Serverless computing and cloud computing
- 1. NAME: ATHAR ABBAS Reg No: 2018-KIU-5522 Semester: 8th Topic: Serverless Computing
- 3. SERVERLESS COMPUTING Serverless computing is essentially a method for providing backend services to developers, without needing to run physical servers. As such, serverless computing vendors allow the users of their services to write and deploy code without setting up an underlying backend infrastructure.
- 5. SEVER VS SERVERLESS COMPUTING • • Remember that traditional servers have fixed resources that users need to provision for use. • On the other hand, serverless computing does not have fixed resources, so it can run multiple applications from a single server. Developers no longer need to consider the servers for practical purposes.
- 7. BENEFITS There are many different advantages of utilizing serverless computing, both for traditional Web2 development and for building dApps. Here are Some main benefits of backend services: • Scalability — • When building and developing an application, there comes a time when we might need to scale up the operations. In this case, using serverless computing is highly beneficial since developers do not need to worry about scaling up their code. The reason for this is that the serverless suppliers take care of the scaling on demand. • Simple backend code — • With serverless computing, it is simpler to create functions that independently perform a single action, much like an API call.
- 8. BENEFITS Simple backend code — With serverless computing, it is simpler to create functions that independently perform a single action, much like an API call. Quicker time to market — Utilizing a serverless architecture structure can significantly speed up turnaround. Developers can substantially shorten the time to market since they won’t be needing complex deploy processes. Instead, developers can modify and add code on a piecemeal basis.
- 9. DRAWBACKS Testing and debugging — It is in many cases hard to replicate the serverless environment to test how the code performs once it is deployed. As developers don’t have access to the backend structure, it makes debugging a bit more complicated. However, when it comes to dApp development with Moralis, there are great solutions to this problem, such as setting up a local blockchain with, for example, Ganache Security concerns — As the serverless computing vendors supply the entire backend infrastructure, it might be hard to vet the security thoroughly. This is primarily an issue when it comes to applications handling sensitive data. However, as Web3 development is decentralized, this is mainly an issue for traditional Web2
- 10. DRAWBACKS Performance issues — The serverless code isn’t constantly running, which means that it might need to ”boot up” whenever it is used, which can cause performance issues. However, if the code is constantly used, the provider will keep the code ready. Supplier dependence — As a vendor provides the services, it means that developers and companies become dependent on the providers. One example is that it can be pretty difficult to switch vendors if necessary.
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