The VMware Tanzu Application Platform workshop aims to enhance developer productivity in a multi-cloud and Kubernetes environment through pre-configured templates, centralized tooling, and customizable supply chains. It addresses the challenges of the Kubernetes ecosystem, focusing on reducing developer toil and improving user experiences with features tailored for various roles. Attendees will engage in hands-on sessions to explore the developer and operator experiences, culminating in a quiz with prizes.

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Enter the password tanzu
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Tanzu Developer
Connect Workshop
Tanzu Application Platform

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Agenda
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9:00-9:20 Welcome & Introductions (What is VMware
Tanzu Application Platform?)
9:20-10:20 Interactive Hands-On Workshop: The
Developer Experience (Application
Accelerator, IDE Tools, Iterative Development,
Live View, Submitting the Build)
10:20-10:35 Break
10:35-11:15 Interactive Hands-On Workshop: The Operator
Experience (Workload, Supply Chain,
Deliverable)
11:15-11:30 Quiz, Prizes & Giveaways

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Kubernetes Ecosystem is Complex
Where to start?

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Code
Developer
Prep a
Dockerfile
Create
image and
push
Create k8s
specs
Add “best
practices”
Configure
Service
and
Ingress
kubectl
apply
Running
app
Deploying an App on Kubernetes Today
Too much Developer Toil
Start
DevSecOps

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Steep Kubernetes Learning Curve: The Developer Experience GAP
The developer experience on DIY platforms is lacking
Dockerfile
FROM node:12-alpine
RUN apk add --no-cache python g++ make
WORKDIR /app COPY . .
RUN yarn install --production CMD
["node", "src/index.js"]
Multiple
YAML files
FROM node:12-alpine
RUN apk add --no-cache python g++ make
WORKDIR /app COPY . .
RUN yarn install --production CMD
["node", "src/index.js"]
Routing
Traffic Steering, Revision
Control, Rollouts,
Blue/Green, Canary
Scaling
Custom Metrics,
Idle Resources, HPA
Eventing
Triggering, Bus Config,
Source Routing
Deployments
ReplicaSets,
Pods, RBAC
Services
LoadBalancer,
Ingress, DNS
Portability
Across Clouds,
Across K8s Versions,
API Changes
https://app.corp.com

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Tanzu
Application
Platform
Unlock developer
productivity
Multi-cloud Developer
Experience on Kubernetes
Pre-configured templates
Instant access to dev tooling from
IDE
Connect to third party solutions
Rapid iteration and debugging
Centralized GUI

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Unlock developer
productivity
Thoughtfully designed user
interfaces for each team
Separation of concerns
Build rapid yet sustainable
path to production
Multiple cluster support
Pre-defined installation profiles
Role-Based Access Control
Pre-wired pipelines
Customizable supply chain with partner
integration tools and security
Instant visualization on workload status
Tanzu
Application
Platform
Multi-cloud Developer
Experience on Kubernetes

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path to production
Quickly deliver value with
pre-wired pipelines and
customizable opinions.
Adapters to “break glass” and
swap out individual parts.
Tanzu
Application
Platform
Coordinate the work
of Dev, Sec, and Ops
Clean separation of concerns
Workflows designed for each
role in the path to production
Integrate and extend existing
components of your toolchain
Tanzu
Application
Platform
Multi-cloud Developer
Experience on Kubernetes

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Tanzu Application Platform is
backed by some of the most
mature and popular open-
source projects available today
In addition to Backstage
Garnering 200+ plugins Backstage has gained tremendous traction
by helping organizations build self-service developer portals
Carvel
Developers build, deploy, and manage their own apps
and package them so they are more easily distributable
Cartographer
Operator teams create secure, reusable supply chains that
define all of application CI and CD in one place
Built with an open source-first mindset
And many more….
Building open-source software and contributing to
communities is at the core of VMware’s engineering spirit
Innovative, interoperable, scalable and secure solutions

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Deploy an App on Kubernetes vs Tanzu Application Platform
A better developer experience on any Kubernetes
TAP:
Idea Code Running
app
tanzu
workload
create
Supply Chain
Starter
Template
Typical Dev Workflow
Idea Code
Prep a
Dockerfile
Create image
and push
Configure
Service and
Ingress
kubectl apply
Running app

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Tanzu Application Platform: Separation of Roles
Choreograph (Supply Chain + Convention Service)
Developer
DevSecOps
Inner
Loop
Outer Loop
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Tanzu Application Platform: Separation of Roles
Discover & Start
(API Portal + App
Accelerator)
Iterate
(IDE Plugin + Dev
Tooling)
Debug
(IDE Plugin + App Live
View)
Test & Build
(Pipeline Service + TBS)
Scan, Sign &
Store
(Security Tools)
Deploy
(App Delivery)
Run
(CNR)
Choreograph (Supply Chain + Convention Service)
Developer
DevSecOps

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Faster, more secure path
to production
Powered by VMware Tanzu
Driving Digital Business with App and Cloud Transformation - 2021 VMware Market Insights Report

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Using VMware Tanzu Application Platform to
Achieve Success
• Deliver and deploy your applications consistently
• Improve your developers’ experience and
boost productivity
• Ensure continuous security of your
applications

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Want to empower your application
teams with a faster, more secure
path to production?
Contact your VMware account team
or reach us at
tanzu.vmware.com/application-
platform to learn more!
Get started today

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Thank You
Contact us:
Dan Buchko dbuchko@vmware.com
Leke Akisanya aakinsanya@vmware.com
Gabriela Rodriguez rodriguezga@vmware.com

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TAP Quiz