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Azure for Architects - Second Edition
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Azure for Architects - Second Edition

by Ritesh Modi
January 2019
Intermediate to advanced
536 pages
14h 14m
English
Packt Publishing
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The evolution of serverless

Before we understand serverless architecture and implementation, it is important to understand its history and how it has evolved. In the beginning, there were physical servers. Although users had complete control over physical servers, there were a lot of disadvantages, as follows:

  • Long gestation periods between the ordering and the actual deployment of the server
  • Capital-intensive in nature
  • Waste of resources
  • Lower return on investment
  • Difficult to scale out and up

A natural evolution from physical servers was virtualization. Virtualization refers to the creation of virtual machines on top of physical servers and deploying applications within them. Virtual machines provide several advantages:

  • No need to procure ...
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