Serverless as a Game Changer

✍ Scribed by Joseph Emison

• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 364
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page
About This eBook
Halftitle Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Figure Credits
Part I: The Serverless Mindset
Chapter 1. Introduction
How Many Employees Does It Take to Make and Run a Scalable Social Network?
Leveraging Technology as It Improves
This Book Is For…
This Book Is Not About…
Structure of the Book
References
Chapter 2. The Real Cost of Software Development
Types of Costs
Undifferentiated Heavy Lifting
Code Is a Liability
The Experience Is the Asset
References
Chapter 3. Serverless Architectures
The Amazon Way
What Is Serverless?
Parts of Serverless Applications
References
Chapter 4. Serverless Objections, Serverless Success
Loss of Control
Other Common Objections
Success Stories
It Is Just the Beginning
References
Part II: Real-World Serverless
Chapter 5. Introducing Branch
Serverless from the Start
Organizational Overview
Architectural Overview and Cloud Bill
The Branch Software Development Lifecycle
References
Chapter 6. Introducing Insureco
The History of Insureco
Digital Transformation
Architectural Overview
The Insureco Software Development Lifecycle
Life at Insureco
References
Chapter 7. The Clash of Cultures
The Drivers of the Business Benefits of Technology
How U.S. Insurance Companies Drive Better Outcomes
How Serverless Drives Faster, Better Action
References
Part III: Getting to Serverless
Chapter 8. Getting to Serverless
Winning Hearts and Minds
The Metrics That Matter
Ready to Begin
References
Chapter 9. Iterative Replacement
The Knife-Edge Cutover Doesn’t Work
What Is Iterative Replacement?
Iterative Replacement to Serverless Architectures
References
Chapter 10. Training and Continuing Education
Jobs and People Will Change
Near-Term Job Changes
How to (Re)train Your Workforce
A New Hiring Advantage
References
Chapter 11. Your Serverless Journey
Serverless As a Game Changer
Serverless Steps in Startups
Serverless Steps in Small or Medium-Size Organizations
Serverless Steps in the Enterprise for Executives
Serverless Is the Ultimate Step
Part IV: Appendixes
Appendix A: Directory: API Hubs
What Is an API Hub?
API Hub Directory
AWS AppSync/Amplify
Google Firebase[4]
Fauna[5]/(Netlify[6] or Vercel[7])/Auth0
Supabase[8]
References
Appendix B: Directory: Identity and Access Management
What Does an IAM Managed Service Do?
IAM Directory
Google Firebase Authentication[1]
Auth0[2]
Amazon Cognito[3]
References
Appendix C: Directory: Databases
What Does a Database Managed Service Do?
Database Directory
AWS DynamoDB
Google Firebase and Firestore
Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB
FaunaDB
CockroachDB Serverless
PlanetScale
Neon and Surreal DB
References
Appendix D: Directory: Functions
What Does Functions Service Do?
Functions Directory
AWS Lambda
Google Functions
Azure Functions
Netlify Functions
Vercel Functions
Cloudflare Workers
Appendix E: Directory: Managed Services
Algolia
Cloudinary
Segment
Customer.io
Lob
Smarty
DocRaptor
Prismic
Flatfile
QuotaGuard
Basis Theory
Upstash
Index