Serverless computing has emerged as a transformative technology, gaining prominence over traditional cloud computing. It is characterized by reduced costs, lower latency, and the elimination of server-side management overhead, and is driven by the increasing adoption of containerization and microservices architectures. However, there is a significant lack of comprehensive resources for academic research purposes in this field. Serverless Computing Concepts, Technology, and Architecture addresses this gap and provides a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental concepts, characteristics, challenges, applications, and futuristic approaches of serverless computing. This book serves as a valuable reference for doctorate and post-doctorate research scholars, undergraduates, and postgraduates in fields such as computer science, information technology, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. Serverless Computing Concepts, Technology, and Architecture is poised to be a one-stop reference point for those seeking to understand and harness the potential of serverless computing. It will serve as a prominent guide for researchers in this field for years to come, enriching their knowledge and advancing the study of serverless computing.

Serverless computing has emerged as a transformative technology, gaining prominence over traditional cloud computing. It is characterized by reduced costs, lower latency, and the elimination of server-side management overhead, and is driven by the increasing adoption of containerization and microservices architectures. However, there is a significant lack of comprehensive resources for academic research purposes in this field. Serverless Computing Concepts, Technology, and Architecture addresses this gap and provides a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental concepts, characteristics, challenges, applications, and futuristic approaches of serverless computing. This book serves as a valuable reference for doctorate and post-doctorate research scholars, undergraduates, and postgraduates in fields such as computer science, information technology, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. Serverless Computing Concepts, Technology, and Architecture is poised to be a one-stop reference point for those seeking to understand and harness the potential of serverless computing. It will serve as a prominent guide for researchers in this field for years to come, enriching their knowledge and advancing the study of serverless computing.

This book describes cloud computing as a service that is "highly scalable" and operates in "a resilient environment". The authors emphasize architectural layers and models - but also business and security factors.

This book explores how advances in graphic processing units (GPUs), programmable logic devices (TPUs), and field-programmable gate arrays have altered the serverless computing landscape (FPGAs). Distributed system architectures and implementations have undergone significant changes due to the popularity of serverless computing. Making and releasing product applications, doing market research, and maintaining customer interactions might all benefit from the reduced infrastructure expenses made possible by serverless computing. This book is a great resource for teachers and students interested in learning more about serverless computing. Some of the main questions surrounding serverless technology, such as scalability and performance distribution, are answered. Concepts and fundamentals of computing performance such as cost-free operation, good time and resource management, fairness, and interoperability are discussed. Serverless is at the forefront of this shift, which has made data-intensive, distributed applications, and open-source platforms essential for any modern computer to function. Data-centric queuing, real-time logging and monitoring, querying, and alarms are all examples of serverless services.

Master the art of designing and creating serverless architectures and applications KEY FEATURES ● Learn to create serverless applications that leverage serverless functions, databases, data stores, and application programming interfaces. ● Learn the serverless concepts needed to provide serverless solutions for websites, mobile apps, APIs, backends, notifications, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. ● Create serverless, event-driven architectures and designs through hands-on exercises throughout the book. DESCRIPTION Serverless computing is relatively new compared to server-based designs. Amazon Web Services launched its serverless computing offering by introducing AWS Lambda. Lambda has introduced a revolution in cloud computing, where servers could be excluded from architectures, and events could be used to trigger other resources. The AWS serverless services have allowed developers, startups, and large enterprises to focus more on developing and creating features and spend less time managing and securing servers. It covers key concepts like serverless architecture and AWS services. You will learn to create event-driven apps, launch websites, and build APIs with hands-on exercises. The book will explore storage options and data processing, including serverless Machine Learning. Discover best practices for architecture, security, and cost optimization. The book will cover advanced topics like AWS SAM and Lambda layers for complex workflows. Finally, get guidance on creating new serverless apps and migrating existing ones. The knowledge gained from this book will help you create a serverless website, application programming interface, and backend. In addition, the information covered in the book will help you process and analyze data using a serverless design. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Creating a serverless website using Amazon S3 and CloudFront. ● Creating a serverless API using Amazon API Gateway. ● Create serverless functions with AWS Lambda. ● Save data using Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon S3. ● Perform authentication and authorization with Amazon Cognito. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR The book targets professionals and students who want to gain experience in software development, cloud computing, web development, data processing, or Amazon Web Services. It is ideal for cloud architects, developers, and backend engineers seeking to leverage serverless services for scalable and cost-effective applications. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to AWS Serverless 2. Overview of Serverless Applications 3. Designing Serverless Architectures 4. Launching a Website 5. Creating an API 6. Saving and Using Data 7. Adding Authentication and Authorization 8. Processing Data using Automation and Machine Learning 9. Sending Notifications 10. Additional Automation Topics 11. Architecture Best Practices 12. Next Steps

