FaaS (Functions as a Service) or Serverless

Pros:

  • DevOps is not required

  • Reduce security footprint

  • Isolated

  • Pay for what you use

Cons:

  • Harder debugging

  • Increased complexity on infrastructure

Good for:

  • Teams with poor devops

When to use FaaS?

  • Unpredictable demands

    • Competing products (Ec2) can leveraged auto scaling

  • Small work loads that don’t require an always on machine

  • Isolated processes

Examples:

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