Serverless Computing Resources

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Amazon amazes me with the services they come out with. I saw this interesting article this morning:

How we built a big data platform on AWS for 100 users for under $2 a month

If you’re not familiar with Serverless, it’s the concept of running a function by spinning up a computer (EC2) with the software and function installed on it, then terminating the server after the function completes. It’s far more cost-effective than keeping the server up and running all the time.

Many pundits believe Serverless, or Functions-as-a-Service (FaaS), is the future of cloud computing. So far, all the major cloud vendors have embraced this concept:

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Here are resources I recommend: