Serverless Computing with Containers: A Comprehensive Overview

Abstract

Serverless computing, a paradigm shift in cloud computing, enables developers to focus solely on application logic without managing underlying infrastructure. By combining serverless principles with containerization, organizations can achieve the agility of serverless architectures alongside the flexibility and portability of containers. This approach allows for efficient execution of lightweight, modularized workloads while maintaining scalability, cost-effectiveness, and streamlined deployment. Containers provide a consistent runtime environment, ensuring applications behave predictably across development and production environments. Integrating serverless architectures with containers leverages these benefits, enabling applications to scale dynamically based on demand. This fusion also facilitates the use of microservices, fostering a modular approach to application development. Developers can deploy individual components as containerized functions, reducing deployment times and enabling iterative updates without disrupting the entire system. The combined approach enhances resource efficiency by scaling containerized workloads only when invoked, thus optimizing operational costs.