Serverless Container-based Platform

A Serverless Container-based Platform is a cloud computing platform containers as a service that allows users to run containers without having to manage the underlying infrastructure or the orchestration layer.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be used to simplify the operational overhead of running containers.
  • It can (often) abstracts away both the Infrastructure Layer and the Orchestration Layer, allowing users to focus on application development.
  • It can scale the containerized applications automatically and is often charged based on actual usage.
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• Example(s):
  • AWS Fargate.
  • Google Cloud Run.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Managed Kubernetes Services, such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS), such as Google App Engine, AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
• See: Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing Service Model, Containers as a Service (CaaS).

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2023

• GBard
  • A serverless container-based platform is a cloud computing platform that combines the benefits of serverless computing and containerization. It allows developers to run containers without having to worry about managing the underlying infrastructure. This can save time and money, and make it easier to build and deploy applications.
  • Some of the leading serverless container-based platforms include:
    • AWS Fargate: A serverless compute engine that allows you to run containers without having to manage servers or clusters.
    • Azure Container Instances: A serverless container service that allows you to run containers on demand.
    • Google Cloud Run: A serverless platform that allows you to run stateless containers that are invocable via HTTP requests.
  • Serverless container-based platforms offer a number of benefits, including:
    • Scalability: Applications can be scaled up or down automatically based on demand.
    • Cost-effectiveness: You only pay for the resources you use.
    • Reliability: The underlying infrastructure is managed by the cloud provider, so you don't have to worry about outages or maintenance.
    • Developer productivity: Developers can focus on building applications, not managing infrastructure.

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