Staying ahead of digital innovation is much easier when leveraging tools that seamlessly integrate efficiency, security, and compliance into every aspect of application development. We are excited to introduce a host of cutting-edge Spring features, now exclusively accessible through VMware Tanzu Platform. These new Tanzu Spring capabilities in Tanzu Platform are designed to empower Spring developers with features that supercharge Spring application performance, enable app velocity and innovation, and ensure more robust security safeguards. No other development framework and cloud native application platform combination offer symbiotic simplicity and velocity across the entire app life cycle, from building an app and running it seamlessly in production, to keeping it current, compliant and patched against security vulnerabilities with ease. Here's a look at what's new for Spring in Tanzu Platform, and how these new capabilities will help drive your business forward.
Continuous updates and governance with Spring Application Advisor
Developing Java applications is one challenge, but enabling their relevance and compliance–particularly given Java's 6-month release cycle–poses another. Spring Application Advisor is designed to keep your Spring applications up-to-date efficiently and at scale, within your organization. Spring Application Advisor, part of Tanzu Spring, allows you to seamlessly and continuously update Spring dependencies across all your Git repositories. It automatically generates a pull request whenever a new version for upgrading your Spring dependencies is detected. Key features and benefits include:
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Discovery and visibility: Gain deep insights into your Spring application's performance and security, providing a clear picture of where improvements can be made.
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Optimization: Benefit from actionable recommendations tailored to enhance efficiency and operational effectiveness, such as upgrades.
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Integration: Experience a seamless workflow across Spring and Tanzu Platform that allows uninterrupted productivity.
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Innovation: Foster an environment of continuous updates with data-driven insights and reporting that help you keep your applications up to date.
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Security: Automatically discovers and identifies libraries with open security vulnerabilities, and assists with remediation to protect your applications against vulnerabilities and threats.
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Maintain FIPS and PCI compliance with Spring Boot Governance Starter
By utilizing the FIPS-approved BouncyCastle security provider and automated setups, the Enterprise Spring Boot Governance Starter library helps Spring developers adhere to stringent compliance standards and generate governance reports for their applications. Key features and benefits include:
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Application compliance audit information: Simplify audits with instant access to compliance data, making the audit process less daunting.
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Plug-n-play library: Easily integrate with Spring Boot apps, reducing operational disruptions and allowing smooth transitions.
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Governance Spring Boot auto-configuration: Ensure applications are configured correctly to meet compliance standards. Validate application dependencies per regulatory standards, such as FIPS-140-3 and PCI v4. This also enhances the auditing process by mapping pre-test findings through the /actuator/governance endpoint.
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Build GenAI applications using Java with Spring AI’s seamless integration
Spring AI, an extension of the Spring Framework, offers a streamlined solution for developing artificial intelligence capabilities within Java applications. By simplifying the integration of machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and predictive analytics, Spring AI addresses the challenges developers face in incorporating AI functionalities. Engineered for modularity and extensibility, this platform harnesses cutting-edge GenAI technologies while eliminating the need for Python, enhancing the efficiency of AI development workflows. Key features and benefits include:
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Portability and modularity: Leverage plain old Java objects (POJOs) to enhance project scalability and management, allowing developers to build projects that are easier to scale.
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No upskilling required: Accelerate application development without needing Python expertise. With its Java-based framework, Spring AI enables your Spring development team to jump right in, facilitating rapid project deployments.
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OpenAI's structured outputs: Enhance the reliability of JSON responses by enabling AI-generated outputs to align with a predefined JSON schema, boosting overall usability. Spring AI seamlessly integrates support for OpenAI's Structured Outputs, granting Java developers access to this functionality in a Spring-native fashion.
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Tanzu Spring offers a comprehensive suite of tools and services tailored to meet the needs of enterprises seeking to modernize their applications and infrastructure. By leveraging exclusive Tanzu Spring capabilities and new innovation in Tanzu Platform, developers can streamline their workflows, accelerate application development, and enhance productivity. These new, exclusive capabilities aim to empower developers, especially in enterprises and highly regulated industries, with the tools needed to build innovative apps with more efficiency and built-in governance and security.
With these powerful updates, Tanzu Spring is setting a new standard for enterprise application development. By focusing on effortless integration, robust security, and proactive management, it empowers organizations to drive efficiency, enable compliance, enhance security, and foster an innovative, collaborative community.
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To learn more about how Tanzu Spring and Tanzu Platform make getting ideas to production faster and easier, visit https://tanzu.vmware.com/spring or talk to an expert today.
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