Pros and cons of a single-vendor solution

Using an end-to-end solution such as Tanzu or a single public cloud has many advantages but also some disadvantages. An enterprise should consider these points carefully and create a technology platform adoption plan accordingly. The following points outline the pros and cons of using a single-vendor solution containing multiple products.

Pros

• There is a big shift in the field of software to use open source technologies to avoid vendor lock-ins and gain the benefits of community collaboration. However, picking the right open source technology that is mature and supported is often a challenging and time-consuming process. That’s where a comprehensive technology platform such as Tanzu could be a big help, as it uses many cherry-picked, open source tools under the hood. This will save considerable effort for an enterprise, along with giving it the confidence to use open source technologies heavily.
• When an enterprise picks...