Confusion in the Land of the Serverless

Explore the complexities and potential of serverless computing in this 55-minute conference talk. Dive deep into the promises and challenges of this hyped technology, comparing traditional system-building approaches with serverless offerings. Gain insights on crucial topics such as security implications, system reliability and resilience, the relevance of established patterns like circuit breakers and connection pools, vendor lock-in concerns, architectural considerations, and suitable use cases. Develop a clear understanding of serverless computing's true potential, cutting through the hype to determine how and where to implement it effectively in your organization.

Intro
Perseverance
Building Micro Services
Sam Newman Associates
Mike Roberts
The Gold Standard
Backend as a Service
Heroku
Scaling
Salesforce
Fastly
Platforms
Platforms As A Service
Functions
faq diagrams
abstraction
undifferentiated
resiliency
data sign apps
trading algorithms
grid expansion
scale and scale
database connection pools
throttle
bustled
no bustle
circuit breakers
throttling
scale
security
isolation
untrusted code
virtual machine isolation
function as service
locking
utility
migration cost
blobstore
pay now or pay later
mixing vendors
walled gardens
the term service
agile
DevOps
Microservices
Service
Conclusion
Questions