Serverless cloud computing: simpler, faster, and more cost-effective

Say goodbye to the burdensome routine of server management, the complex process of scaling resources, and endless system maintenance. The era of serverless computing has arrived.?

Gartner predicts that by 2025, more than 50% of major enterprises will have adopted serverless computing, up from 20% today. This technology is gaining momentum, prompting us to explore the reasons for its popularity and highlight how serverless computing can benefit your business.

First, the basics: serverless computing is a new approach that revolutionizes the architecture and management of apps, freeing you from the hassles of handling physical servers. It is important to note that completely eliminating servers from computing is not yet possible, but in the “serverless” approach, they exist in virtual form.

With serverless computing, instead of buying or renting and maintaining hardware, you can transfer server management to a cloud provider, like AWS , Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. This operational simplicity is not the only reason why leading global companies are increasingly embracing serverless computing. This technology also offers the following benefits:

• Cost-effectiveness: You only pay for the computing power you utilize, unlike traditional hosting, where you pay for server capacity regardless of usage.
• Fast deployment: Developers can focus on their core tasks and push code into production more quickly.
• Improved reliability and decreased latency: The code can be run from anywhere, including servers close to the end user, ensuring seamless user experience (UX) .
• Disaster recovery: This feature is often offered by cloud providers to mitigate the risk of data loss.
• Eco-friendliness: Achieved by optimizing resource usage and eliminating idle server time.

Along with these valuable benefits, serverless architecture efficiently handles unpredictable peaks and troughs without over-provisioning resources. This on-demand scalability makes this technology especially attractive for a variety of use cases. Here are a few scenarios of where you can maximize the possibilities of serverless computing:

• Event-driven computing. The serverless platform runs the necessary code in response to specific events like a file being uploaded, a new data entry, or a scheduled task.
• Internet of Things (IoT) apps . Serverless computing efficiently processes and manages data from thousands of devices and triggers the desired event.
• Mobile backend. Serverless computing provides a flexible way to handle authentication, data storage, push notifications, and other back-end services.
• Microservice support. Each microservice can be deployed as a separate function, allowing for independent scaling, updating, and management, which enhances agility and accelerates the development process.
• APIs and web apps. Serverless functions are ideal for handling web app backends and APIs, where traffic can be unpredictable.
• CI/CD pipelines. Serverless architecture automates numerous steps within these pipelines, such as launching requests to execute automated tests.

While serverless computing does have drawbacks, such as vendor lock-in, cold starts, and limited control, it continues to grow in popularity and attract businesses from all industries due to the unprecedented advantages it offers. Serverless computing allows engineers to focus on what really matters—building exceptional software.?

Ready to harness the power of serverless computing? Join the ranks of the leaders thriving with serverless solutions—our expert team at EffectiveSof t is here to guide you every step of the way!

Author: Andrei Vakulski , Department Manager in JavaScript at EffectiveSoft