The first thing to do is nail down the type of serverless app needed and which provider is best to host it. Serverless computing runs code components variously known as microservices, functions or ...

A first-hand, step-by-step look at the ease and simplicity of Amazon's "function as a service" platform Why would a developer use AWS Lambda? In a word, simplicity. AWS Lambda—and other event-driven, ...

This ebook, based on the latest ZDNet / TechRepublic special feature, examines the returns and efficiencies businesses are seeing with serverless computing, how to create a serverless architecture, ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Joe Cassavaugh shares his journey from ...

The task of simultaneously managing server infrastructure and writing code is exhausting. For overworked developers, today's RESTful APIs and serverless platforms may be a match made in heaven.

Last week at its Signal event in San Francisco, Twilio unveiled its new 'Functions' service. Like AWS Lambda or Azure Functions, it's a serverless host for JavaScript code that works with Twilio's ...

Call it “serverless,” call it “event-driven compute,” or call it “functions as a service (FaaS),” the idea is the same: dynamically allocate resources to run individual functions, essentially ...