The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods D2DO264: Serverless Goes Mainstream
Feb 5, 2025
Ben Pyle, a cloud architecture consultant specializing in serverless technologies, dives into the evolution of serverless computing. He highlights its shift to mainstream adoption, underscoring the opportunities for startups to create niche solutions. The discussion includes the performance advantages of Rust, the philosophical musings on application existence, and the significance of observability for performance monitoring. Pyle also emphasizes the complexities of modern database technologies and the need for robust programming skills in a cloud-driven world.
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Serverless Going Mainstream
- Serverless computing has become mainstream and widely accepted.
- It's no longer a novel or unproven technology but a viable option for building applications.
Quality Over Quantity in Serverless
- The future of serverless lies in niche, high-quality services from smaller vendors.
- This will offer more choice and specialized tools beyond the current cloud-specific offerings.
Cloud Agnostic Serverless
- Newer serverless offerings are not cloud-specific, unlike earlier vendor-driven solutions.
- This allows for consumption from any cloud or even outside major cloud providers.
