Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1 – Serverless Essentials
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Serverless Computing and Function as a Service
Evolution of computing in the cloud
Benefits of cloud computing
CAPEX versus OPEX
Virtualization, software-defined networking, and containers
Types of cloud computing
Cloud service delivery models – IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Serverless and FaaS
FaaS and BaaS
Microservice architecture
Containers, orchestration, and microservices
Event-driven architecture
Events
Structure and components of an EDA
Benefits of EDA
Use cases
Disadvantages
Brokers
FaaS in detail – self-hosted FaaS
Cloud FaaS versus self-hosted FaaS
API gateways and the rise of serverless API services
The case for serverless
Summary
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