Code to Production: From Cloud to DevOps to Platform Engineering, with Purnima Padmanabhan, VMware Tanzu by Broadcom

In this episode, Purnima Padmanabhan, the general manager of Tanzu at Broadcom, talks with Coté about the evolution of DevOps and platform engineering. Purnima has worked at many interesting over the years LoudCloud, BMC Software, and VMware. That experience gives her a great perspective on the industry's ongoing journey to empower developers to deploy code into production quickly and reliably. The discussion follows the industry innovations and trends from early infrastructure automation to the rise of cloud computing and the emergence of platform engineering.

 

Purnima highlights the enduring challenge of bridging the gap between development and operations, emphasizing that the core objective remains consistent: accelerating the time it takes to move code into production. She underscores the importance of continuous improvement, noting that the industry is still striving for perfection. The conversation also delves into the nuances of platform engineering and DevOps, exploring the balance between standardization and flexibility, the role of automation in fostering trust, and the enduring need for both development and operations roles.

 

Purnima also discusses her experiences at various companies and the lessons she's learned throughout her career. Listen in to this 20+ year journey from LoudCloud's early foray into cloud computing to BMC's focus on process automation and VMware's cloud management solutions, all the way up the Tanzu's focus on cloud native development and platforms.

 

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Chapters: 

 

00:00 Introduction

00:23 DevOps Evolution

01:30 Platform Engineering and Automation

02:24 LoudCloud and Early Cloud Innovations

03:10 BMC Software and Process Automation

04:30 Pivotal and Tanzu Division

09:06 The pull to on-premises

12:12 What ever happened to ITIL?

12:57 ITIL and Service Management

14:41 Remediation and Repaving

19:02 Moka5

21:03 Security Startups

21:40 VMware

22:49 Startup Experience in Large Organizations

26:51 Future of DevOps and Platform Engineering

30:15 Wrap up