Servers?! We Don't Need No Stinking Servers!

By Michael Jolley

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Functions As A Service (FAAS) or “server-less” is all the rage, but what does it really mean? In this presentation, we’ll discuss how server-less functions can provide shorter lead times, decreased costs and flexible scaling to our products.

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Functions As A Service (FAAS) or “server-less” is all the rage, but what does it really mean? In this presentation, we’ll discuss how server-less functions can provide shorter lead times, decreased costs and flexible scaling to our products.

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Topics covered:

  • What is server-less architecture?
  • Benefits of server-less (FAAS)
  • Popular use-cases of server-less functions
  • Differences in FAAS providers, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Digital Ocean and Netlify