Serverless is More

From PaaS to Present Cloud Computing

Journal article (2018)

Authors

E.D.C. van Eyk Student
Lucian Toader Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Laurens Versluis Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Alexandru Uta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
A. Iosup Data-Intensive Systems - EEMCS , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research Group
Data-Intensive Systems (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 E.D.C. van Eyk, Lucian Toader, Sacheendra Talluri, Laurens Versluis, Alexandru Uta, A. Iosup
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1109/MIC.2018.053681358
Cloud computing Internet Serverless Function-as-a-service Internet computing Workflows
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Software Technology

Research Group

Data-Intensive Systems

Abstract

In the late-1950s, leasing time on an IBM 704 cost hundreds of dollars per minute. Today, cloud computing, that is, using IT as a service, on-demand and pay-per-use, is a widely used computing paradigm that offers large economies of scale. Born from a need to make platform as a service (PaaS) more accessible, fine-grained, and affordable, serverless computing has garnered interest from both industry and academia. This article aims to give an understanding of these early days of serverless computing: what it is, where it comes from, what is the current status of serverless technology, and what are its main obstacles and opportunities.