What is Serverless Computing? (10 min)

Understanding Serverless Computing

Serverless computing is a cloud execution model where the cloud provider automatically manages the infrastructure needed to run your code. Despite the name, servers are still involved — but developers never have to provision, manage, or scale them manually.

How Serverless Works

In a serverless model, code runs in stateless functions triggered by events, such as an HTTP request or a file upload. The cloud provider automatically allocates resources when the function runs and scales down to zero when it's not in use.

Benefits of Serverless Computing

Serverless computing reduces operational overhead, offers automatic scaling, and follows a pay-per-execution pricing model, making it a cost-effective choice for event-driven and variable-workload applications.