Cloud Infrastructure
The Evolution of Serverless Computing: Beyond FaaS
Serverless architecture is undergoing a profound shift. What began purely as Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) is transforming into comprehensive, stateful serverless application platforms that power enterprise workloads seamlessly.
1. Stateful Serverless Execution
Early serverless iterations lacked complex stateful capabilities, making long-running workflows difficult to manage. Modern platforms bridge this gap effectively, bringing scale-to-zero benefits to data.
- Serverless Databases: Relational and NoSQL storage engines that scale automatically to zero, providing robust data layers.
- Workflow Orchestration: Step functions enable serverless systems to perform complex, multi-stage transactions efficiently.
2. The Edge is the New Cloud
- Edge Computing Integration: Pushing logic directly to the network edge minimizes latency, completely redefining performance metrics for modern scalable architectures.