Serverless Community for Developers
The Multi-Cloud is fast gaining traction among the enterprises and the analyst firm Gartner has been talking about how different organizations are embracing more than one public cloud provider. Serverless is fast gaining traction among the developers as the right abstraction. The abstraction offered by Serverless and some of the restrictions imposed on the applications…
Serverless is the buzzword of our day and everyone has a different take on what it means. Some consider it a philosophy or mindset, others think it is about scaling-to-zero, and some believe it is merely hype around Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS). I’ve been a serverless user and advocate since before the term as we know it…
OpenWhisk is the first Serverless platform that gained community traction when IBM pushed the platform to Apache Foundation. Licensed under the Apache license, the platform allows developers to deploy event driven applications on any infrastructure. This implies there is an operational overhead in running the platform compared to platforms like AWS Lambda, Catalyst, Google Functions,…
Overcoming Serverless Limitations While Serverless provides developers many advantages, they also impose many constraints on developers in terms of architecture, deployment options, etc.. While these constraints require developers to change the way they develop and deploy their applications, there are many ways developers can overcome these limitations or find a workaround to manage them gracefully….
The role of DevOps in Serverless deployments is critical to realizing the value of these technologies. As developers use Serverless technologies, they need to go beyond the usual developer considerations to DevOps considerations which play a critical role in not just the agility but also in user experience. In this post, we will highlight some…
As more and more developers embrace Serverless technologies, there are confusions about picking the right platform for their needs. Every since AWS Lambda became a success among developers, there are many other services that are made available in the market including Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, Zoho Catalyst, Nimbella Platform, etc.. Each service offers different…
In the previous blog post, we talked about the differences between Serverless and Container technologies as it applies to modern application deployment. The next question in the minds of developers is about understanding where serverless shines over containers. In this post, we will briefly discuss where it is a better fit and highlight some of…
Serverless technologies like AWS Lambda functions first offered in late 2014 is changing how developers deploy their applications. Developers saw the convenience and started using AWS Lambda for some basic use cases. As the technology matured, we are seeing more and more use cases for Functions as Service offerings like AWS Lambda, Zoho Catalyst, Azure…
As Serverless Computing services gain traction among developers, we are seeing an ecosystem developing around the core platforms. In this blog post, we will map out the Serverless landscape talking about various tools to support Developers, DevOps, Security, etc.. This list is not exhaustive by any means. This is produced based on the startups and…
Serverless technologies are changing application development and deployment, making it easy for developers to take their idea to market fast and at a lower cost. This combination of agility and low costs leads to experimentation, leading to rapid innovation. With serverless technologies offering robust cloud-based IDE, SDK, and frameworks, developers have robust tools and frameworks…
