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Serverless as a Game Changer: How to Get the Most Out of the Cloud
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Serverless as a Game Changer: How to Get the Most Out of the Cloud

by Joseph Emison
October 2023
Beginner to intermediate
224 pages
5h 23m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 2

The Real Cost of Software Development

The critical missing element in most discussions about how best to build software is a common understanding of the real costs of software development. Internalizing the complete set of costs often helps organizations realize that purchasing software is usually significantly less expensive than building it. Usually, the most cost-effective choice is to leverage existing services, integrated with a small amount of custom-built code. This chapter enumerates the many different costs that organizations face, depending on how they choose to develop software. It also points out which elements of software development drive value to organizations and which are simply cost centers. Finally, the chapter explains ...

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