Modernize Existing Apps
Adopt a Modern Application Lifecycle
The world doesn’t stand still, and neither does software development. The combination of cloud computing, Kubernetes and microservices has fundamentally altered how we build, run and manage new applications. Take advantage of these same advances to modernize your existing applications. VMware Tanzu is made to help — whether your goal is relatively simple app modernization, like lifting and shifting applications onto a cloud platform and Kubernetes, or if you need to fully refactor important applications that can no longer perform like they need to. Our team of Tanzu Labs experts specializes in helping you plan, and then carry out, app modernization efforts that match your specific needs.
Take the Road to Modern Apps
Why Modernize Existing Apps with VMware Tanzu?
Modernize in Weeks, Not Months
Get started with a targeted analysis to determine an ideal set of apps with low technical risk and high business value.
Lower Costs and Improve Flexibility
Retire proprietary application servers in favor of offerings based on popular open-source projects.
Accelerate Time to Value
Transition monolithic systems into microservices that can boost feature velocity and deliver quicker release cycles.
Establish Repeatable Patterns
As you move revamped apps into production, you’ll build a cookbook of patterns to streamline and accelerate future modernization efforts.
Improve Security Posture
Adopt DevSecOps practices and take advantage of new tools, architectures and shifts in software development to improve security at every layer.
Three Fundamentals of Application Modernization
Move to a Modern Platform
Moving applications onto modern infrastructure and platforms is a fundamental step in the modernization process. Even monolithic applications packaged as containers and running on a standardized Kubernetes distribution are portable across data centers and clouds. Take advantage of cloud native capabilities such as automatic restarts, declarative updates and cross-cluster management.
Explore Tanzu AdvancedRefactor Around Microservices
For existing applications that must be refactored, it’s common to break up a monolith, or at least critical pieces of it, into microservices. Microservices enable developers to scale applications, add new features, and address issues more quickly than before without the need to worry about tightly coupled business logic.
Learn About Tanzu Labs App NavigatorImprove Development Processes
Successful modernization requires more than cloud infrastructure and microservices architectures; it requires modern software development processes and tooling, as well. Tanzu Labs will teach your teams how to embrace new approaches to product design, plus practical approaches to agile development, ensuring that refactored applications deliver expected results and continuous improvement. Plus you get the tools necessary to improve velocity while baking security into the development process—a true DevSecOps approach.
Read More About DevSecOpsModernize Your Applications with VMware Tanzu
Tanzu Labs
Create a proven and lasting strategy for your application migration. Tanzu Labs teaches you how to modernize your most business-critical apps and make impactful architectural improvements.
Tanzu Advanced
In addition to an enterprise-grade Kubernetes distribution, Tanzu Advanced includes capabilities for container security, automated container builds, app connectivity, API management and more.
Tanzu Application Service
Automate key aspects of application deployment and infrastructure management. Built on Cloud Foundry, Tanzu Application Service simplifies the deployment process for developers, while giving operators the tools to automatically scale, patch and update resources.
Spring Framework
Give your developers the ability to power applications with cloud native capabilities using simple commands. They can use Spring to create Java applications that utilize microservices, event-driven architecture, and other modern approaches to application architecture.
Market Leaders Modernize Their Apps with VMware Tanzu
How Steelcase Built Sustainable Transformation
"There are lots of companies that can develop stuff for us. But what we wanted was a transformation in the way we work. And that was where we felt [VMware Tanzu] was especially suited as a partner."
– Steven Miller, CIO, Steelcase
Market Leaders Evolve Their Apps with VMware Tanzu
Modernizing 2,000 Legacy Applications at Air France KLM
“All the innovative stuff in [VMware Tanzu Application Service] itself is great, it’s awesome, all the tooling is great, it makes our life easier… and what I appreciate the most is the involvement of the team itself.”
– Nathan Wattimena, Air France-KLM
Steelcase
Air France KLM
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