Scaling Messaging with Confidence: VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service and Tanzu RabbitMQ

Modern applications depend on reliable messaging. Getting that infrastructure deployed and operated should be straightforward, not a separate engineering project. Running VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) with Tanzu RabbitMQ does exactly that.

This setup lets teams run RabbitMQ on VKS, a CNCF-certified Kubernetes runtime that is built-in with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), without introducing a new operational model or tooling stack. You get Kubernetes where it makes sense, while keeping vSphere as the control plane your operators already understand.

Why run Tanzu RabbitMQ on VKS?

• Operational continuity
  VKS integrates directly with vSphere. Cluster lifecycle, networking, storage, and access controls follow the same patterns your infrastructure team already uses. No parallel platform to manage.
• Lower operational overhead
  You avoid retraining teams or adding new management layers. Kubernetes runs inside your existing private cloud, reducing both ongoing cost and operational risk.
• Messaging features that matter
  Tanzu RabbitMQ includes capabilities such as Warm Standby Replication and intra-cluster compression. These directly improve availability, recovery behavior, and throughput in production environments.
• Managed lifecycle
  VKS automates cluster creation, upgrades, and patching. RabbitMQ runs on a maintained Kubernetes substrate, keeping both security and reliability predictable over time.

A Validated Approach

For more details, check out this reference architecture. It has been validated as a complete stack, from infrastructure through messaging. It focuses on predictable operations, clear failure modes, and repeatable deployment rather than experimentation.

If you want a practical way to run enterprise messaging on Kubernetes without re-platforming your operations team, this approach works!