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What is a serverless database? Elastic compute for the data tier

Serverless databases offer highly scalable, cloud-based data storage and retrieval without requiring you to provision CPU or storage ahead of time.

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Why Google donated Knative to the CNCF

After initially dragging its feet over donating Knative to the CNCF, Google suddenly changed course toward the end of 2021. Why the change of heart?

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Vercel, Netlify, and the new era of serverless PaaS

An emerging set of vendors is trying to simplify the job of web development, again. Is this the next generation of platform as a service, or something completely different?

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Kubernetes adoption up, serverless down, developer survey says

‘State of Cloud Native Development’ report finds the number of developers using Kubernetes increased 67% in 12 months.

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The true value of serverless computing

Serverless computing just turned seven. Let’s examine when, where, and what to use it for today.

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AWS updates databases, AI and serverless offerings at re:Invent

At re:Invent this week, AWS unveiled updates to database, machine learning and serverless offerings designed to reduce complexity and cost.

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Microsoft’s Kubernetes for the rest of us

Azure Container Apps is a serverless Kubernetes service that manages scaling for you. Just bring your application’s containers, ready to run.

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All your serverless are belong to us

Despite the marketing claims, there’s always some vendor lock-in at play, but customers are choosing serverless for other reasons.

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DataStax offers serverless, NoSQL Astra DB across multiple regions, clouds

DataStax's move to make its Astra DB database as a service (DBaaS) available in multiple public cloud regions globally helps set it apart from other serverless offerings.

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How to build AWS Lambda functions in .NET Core

Learn how to use .NET Core and the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio to build serverless functions and deploy them to AWS Lambda in the Amazon cloud.

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Running microservices on Google Cloud Platform

From roll-your-own Kubernetes and PaaS to serverless containers and serverless functions, Google provides many options for building microservices applications in the cloud. Here’s a guide.

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7 ways the cloud is changing

Computing without servers? Programming without code? Let’s ponder these and other innovations in the constantly evolving cloud.

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How to choose a cloud serverless platform

From AWS Lambda and Azure Functions to Knative and OpenFaaS, we have at least a dozen functions-as-a-service platforms to choose from. Here’s how to navigate the options.

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Welcome to the client-serverless revolution

The growth of rich mobile and edge applications is requiring developers to build applications in new ways. Client-serverless is the way of the future.

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Extending Azure Functions with custom handlers

Build serverless code on Azure in any language.

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3 cloud architecture patterns that optimize scalability and cost

Taking a minimalist or serverless approach to architecture can keep scalability while trimming unnecessary expenses.

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Has serverless computing run out of gas?

While some industry observers see signs that serverless computing has stalled, others believe the paradigm is just getting started.

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Azure Cosmos DB goes serverless

Microsoft adds new options to its cloud-scale database.

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Client-serverless is the 4th generation application model

Application models do not change very often, but when they do, they create many opportunities

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3 serverless downsides your cloud provider won’t mention

Serverless is getting more popular as enterprises rush to the cloud, but some drawbacks are almost never discussed