In this episode, Adib and Michael discuss the concept of 'Agentic AI' and its historical context within technology evolution. They talk about how new UX patterns and capabilities have defined different technological eras and examine where AI agents fit in this narrative. They explore the role of executives in integrating AI into their businesses, emphasizing the importance of experimenting, learning constraints, and understanding UX-driven applications. The conversation spans practical insights, user-centric experimentation, and the future impacts of AI in enterprise environments

Links mentioned:

• Adib on agentic AI.
• Another write-up of what executives can do to help AI at their organization, from Camille Crowell-Lee.
• Adib in LinkedIn.
• Adib's blog.

In this episode of Tanzu Talk, Coté and Purnima Padmanabhan discuss the evolving landscape of private vs. public cloud infrastructure and the crucial role of developer platforms. Purnima elaborates on the need for a seamless developer experience, focusing on the advantages of Tanzu Platform 10 and its new features. They wrap up with insights on upcoming announcements for the Tanzu product suite at the Explore Barcelona conference.

Check out the Tanzu Platform for our recommended private cloud platform.

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.

Find Purnima in LinkedIn.

And check in on Tanzu.

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