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VMware Tanzu Platform pros and cons

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PROS

Highly scalable and supports large enterprise environments
Facilitates rapid application development and deployment
Seamless integration with Kubernetes for container management
Comprehensive monitoring and analytics capabilities
Strong support for multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments

CONS

Lack of comprehensive documentation and support
Steep learning curve for new users
High resource consumption
Compatibility issues with existing infrastructure
Complex configuration and deployment
 

VMware Tanzu Platform Pros review quotes

SiddhitRenake - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2024
It definitely gives the end customer a good overview and perspective of running applications in terms of overall workload footprint. TMC provides a very detailed description of your cloud-native application in the form of graphical visualization.
Vikram Casula - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 14, 2022
I have multiple Kubernetes environments within my environment. TMC gives me a single pane view, which is good for managing everything.
Abbasi Poonawala - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 2, 2022
Tanzu Mission Control has quite a set of rich features when compared to OpenShift.
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SS
Sep 29, 2023
The most important thing about the solution is its flexibility.
Abhishek_Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 16, 2022
Tanzu is easy to upgrade and scale, whether we're talking about horizontal or vertical scaling. It is as smooth as possible without any downtime. The platform maintenance, upgrading, and operations part is very smooth.
DeepakMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
The Day 2 operations support is the most vital feature
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2023
The initial setup is easy.
AR
Feb 8, 2021
The most important feature of Tanzu Mission Control is its integration with the other products, especially with ESX and vSAN. This is a strong part of Tanzu Mission Control. In other solutions, such as OpenShift or Kubernetes, you can find similar features, but they don't have similar integration. With Tanzu Mission Control, you get a total solution with only one provider. You have the integration with the infrastructure, virtualization of networking, and virtualization of storage. You have a natural integration, and you don't have the problem of integrating it with different products or providers. Sometimes, different companies have good integration, but it is not always guaranteed. For example, many years ago, Cisco and VMware were good partners in networking, but when VMware started to sell ESX, the relationship was broken. This is the problem that you can face when you are using solutions from two different companies.
ALEJANDRO FORERO - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
The most valuable feature of VMware Tanzu Mission Control is the management functionality of the cluster life cycle. Additionally, the solution integrates well with other vendors, such as Velero for backups and Sonobuoy for compliance. Additionally, it works well in multi-cluster environments.
AR
Oct 1, 2021
VMware Tanzu Mission Control has many valuable features, such as ease of use and customization.
 

VMware Tanzu Platform Cons review quotes

SiddhitRenake - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2024
Cost is always a concern. Smaller companies might find the price a bigger issue.
Vikram Casula - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 14, 2022
Tanzu provides better manageability as compared to OCP, but when it comes to tagging it with other products, it's a bit rigid. If I have to bring in any new product or something out of the box from a different vendor, working with Tanzu becomes a little difficult. For example, if I want to use the F5 services, I have to add one more layer of Avi, but I don't want to do that. If I have a list of the products that I want to use, such as for firewall services, with Tanzu, I will have to go through another layer, which creates complexity.
Abbasi Poonawala - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 2, 2022
We want to see a new feature that helps build more security architecture like Zero Trust Security or shifting left in Kubernetes.
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SS
Sep 29, 2023
The network control and security policies must be improved.
Abhishek_Agarwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 16, 2022
Tanzu could provide more granular control over whatever networking is being done on the containers. I would also like to see a slightly more detailed view of application-level tracing. I'm referring to the connections between different microservices. If they added a service-matching feature, that would be helpful for the customers to build or be more effective.
DeepakMishra - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
The product should support integration with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 27, 2023
Another area of improvement is pricing.
AR
Feb 8, 2021
It is not easy to build a solution with containers. It has a graphical user interface, but you need to have a lot of knowledge of Linux and how to work in the command mode. Its support can also be improved. Currently, its biggest disadvantage is that it is a new product, and the clients prefer to go for a solution that has been in the market for a long time. There are not that many people who know this product.
ALEJANDRO FORERO - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 9, 2023
LYNX is a managed cluster solution that takes care of specific details within a cluster, such as sequences or services. I haven't seen this feature in Tanzu Mission Control.
AR
Oct 1, 2021
The solution could improve by having better integration with other solutions such as HPE.