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What is serverless computing? Driving efficiency without sacrificing observability

Dynatrace

The phrase “serverless computing” appears contradictory at first, but for years now, successful companies have understood the benefit of using serverless technologies to streamline operations and reduce costs. So what exactly does “serverless” mean, and how can your organization benefit from it?

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Firecracker: lightweight virtualization for serverless applications

The Morning Paper

Firecracker: lightweight virtualisation for serverless applications , Agache et al., Firecracker is the virtual machine monitor (VMM) that powers AWS Lambda and AWS Fargate, and has been used in production at AWS since 2018. NSDI’20. Virtualisation has challenges with density, overheads, and startup times.

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Multi-tenants and Branches in Neon Serverless PostgreSQL

Percona

Announcement I will be speaking at Percona Live 2023 about serverless PostgreSQL. Introduction Recently, Percona introduced Percona Builds for Neon ( Introducing Percona Builds for Serverless PostgreSQL ), which makes it easy to install and experiment with serverless PostgreSQL. Interested in serverless PostgreSQL?

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Dynatrace supports Amazon Linux 2023 as an AWS launch partner

Dynatrace

The Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform accelerates cloud operations, helping organizations achieve service-level objectives (SLOs) with automated intelligence and unmatched scalability. Auto-detection starts monitoring new virtual machines as they are deployed.

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What is container as a service? How CaaS compares to PaaS, IaaS, and FaaS

Dynatrace

In fact, according to a Gartner forecast , revenue for global container management software and services will reach $944 million in 2024 — up from $465.8 With the significant growth of container management software and services, enterprises need to find ways to simplify the process. Serverless container services. CaaS vs. FaaS.

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What is function as a service? App development gets FaaS and furious

Dynatrace

FaaS enables developers to create and run a single function in the cloud using a serverless compute model. Cloud providers then manage physical hardware, virtual machines, and web server software management. Monolithic architectures were commonplace with legacy, on-premises software solutions. But how does FaaS fit in?

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Dynatrace supports SnapStart for Lambda as an AWS launch partner

Dynatrace

Lambda serverless functions help developers innovate faster, scale easier, and reduce operational overhead, removing the burden of managing underlying infrastructure when updating and deploying code. Most enterprises use serverless functions as part of a broader hybrid environment, covering both cloud and traditional technologies.

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