Azure for Architects - Second Edition

Azure Functions advantages

Serverless computing is a relatively new paradigm and helps organizations convert large functionalities into smaller, discrete, on-demand functions that can be invoked and executed through automated triggers and scheduled jobs. They are also known as Functions as a Service (FaaS), in which organizations can focus on their domain challenges instead of the underlying infrastructure and platform. FaaS also helps in devolving solution architectures into smaller, reusable functions, thereby increasing return on investments.

There is a plethora of serverless compute platforms available. Some of the important ones are listed here:

• Azure Functions
• AWS Lambda
• IBM OpenWhisk

• Iron.io
• Google Cloud Functions

In fact, every ...