Alex Ellis created serverless framework OpenFaaS while working a day job. It’s used by some big companies, but he’s resisted the temptation to join one. Instead, he’s offering consulting and seeking sponsorships, building a business from the ground up. He explains the pros and cons of independence to Craig and Adam.

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Alex Ellis
ADP Payroll
Docker Captains program
Lord Birt
- Lord Ernie
DockerCon 2016
- Ben Firshman
- funker
- funker-dispatch by Alex Ellis
FaaS
OpenFaaS
Moby’s Cool Hacks - closing keynote
Joining VMware to work on OpenFaaS
- VMware blog
- VMware Dispatch
- Acquisition of Heptio
- VEBA
Leaving VMware and Alex going out on his own
OpenFaaS Ltd
- Alex’s 2020 mission
- The world’s first managed k3s service
- First year accounts and end-of-year party
Inlets
- Inlets PRO
k3sup
- Brown sauce
Arkade
5 years of Raspberry Pi and robots
Insiders Subscription
- Treasure Trove archive
The Five Pressures of Leadership in OSS
A bit of Istio before tea-time
Cards Against Containers for Black Girls Code
Alex Ellis on Twitter

Independent Open Source, with Alex Ellis