Broadcom unveils VMware Tanzu Data Intelligence for AI-ready data access

Broadcom Inc. has expanded its VMware Tanzu Application Platform with the introduction of VMware Tanzu Data Intelligence, a new data lakehouse designed to provide AI agents with low-latency access to multimodal data at scale. The announcement was made at VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas, alongside the release of VMware Tanzu Platform 10.3, which enhances generative AI integration for developers.

Key Announcements

VMware Tanzu Data Intelligence

• Purpose: Enables AI agents to access real-time, multimodal data with millisecond-level latency.
• Features:
  • Supports structured and unstructured data from any source.
  • Scales to petabytes with federated query services.
  • Offers native vector search for semantic similarity across unstructured data.
  • Includes data lineage for governance and observability.
• Use Cases: Agentic AI applications, model training, fine-tuning, and decision support.

Tanzu Platform 10.3 Updates

• AI Model Service Plans: Granular control over quotas and security via webhooks.
• Marketplace Integration: Developers can publish and sell AI applications as services.
• Modernization Tools: Automated migration and performance optimization for legacy apps.
• Vulnerability Dashboard: Visualizes risk exposure for Tanzu-based applications.

Executive Insight

Purnima Padmanabhan, VP and GM of Tanzu at Broadcom, highlighted the challenges of fragmented data and unpredictable costs. "Tanzu Data Intelligence combined with Tanzu Platform delivers a modern data lakehouse architecture with the cost predictability of a private cloud," she said.

Additional Resources

• AI Starter Kit: Tooling and guides for automating Tanzu AI services.
• Images: VMware screenshot 1, VMware screenshot 2.

For more details, visit Broadcom or VMware Tanzu.