Software developers know there is no single cloud in information technology. They must work in a multi-cloud world where every application runs in the cloud that serves it best. While that’s fitting for developers, their employer organizations must manage and control these programs across a multi-cloud system. The Cloud Foundry Foundation looks to offer a solution with its open-source Cloud Foundry platform, joining the efforts of developers and executives to keep business running smoothly even as technology advances.

“What we’re seeing now is Cloud Foundry is more than a path. It’s really a control fabric for a bunch of different modes of operating,” said Ben Kepes, analyst with Diversity Ltd.

Kepes, along with Kim Bannerman, program manager of developer relations at Google Inc., spoke with Stu Miniman (@stu) and John Troyer (@jtroyer), co-hosts of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s mobile livestreaming studio, during Cloud Foundry Summit in Santa Clara, California.

They discussed Cloud Foundry, the open-source community and multi-cloud development.

Opening up the cloud and bringing it all together

Increasingly, enterprise companies are saying they’re actually internet companies. They don’t want people to think of them as legacy or old school, according to Kepes and Bannerman. These larger businesses are actively looking for communities supporting a project, like the one around Cloud Foundry. This has put developers on the front lines to influence deals with these communities.

Developers and operations people also have to work in a multi-cloud world. There are good reasons for multi-cloud setups, mostly concerning use cases. In general, multi-cloud comes about as developers spin up the best platform for a given project. “There are multitudes of different types of developers doing different types of applications inside any given large customer,” Bannerman said.

Developers, however, will follow orders. It’s the Chief Information Officer who opens things up for developers to choose their platforms, the guest discussed. A CIO who enables their people to do what they need to do is necessary for agile development. This approach isn’t about keeping the developers happy, although that helps, but it’s a pragmatic way to build applications and products.

As for the Cloud Foundry Foundation itself, Microsoft has recently joined, bringing its resources to the table. Beyond that, the Foundation has grown a maturing ecosystem around Cloud Foundry. The conference has grown as well, now with people from all over the world contributing to the project.

“It feels like things are in good form,” Kepes concluded.

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s independent editorial coverage of Cloud Foundry Summit.

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