{"id":3770,"date":"2020-08-10T10:23:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=3770"},"modified":"2020-08-10T10:23:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T15:23:42","slug":"the-pros-and-cons-of-serverless-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/the-pros-and-cons-of-serverless-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pros and Cons of Serverless Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AWith the future still uncertain because of the pandemic, many businesses are looking for ways to contain costs. If your organization still relies on on-site servers, going serverless is one potential way to spend less on IT<\/a>. Even before the current economic downturn caused by the pandemic<\/a>, serverless computing \u2013 which involves cloud providers taking on responsibility for infrastructure \u2013 had already become popular: It was the top-growing extended cloud service year-over-year for the second consecutive year in 2019, according to the RightScale 2019 State of the Cloud Report from Flexera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, like any IT solution, serverless computing has its advantages and drawbacks, and whether or not it\u2019s the right choice for your organization depends on your specific situation. Here\u2019s an overview of what you should know about this type of cloud service<\/a> and some notable pros and cons of serverless computing.<\/p>\n

How Serverless Computing Works<\/h2>\n

Essentially, serverless computing allows your organization to build or run applications without having to worry about managing infrastructure, according to \u201cThe CIO\u2019s Guide to Serverless Computing<\/a>\u201d from Gartner. The term \u201cserverless\u201d is somewhat misleading since there are still servers involved in the process. Your company just doesn\u2019t have to handle anything related to hardware: A cloud provider takes care of everything related to setting up, managing and maintaining the necessary infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Serverless architecture is often used as a synonym for Function as a Service (FaaS) offerings, according to the InfoWorld article \u201cWhat is serverless? Serverless computing explained<\/a>.\u201d Typically, a FaaS provider will only charge you for the actual compute time needed to execute your code, rather than asking you to pay a monthly fee.<\/p>\n

Why Businesses Go Serverless<\/h2>\n

Serverless computing has numerous potential advantages for your business. Here are just a few notable pros of this type of cloud solution, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/a>, Microsoft Azure<\/a> and IBM Cloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n