Serverless Architecture

Updated 31 Jul 2026

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def
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  Function as a Service (FaaS) — applications separated into individual, autonomous functions that remove the operating system from the equation for the developer
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characteristics
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  the developer still writes server-side logic, but it runs in a stateless compute container that may be event-triggered and ephemeral (running for just one event)
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  managed by a third-party — all OS-level security concerns are the provider's responsibility
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related
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  Infrastructure as Code
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  Microservices
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cards
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  What does Function as a Service (FaaS) remove from the developer's concern?
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    The operating system — code runs in a stateless compute container managed entirely by a third party

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