Tanzu What’s New - Oct 20, 2023 Edition

Exciting news, folks! Get ready to explore the latest release of Tanzu Application Service 5.0 and all its awesome new features. Don't miss out on the October 17th patch updates for Tanzu Mission Control. Need help setting up a syslog server through BOSH deployment? Look no further than our informative KB article. And for those just starting out with Tanzu, we've got you covered with our Tanzu TechZone Get Started path and lessons. Developers, get ready to level up your Tanzu game with our new video series. But wait, there's more! Our engaging blogs and the upcoming VMware Explore Barcelona event on November 6th for the keynote session and all the latest updates. It's gonna be epic! Oh, and don't forget to join us at KubeCon in Chicago on November 6th, will keep you in the know.

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change” - Albert Einstein
Check out Tanzu Product releases for this week with release notes and relevant links for more information.

Check out the troubleshooting Tips and Resolutions on various Tanzu Products. This section is a great resource for you to bookmark and quickly prevent issues before pushing applications to Production.

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs (TAS)
How To Set Up A Test Syslog Server Via Bosh Deployment - In this Knowledge Base article we will walk through a simple demo for deploying a VM via bosh as well as using it as a syslog server.

How to troubleshoot app which fails during start phase on TAS - When an app pass staging successfully but fails to start and only generates limited logs, we can simulate the app start with the exact same container environment with start options manually for troubleshooting purposes.

VMWare Tanzu
Getting Started with Tanzu Innovate and grow your business on any and many clouds fast. VMware Tanzu is a modular, cloud native application platform that enables vital DevSecOps outcomes in a multi-cloud world. VMware Tanzu helps Businesses achieve faster outcomes by empowering key user groups with tools to develop, manage and run modern technology stacks.

Tanzu Lessons - Expand your knowledge through our interactive workshops and lessons

General / Kubernetes
Understanding the Differences Between RabbitMQ and Kafka - (Blog) Howard T and Gregory G. - Revisit how RabbitMQ and Kafka have changed, to check whether their respective strengths have shifted, and see how they fit into today’s use case.

Spring Updates
VMware Extends Support for Spring Boot 2.7 Projects with VMware Spring Runtime - (Blog) Michelle S Benefits of VMware Spring Runtime, Open source support for Spring Boot 2.7 projects ends November 25, 2023, but you can gain more time to upgrade your projects with our long-term support through VMware Spring Runtime. 

Overview: VMware Tanzu for Developers - (Video) This is part of a video series exploring how the Spring application architecture can help you rapidly develop cloud native apps. Checkout the Blog below for more details. 

Explore Spring Application Architecture with Tanzu Application Platform: A Series - (Blog) Greg M  This is an ongoing series of videos and blog posts exploring development and deployment of Spring applications with VMware Tanzu Application Platform. Content will be added and updated over time as the series production progresses. 

VMware Tanzu
Managing Access to EKS Clusters with VMware Tanzu - (Video) The video shows how VMware Tanzu simplifies the process of creating and managing access to EKS clusters.

VMware Tanzu
Nov 14 - Accelerating Business Agility with VMware Tanzu: Unifying Application and Operations Platform Control Plane Services - Join us to learn what businesses are looking for to sustain and grow their digital business and how VMware Tanzu is unifying application and operations platform control plane services to drive business agility and accelerate the ability to develop, operate, and optimize any app on any cloud, at scale.

Nov 28 - VMware Application Catalog: Mitigating Open Source Software Supply Chain Risks - Join this webinar to learn how you can use VMware Application Catalog, the enterprise edition of Bitnami Application Catalog to Procure open source software, Security and compliance postures

VMware Data Solutions
VMware Greenplum
Oct 31 - [EMEA] Optimizing Data Architecture with Samsung & VMware Greenplum - This session aims to equip you with practical insights to leverage the latest Samsung hardware technologies and build high-performance systems. Immerse yourself in this exploration of data warehousing and analytics optimization. 

Spring Events
Nov 7 - Unlock the Value of Spring Boot 3 for Your App Portfolio - Join us to learn how your team can future-proof your applications and unlock the transformative power of Spring: 

VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona - Keynote
VMware Explore 2023  Barcelona - November 6 - 9, 2023 just around the corner!!!! 

Last Chance for VMware Explore - Join thousands of peers, hundreds of experts, and VMware leaders in Barcelona. Let’s remake the cloud together. 

VMware Explore 2023 Barcelona - VMware Tanzu Sessions - Here is a one stop page of all the VMware Tanzu sessions: General Session & Solution Keynotes All VMware Explore keynotes take places on Tuesday 7th November, and all passes provide access to the showcase keynotes as scheduled content. 

The best place to get started on planning your attendance is by adding our Solution Keynote to your schedule. 

Please follow the link below and add the keynote to your schedule to save yourself a seat:
Click here to add the keynote to your conference schedule - Entitled Accelerate Application Delivery for Continuous Innovation, the keynote will be held on Tuesday, November 7 at 12:15 CET and will cover all the latest developments from VMware Tanzu. It will also demonstrate the journey of an app from inception to deployment. And between us, you’ll also have the chance to win a surprise giveaway! 

Do not miss out on other breakout sessions, meet the expert roundtables, and demo areas for you to experience.

Kubecon / Cloud Native Con 2023 November 6 – 9, Chicago
Kubecon coming up Next | Schedule | Register

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference gathers adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Chicago, Illinois from November 6-9, 2023. Join our CNCF Graduated and Incubating Projects as the community gathers for four days to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing.

Tanzu What's New Series - Landing page  - Weekly Tanzu digest on Tanzu product Releases, KB Articles, Success Stories, Updates, Blogs, Videos & More. VMware Tanzu Twitter and linked in features this weekly series as well.  Follow the page which is convenient to you.
Tanzu Customer Newsletters - Monthly Product Feature Updates, Demos, Office Hours, Tips, Announcements. September Newsletters are now available. Check the Products section.
Tanzu Academy - An on-demand, comprehensive learning hub for platform and application operators to become experts at achieving meaningful outcomes with Tanzu products.
Tanzu Fundamentals (Videos)
Tanzu Learning Resources
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Thanks and Regards,
Aruna Srinivasan (She/Her)
Sr. Digital Content Manager - Tanzu Customer Success