware Tanzu Platform leverages the battle-tested Cloud Foundry developer experience and advances it into an AI-ready PaaS. It’s specifically engineered for enterprises seeking the agility of the cloud while maintaining the security and control of on-premises deployments.
With Tanzu Platform, organizations gain significant advantages:
- Accelerated iteration– Developers can transition from concept to production in record time with straightforward commands like cf push, slashing time-to-market from weeks to mere days.
- Curated AI services – Secure, governed access to a curated selection of AI models and frameworks empowers teams to safely embed AI into applications without the risks of “shadow IT.”
- Automated governance and compliance – Built-in guardrails, automated credential rotation, and proactive CVE patching significantly reduce risk while simultaneously accelerating delivery pipelines.
- Resilient operations – Leveraging immutable infrastructure and automated service bindings helps applications remain stable and performant, even as they scale to meet growing demands.
Meeting organizations where they are: Bridging the on-premises and cloud divide
Even organizations embracing the public cloud are increasingly relying on PaaS to deliver their AI services. Yet, a significant number still require the robust security, granular control, and critical data locality offered by on-premises deployments. Tanzu Platform seamlessly bridges this gap, empowering enterprises in several ways:
- Ability to modernize existing applications efficiently without requiring costly and time-consuming rewrites
- Confidence deploying new AI-enabled workloads with built-in security and scalability
- Effortless scalability across diverse foundations while being able to maintain consistent governance and operational oversight
The ultimate outcome? A powerful platform that not only accelerates innovation but also guarantees enterprise-grade security and compliance throughout the application lifecycle.
The AI era demands PaaS
AI is fundamentally reshaping the way applications are conceived and constructed. However, without the right foundational platform, organizations risk hindering their progress rather than accelerating it. Tanzu Platform delivers an AI-ready PaaS built on VMware Cloud Foundation, providing enterprises with the best of all worlds: the agility of the cloud, the control of on-premises infrastructure, and the unwavering consistency of a proven model.
It’s more than just a platform; it’s the catalyst that transforms “idea to code, code to production” from a mere slogan into a tangible, everyday reality.
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