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Serverless

Serverless != No service

Serverless == you do not have a server that you are going to be managing & putting entire application

How we got here?

  1. D.I.A.Y

  2. Cloud & VIrtualization

  3. IaaS

  4. PaaS

  5. CaaS

​ ---> and Serverless!!

Serverless

Building software without worrying about servers

How does serverless work?

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Pros and cons

  • pros
    • less server-side work
    • reduced cost (also through economy of scale)
    • reduced risk and increased efficiency
    • auto-scaling
    • shorter lead time
  • cons
    • managing state is relatively complex
    • higher latency
    • vendor lock-in

Serverless providers

  1. AWS Lambda
  2. Google cloud functions
  3. Google Firebase

What you can do with Serverless

  • Static websites (Amazon S3)
  • Small e-commerce platforms
  • Chatbots
  • IoT services
  • Big data applications
  • Event-driven systems