Serverless Computing

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Definition

Running code without managing servers yourself - the cloud provider handles all the server management. Like ordering takeout instead of cooking at home.

Real-World Example

AWS Lambda runs your code only when needed and you only pay for the time it actually runs, without managing any servers.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All are event-driven Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) offerings: you deploy code as functions, they auto-scale on demand, and you pay primarily for execution time and requests. Differences are mainly in triggers/integrations, runtime options, scaling limits, and observability tooling.

AWS
AWS Lambda
AZ
Azure Functions
GCP
Cloud Functions
OCI
OCI Functions

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