Tanzu

VMware Tanzu is a portfolio of products and services designed to help organizations build, run, and manage modern applications on Kubernetes across on‑premises data centers and public clouds. The suite focuses on providing Kubernetes runtime, developer tooling, multi‑cluster management, and observability in a cohesive platform.

Tanzu originated from VMware’s 2019 acquisition of Pivotal Software and related Cloud Foundry assets, with the aim of unifying Kubernetes operations and Cloud Foundry–style developer experience under a single brand. Since its introduction, Tanzu has evolved to address multi‑cloud deployment, lifecycle management, security, and governance for enterprise applications.

Key components include Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, a production‑grade Kubernetes runtime that can run on vSphere, public clouds, and edge environments; Tanzu Mission Control, a centralized control plane for provisioning, monitoring, and policy across multiple clusters; Tanzu Application Service, a platform‑as‑a‑service that provides a Cloud Foundry‑like developer experience; Tanzu Build Service, which automates container image builds from source with buildpacks; and Tanzu Observability and Tanzu Service Mesh for monitoring and service mesh capabilities. The portfolio also encompasses data and other developer tooling to support Kubernetes‑based applications.

In purpose, Tanzu aims to enable consistent deployment, security, and governance across environments, with integrated CI/CD pipelines and operator tooling. It targets enterprises seeking to standardize Kubernetes operations while preserving flexibility to run workloads across on‑premises and cloud platforms. The portfolio continues to evolve in line with VMware’s cloud strategy and open‑source collaboration.