Serverless Architecture

Category: infrastructure

A development model where the cloud provider manages the execution of code, dynamically allocating resources.

Serverless is the "no-maintenance" model. You don't buy or configure servers; you just upload code. The provider spins up the machine when an event happens, executes the code, and then destroys the machine. You only pay for the milliseconds of compute time used.

Common Examples

• We built our automated document-processing service using a serverless architecture, which scales to zero cost during quiet periods.
• Serverless is ideal for event-driven tasks where the workload is unpredictable or sporadic, as it removes all the infrastructure management friction.