Serverless Architectures
Serverless architectures are a cloud computing execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation and provisioning of servers. Developers write and deploy code in the form of functions or services without managing the underlying infrastructure, such as servers, operating systems, or scaling. This model enables automatic scaling, pay-per-use billing, and reduced operational overhead, allowing teams to focus on building application logic.
Developers should use serverless architectures when building event-driven applications, APIs, or microservices that require high scalability, cost efficiency, and minimal operational management. It is ideal for workloads with variable or unpredictable traffic, such as web backends, data processing pipelines, or IoT applications, as it eliminates the need to provision and maintain servers, reducing time-to-market and infrastructure costs.