VMware's Tanzu division of Broadcom Inc. adds generative artificial intelligence and support for Model Context Protocol to its platform-as-a-service, dissociating from Kubernetes.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) by Anthropic enables AI models to interact with external data in a structured manner, allowing Tanzu users to build gen AI applications faster.
Broadcom's AI-ready PaaS optimized for private cloud aims to facilitate the development and deployment of gen AI and agentic applications for enterprises.
Gartner forecasts a significant increase in agentic AI adoption by 2028, with Broadcom focusing on simplifying agent implementation through common data services.
Tanzu's Spring AI platform supports gen AI patterns, enables faster iterations, and offers integrated observability and utilities for AI model evaluation.
The refreshed Tanzu platform includes automated container builds, external model connections, and updates applications without ticketing to enhance developer productivity.
Tanzu disassociates from Kubernetes, emphasizing the importance of an 'IaaS dial tone' and highlighting Kubernetes as a low-level technology not suited for application platforms.
Tanzu will integrate with Anthropic's Claude LLM for proxy requests, governance controls, and efficient model usage, while leveraging Kubernetes runtime components.
The focus is on simplifying the platform for users, unifying essential components like service mesh and observability while dissociating from Kubernetes complexity.
Broadcom aims to provide an efficient solution for building and deploying gen AI applications, emphasizing the shift away from Kubernetes dependence towards an IaaS framework.