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"Serverless computing is a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider runs the server, and dynamically manages the allocation of machine resour
by awestroke 6y ago
"Serverless computing is a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider runs the server, and dynamically manages the allocation of machine resources. Pricing is based on the actual amount of resources consumed by an application, rather than on pre-purchased units of capacity. "
From Wikipedia, first result when googling. Don't be lazy.
- toshk 6y agoThat's not the main pitch, that's the standard dynamic cloud/container hosting claim, this is their pitch: "Software is eating the world. Unfortunately, most businesses still can't deliver software successfully, much less do so at the pace needed to stay competitive. For those who wish to keep up, let alone lead, software delivery & operation must be radically simplified."
- res0nat0r 6y agoJust think of it as a function on demand. Call an API endpoint, a container spins up and does something, returns the result and shuts down, and you only pay for the milliseconds and RAM used in that amount of time.