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What is Serverless Computing?

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Serverless computing is a type of cloud platform that completely handles allocating server instances. Code is typically implemented as a function in an abstracted environment that removes the need to consider execution aspects such as scaling. Billing for use of the platform may be based on function calls or a similar measure.
Overview: Serverless Computing
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Cloud Computing
Definition
A cloud platform that hides the complexity of server instances to provide an abstracted execution environment that automatically scales.
Notes
Despite the name, serverless computing is based on server instances.
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