Serverless Computing: Current Trends and Open Problems

Serverless computing has emerged as a new compelling paradigm for the deployment of applications and services. It represents an evolution of cloud programming models, abstractions, and platforms, and is a testament to the maturity and wide adoption of cloud technologies. In this chapter, we survey e...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2017-06
Main Authors: Baldini, Ioana, Castro, Paul, Chang, Kerry, Cheng, Perry, Fink, Stephen, Ishakian, Vatche, Mitchell, Nick, Muthusamy, Vinod, Rabbah, Rodric, Slominski, Aleksander, Suter, Philippe
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Language:English
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Cloud computing
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Summary:Serverless computing has emerged as a new compelling paradigm for the deployment of applications and services. It represents an evolution of cloud programming models, abstractions, and platforms, and is a testament to the maturity and wide adoption of cloud technologies. In this chapter, we survey existing serverless platforms from industry, academia, and open source projects, identify key characteristics and use cases, and describe technical challenges and open problems.
ISSN:2331-8422