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
