Tanzu Product Releases
Check out Tanzu Product releases for this week and release notes for more details
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Release Date |
Related Links |
VMware Tanzu SQL with MySQL for Kubernetes (MySQL for K8s) |
2022-12-20 |
Release Notes |
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VMware Tanzu Application Platform (TAP) Check Release Notes for Resolved issues, known issues and deprecations. |
2022-12-20 |
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VMware Data Solutions (formerly Tanzu Data Services) VMware Tanzu™ Greenplum® Check Release notes for details on changed features and resolved issues. |
2022-12-20 |
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Other Releases |
2023-01-03 |
Knowledge Base Articles
VMware Tanzu Application Platform (TAP)
- How to create a workload in development namespace after you deployed VMware Tanzu Application Platform (TAP) by using the AWS QuickStart - Instructions on how to create workload in the deployment namespace after you deploy TAP using AWS guide.
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS)
- Enabling Spring Security on app fails health check - You can turn on security on your app by simply adding this configuration on your Spring application , but this configuration app fails on health check. Check KB for resolution.
- TAS Smoke Test are failing with ruby buildpack version v1.9.0+ - In buildpack v1.8.60, Ruby 2.7.x is the default version, In buildpack v1.9.0+, Ruby 3.1.x appears to be the new default causing TAS smoke tests to fail. R&D is working on the fix and check workaround in the KB.
VMware vSphere 7.0 with Tanzu (TKGS)
- vmware-system-user account expired on TKGS Guest Cluster nodes (90469) - Users are unable to connect via SSH directly to TKGS Guest Cluster nodes using vmware-system-user account. Check KB for resolution.
- CSI: Correct sync between CSI pod secret and workload_storage_management user password (87375) - TKGS Guest Clusters or Supervisor Clusters fail to create or attach PersistentVolumes or PersistentVolumeClaims to new nodes or pods.
VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid (TKG)
- TKG management cluster not able to connect to vCenter after vCenter cert or thumbprint change (90489) - vCenter certificate thumbprint has changed and not been updated on the TKG management cluster objects and/or in the workload cluster object's metadata. Check KB article for resolution.
Customer Success Stories
Drax Group Accelerates its Carbon-Negative Future
The Drax Target Architecture has supported the delivery of new, strategically important and growth-enabling services. For example, its solution built on VMware Tanzu technology has enabled the company to launch an industry-leading digital service that provides business customers with greater visibility into—and management of—energy consumption of their electric vehicle fleets. With faster application development, better use of business-critical data, and improved decisions, Drax is moving closer to achieving its carbon-negative ambitions. Check this blog
“We didn’t want to become Kubernetes experts; we wanted something that operations could manage and deliver services that our developers could easily consume. VMware Tanzu enables our developers to focus on building great apps whilst our operations team can better manage demand and supply.”
- Mark Leonard, Drax CIO
Powering the Drax Target Architecture with Microservices from VMware Tanzu - MEA CTO, Joe Baguley, speaks to Drax CIO, Mark Leonard, about how the company is using VMware Tanzu to innovate and increase sustainability throughout its operations.
Blogs and Videos
Kubernetes(K8s)
- Getting Started with Kubernetes - Tiffany J writes a detailed blog how people adapting to K8s and breaking up their giant monolithic applications and break them into smaller components and how they run within containers
Azure Spring Apps (ASA)
- Brand new page for Azure Spring Apps on our TechZone - Azure Spring Apps Enterprise is built with innovations from the VMware Tanzu portfolio and is specifically optimized to meet the needs of teams building and deploying mission-critical and enterprise-grade applications. Check latest content with videos and blogs , Featured Contents with introduction to ASA, features and Activity path to learn ASA
VMware GemFire
- Spring for VMware GemFire is Now Available
- Getting Started with Spring and GemFire on your local machine
- Getting Started with Spring and GemFire for Tanzu Application Service
- Getting Started with Spring and GemFire for Kubernetes
- Session State Caching, which walks you through how to implement a session state cache using GemFire, Spring Boot for VMware GemFire, and Spring Session
VMware Tanzu
- VMware Tanzu and AWS Accelerate Apps: Key Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2022 - Camille C, shares the key takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2022 such as how AWS and VMware Tanzu are making Kubernetes easier for developers and what products from Tanzu portfolios helps with customer’s digital transformation.
VMware RabbitMQ
- RabbitMQ vs Kafka: How to Choose an Event-Streaming Broker - This blog will explain why RabbitMQ fits well into most messaging-streaming scenarios and why it’s an excellent choice and why you should use VMware RabbitMQ and resources.
Webinars and Events
Tanzu Observability
Jan 17 - Reduce Complexity for Modern Apps & Kubernetes Environments with Observability - In this webinar, you can learn how Tanzu Observability provides critical answers, not data, so you can move quickly to the “why” about the performance of your applications.
Spring One - Register Here (Jan 24- 26 2023 OR Jan 31–Feb 2 2023)
SpringOne is going virtual! The SpringOne conference has moved to a free online program, taking place January 24-26, 2023 or Jan 31–Feb 2 2023. Learn more at springone.io. Check the FAQ here.
Thanks and Regards,
Aruna Srinivasan (She/Her)
Sr. Digital Content Manager - Tanzu Customer Success