Serverless

Question 1

What is Serverless?

Answer 1

Model where the responsibility of managing servers, databases and some application logic is shifted away from developers, and given to service providers

Question 2

What is a big benefit with Serverless?

Answer 2

Allows developers to focus solely on the individual function of their app

Question 3

What are Functions as a Service (FaaS) Model?

Answer 3

Developers write and deploy individual functions triggered by events

Question 4

How are Reduced Operational Costs a benefit of Serverless?

Answer 4

Pay only for compute time used, no charges when code is idle

Question 5

How is Automatic Scaling a benefit of Serverless?

Answer 5

Cloud provider scales resources based on workload, ensuring optimal capacity

Question 6

How is being focused on the core product a benefit of Serverless?

Answer 6

Developers can concentrate on application functionality, not server management

Question 7

How is the Faster Time to Market a benefit of Serverless?

Answer 7

Reduced infrastructure concerns speed up application development

Question 8

How is Vendor-lock-in a challenge/risk for Serverless?

Answer 8

Reliance on proprietary interfaces limits flexibility to using other serverless providers and may increase costs