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Summit 2017
4 – 6 December 2017 / Las Vegas, NV
Serverless
Serverless applications
Serverless
application architecture e.g., SaaS
development e.g., some
e.g., functions xPaaS
fPaaS
Serverless
Serverless applications
Serverless
application architecture e.g., SaaS
development e.g., some
e.g., functions xPaaS
fPaaS
Serverless computing is
a model of IT service delivery
where the underlying enabling resources are
Utilized as an opaque, virtually unlimited shared pool,
and
Priced in the units of the consumed IT service.
From "Hype Cycle for Platform as a Service, 2017," 19 July 2017 (G00314146)
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Challenges for IT
1 VM
No. of TXs
Ref: https://www.cloudhealthtech.com/blog/how-use-lambda-ec2-save-most-money
and https://www.trek10.com/blog/lambda-cost/
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Serverless as a Trend
Productivity
Extends cloud-native
True autoscaling
Match costs to value
Focus on business priorities
AccuWeather
Platform*
DevOps
+ PlatformOps Platform* Platform* PaaS*
View
* Platform on VMs, Containers
vs. PaaS With Serverless
Monday Morning:
What current initiatives should be considering a serverless approach —
database renewal? Microservices? Should serverless be considered?
Next 90 Days:
Evaluate fPaaS and hpaPaaS fit-for-purpose for new applications
Review previous PaaS selections that are not serverless
Gain experience of serverless in a suitable project
Next 12 Months:
Review your strategic plan for applications regarding applicability
of serverless platforms versus cloud appetite and modernization priorities