Tag: OpenWhisk

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Serverless Swift on OpenWhisk

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I’m interested in serverless computing and as I write Swift, the OpenWhisk platform comes up high when you Google. This turns out to be a really good choice as OpenWhisk is Open Source so I can read the source code (and have done!). In principle, I can also run my own instance of it if I need to to for regulatory reasons, or just to avoid vendor lock-in. Commercially, the whole point of Serverless (aka Functions as a Service) is that it deal with everything infrastructure related other than the function I am writing, and so I actually host my OpenWhisk functions with IBM’s Bluemix. Source: Serverless Swift on OpenWhisk – OpenWhisk – Medium

Another OpenWhisk Cron Example

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Last week I blogged about my first experience working with OpenWhisk triggers and rules, specifically the Cron trigger which lets you execute actions according to a schedule. Today I’m sharing another example, which, while not as complex as the 911 scraper, I thought was kind of fun. Source: Another OpenWhisk Cron Example – the Blog Nag · Raymond Camden

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Revisiting Server-less

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Note: I am rebranding Serverless as Server-less in a brilliant thought leadership move :). You do the same if you want to be seen as cool etc… I remain a proponent of server-less and believe that it is a big change in how applications will get built. Server-less offers business and technical benefits. Its ideally suited for new workloads. Ignore the vendor lock-in concerns if you want to innovate. Lets review some of the benefits of server-less: – Frees up app developers from infrastructure concerns – App developers focus on business logic, less need for rockstar /ninja/fullstack engineers — Business pays for exactly what they consume – Business spend is proportional to business growth – Get away from instance based pricing,[…]

New serverless platforms vow to end Lambda lock-in

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AWS Lambda retains its lead, but IT ops pros are wise to keep new products on the radar, as the technology matures. As IT operations pros are called upon to set up and monitor serverless platforms, they’ll need a solid grasp of the expanding product landscape. Source: New serverless platforms vow to end Lambda lock-in