Cloud Foundry Weekly

Do you need help calculating all the cost savings your install of Tanzu Platform Cloud Foundry is giving you? Don't miss this episode as Mia Villarreal will be our special guest to deep dive into the Total Economic Impact for Tanzu Platform report published by ESG.

Show notes:

• Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry is bringing customers faster to market
• ESG Report: Analyzing the Economic Benefits of VMware Tanzu Platform 

Join Nick and special guest star Tim Leong for a live walkthrough and guide on installing the GenAI for TPCF tile!

Download the beta:
https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productdownloads?subfamily=GenAI%20on%20Tanzu%20Platform%20for%20Cloud%20Foundry

Cote is joining the show to do a crossover from the Tanzu Talk podcast/Lifecast series! We will discuss cloud-native stuff, cloud foundry, what app platforms are great, and probably Dungeons and Dragons!

Show notes:

Cote's Podcasts:
https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/
https://www.tanzutalk.com/

Nicky and Nick will deep dive into the shared-nothing logging architecture with our special guests, Carson Long and Matthew Kocher. Learn how you can begin to optimize your overall logging architecture on your Cloud Foundry and Tanzu Platform installs!

Show notes:
The Firehose is Out, Syslog is In | Part 1
The Firehose is Out, Syslog is In | Part 2

Join this week's episode as Nicky and Nick dive into the initial public beta release of GenAI on Tanzu Platform for Cloud Foundry. Nick will demo some of his labs, showing how you can get started building and running GenAI apps on CPUS (not just GPUs) running on Cloud Foundry.

Grab GenAI for TPCF here:
https://network.pivotal.io/products/genai-for-tas/

David Zendzian (aka DMZ) will join the show again this week as our special guest star. We will discuss security updates in Cloud Foundry, VMware Tanzu, and the industry in general. This will be the first of many shows with DMZ, as he can periodically share with the community recent events, tips, and tricks in the security space. If you're a platform engineer, you don’t want to miss this episode!

Show Notes:

• CVE-2024-22279 Advisory:  https://www.cloudfoundry.org/blog/cve-2024-22279-gorouter-denial-of-service-attack/
• Broadcom's CVE-2024-22279 Advisory: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24486
• RFC 7231 Section 5.11 Details:  https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7231#section-5.1.1
• Tanzu Security Blog:  https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/blog-tag-security/5-ways-to-master-security-with-vmware-tanzu-platform

Get ready for an exciting episode all about data! Join us this week with special guests Gregory Green and returning favorite Mark Fynes as we discuss optimizing data services for your apps, explore use cases, and compare the best options between services. Expect fun discussions and live demos. If data's your thing, don't miss this episode!

Guest Bios:
Gregory Green LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-green-5619748/
Gregory Green is a seasoned software development and architecture expert with over 25 years of diverse experience across multiple industries, including financial, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications. Gregory specializes in cloud-native data services, bringing extensive expertise in modern data solutions, application modernization, digital transformations, and domain-driven design patterns. His innovative approach and deep industry knowledge make him a valuable asset in driving technological advancements and delivering cutting-edge solutions.

Mark Fynes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-fynes-812407/
Mark Fynes brings over 25 years of experience in Mark Fynes has over 25 years of experience in enterprise middleware and cloud platforms. He's worked on everything from Corba Middleware, web services, to various platforms before joining Pivotal in 2013 where he realized the potential of Cloud Foundry.  Since then, he has been a part of helping customers deploy their first apps with 'cf push' and scale to managing tens of thousands of applications on the platform.

Our special guest this week is Tony Elmore. We will deep-dive into Platform Automation with Tanzu Application Service. Tony will share his work on optimizing Platform Automation pipelines, which focuses on reducing the overall execution time of pipelines, making failed pipelines easier to find and troubleshoot, and simplifying how products are configured. Don't miss this episode to see how you can optimize your pipelines across all IaaS.

Join Nicky and Nick as they recap their experiences at Cloud Foundry Day NYC 2024!

Nick's Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/tehkuhnz/status/1790731369665986730

Join the Cloud Foundry Weekly crew as we are thrilled to host some incredible real-world Cloud Foundry Users, Tom Brisco (JPMorgan Chase & Co.) and Greg Otto (Comcast). We are also delighted to host Amelia Downs (a leading Cloud Foundry contributor) and promote conversation between our Cloud Foundry Users and Contributors. They'll share practical insights on how their organizations run their businesses with Cloud Foundry. We're excited to close out the show by demonstrating how the Cloud Foundry contributor’s work is used in the real world and how Cloud Foundry drives your everyday lives.