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Can serverless fix fintech’s scaling problem?

CIO

With serverless components, there is no need to manage infrastructure, and the inbuilt tracing, logging, monitoring and debugging make it easy to run these workloads in production and maintain service levels. Financial services unique challenges However, it is important to understand that serverless architecture is not a silver bullet.

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Rotating secrets with serverless

Xebia

In this article we are going to explore how we can use a serverless approach to automate the secret rotation process, avoiding having to ever endure one of these arduous events again! In order to translate this into our serverless function we will need to do this process via code. In our case it would be AWS.

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Use StepFunctions to simplify your serverless applications

Xebia

Use StepFunctions to simplify your serverless applications AWS StepFunctions is a great orchestrating tool for your serverless applications. This state machine is nothing more than a JSON definition based on Amazon State Language. Especially when there is no orchestration logic within your function.

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The 8 flavors of serverless: How to choose wisely

TechBeacon

Understanding the term serverless isn’t easy. The definition is by design what the technology lacks, and, even then, the claim is wrong. There are indeed servers in the mix, handling the computation and juggling the bits as the LEDs flash and the fans whir. It's just that they're out of sight, behind a curtain like the Wizard of Oz.

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Can Dynamic Sites Go Serverless?

Netlify

Why I migrated my dynamic sites to a serverless architecture. Like most web developers these days, I’ve heard of serverless applications and Jamstack for a while. The idea of serverless for a tool that is mostly static content is appealing. Not the usual serverless migration. So, should I migrate at all?

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A serverless glossary

Stackery

With Serverless, it’s not the technology that’s hard, it’s understanding the language of a new culture and operational model. Serverless architecture has coined some new terms and, more confusingly, re-used a few older terms with new meanings. This glossary will clarify some of them. We call it Cloudlocal, try it for yourself.

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Bliki: LockInCost

Martin Fowler

In my recent client engagement, I foresaw that serverless architecture was a perfect fit. The idea of adopting serverless architecture, though, didn’t fly to our client well due to the fear of vendor lock-in. With the advent of containerization, why would one be interested to be locked in a specific platform?