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OpenFaaS Overview

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OpenFaaS is a serverless functions framework that lets you deploy functions as Docker containers.With OpenFaaS developers can deploy event-driven functions and microservices to Kubernetes. OpenFaaS brings the following benefits: Portable function platform - cloud or on-premise Use any language to write functions Easy to use - built-in UI, CLI and one-click installation Scalable - can scale up during traffic spikes and scale down when idle For more information, you can check out the OpenFaaS community resources and a list of adopters: OpenFaaS adopters. What Is PLONK? PLONK is an acronym that refers to a stack of cloud native projects, commonly used with OpenFaaS: P rometheus: Metrics and time-series monitoring L inux/Linkerd: Operating system or service mesh O penFaaS: Management and auto-scaling of compute N ATS: Asynchronous message bus / queue K ubernetes The PLONK stack provides a complete platform for building and deploying cloud-native applications, including serverless functi...

Diving Deep into Serverless: More Than Just No Servers

  The term "serverless" often sparks a bit of a chuckle. Of course, there are servers involved! But the beauty of serverless lies in the profound abstraction it provides, freeing developers from the nitty-gritty of infrastructure management. Let's unpack what serverless truly means and explore its exciting landscape. Defining Serverless and FaaS At its heart, serverless computing is a cloud execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation and provisioning of servers. You, as a developer, don't have to worry about spinning up instances, patching operating systems, or scaling infrastructure. The provider handles all of that behind the scenes, allowing you to focus solely on writing and deploying your code. A key component of the serverless paradigm is Function as a Service (FaaS) . FaaS is an event-driven compute execution model where code, in the form of functions, is run in stateless containers that are ephemeral and fully managed by the ...