Summary Serverless Architectures on AWS teaches you how to build, secure and manage serverless architectures that can power the most demanding web and mobile apps. Forewords by Patrick Debois (Founder of devopsdays) and Dr. Donald F. Ferguson (Columbia University). Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology There's a shift underway toward serverless cloud architectures. With the release of serverless computer technologies such as AWS Lambda, developers are now building entirely serverless platforms at scale. In these new architectures, traditional back-end servers are replaced with cloud functions acting as discrete single-purpose services. By composing and combining these serverless cloud functions together in a loose orchestration and adopting useful third-party services, developers can create powerful yet easy-to-understand applications. About the Book Serverless Architectures on AWS teaches you how to build, secure, and manage serverless architectures that can power the most demanding web and mobile apps. You'll get going quickly with this book's ready-made real-world examples, code snippets, diagrams, and descriptions of architectures that can be readily applied. By the end, you'll be able to architect and build your own serverless applications on AWS. What's Inside First steps with serverless computing Important patterns and architectures Writing AWS Lambda functions and using the API Gateway Composing serverless applications using key services like Auth0 and Firebase Securing, deploying, and managing serverless architectures About the Reader This book is for software developers interested in back end technologies. Experience with JavaScript (node.js) and AWS is useful but not required. About the Author Dr. Peter Sbarski is a well-known AWS expert, VP of engineering at A Cloud Guru, and head of Serverlessconf. Table of Contents PART 1 - FIRST STEPS Going serverless Architectures and patterns Building a serverless application Setting up your cloud PART 2 - CORE IDEAS Authentication and authorization Lambda the orchestrator API Gateway PART 3 - GROWING YOUR ARCHITECTURE Storage Database Going the last mile APPENDIXES Services for your serverless architecture Installation and setup More about authentication and authorization Lambda insider Models and mapping

Learn the basics of serverless computing and how to develop event-driven architectures with the three major cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. This hands-on guide dives into the foundations of serverless computing, its use cases, and how to apply it using developer tools such as Node.js, Visual Studio Code, Postman, and Serverless Framework. You will apply the fundamentals of serverless technology from the ground up, and come away with a greater understanding of its power and how to make it work for you. This book teaches you how to quickly and securely develop applications without the hassle of configuring and maintaining infrastructure. You will learn how to harness serverless technology to rapidly reduce production time and minimize your costs, while still having the freedom to customize your code, without hindering functionality. Upon completion, you will have the knowledge and resources to build your own serverless application hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud and will have experienced the benefits of event-driven technology for yourself. What You'll Learn Gain a deeper understanding of serverless computing and when to use it Use development tools such as Node.js, Postman, and VS code to quickly set up your serverless development environment and produce applications Apply triggers to your serverless functions that best suit the architecture for the problem the functions are solving Begin building applications across cloud providers that utilize the power of serverless technology Understand best development practices with serverless computing to maintain scalable and practical solutions Code with an agnostic approach to cloud providers to minimize provider dependency Who This Book Is For Any developer looking to expand current knowledge of serverless computing, its applications, and how to architect serverless solutions, or someone just beginning in these areas