I mean, “serverless computing” has always only meant that it’s “serverless” for the customer who buys the compute power in the sense that they don’t have to bother the slightest with the architecture or managing it. Not really anything to reveal there…
I think the “Cat Looks Inside” meme would’ve been more appropriate, because the “Let’s See Who This Really Is” (a.k.a. “Scooby Doo Reveal”) meme is more about revealing something that is actually different, while CLI is sarcastic. Like “Wireless device. Look inside. Wires” isn’t revealing anything serious but makes fun of the misleading nomenclature. A good SDR example would be pulling the mask off a KKK member to reveal a cop, while they are supposed to be on the opposite sides, they are one and the same.
On the meme spectrum, SDR sits somewhere between CLI and “They are the Same Picture”.
MySQL: you set it up, if the server fails, you have to fix it. You set up replication, replication fails, you have to fix it. It’s your alarms, you get up at 2:00 a.m., you set up backups. You deal with IP changes. You deal with your two+ boxes and their patches. Those servers are your responsibility. If their hypervisor needs an update you’re stuck with the boxes going down.
Aurora serverless: you don’t deal with any of that.
Saying they’re the same as like saying that a self-driving taxi is the same as leasing your own car. In both cases there are servers involved, But in one of the two cases you don’t have anything to do with the server.
Yeah, and the big selling point for serverless is that you only deal with the code you want to run, none of that “server management” stuff. It’s a perfectly reasonable name based on what’s appealing about it.
As someone in the ISP/hosting business, i can tell you that there are plenty of companies incapable of sufficiently managing actual servers. For their own safety it’s probably better to let someone else manage it for them (despite getting ripped off then)
If they cannot manage their own infrastructure, they also don’t know what infrastructure is needed for their services. And they won’t even have the opportunity to learn anymore.
Secondly, if you buy external services, you need to consider improving connectivity.
I mean, you can still work on your on-premises servers, if your internet connection fails. You cannot, if you outsourced essentials parts.
People used “function as a service”, “managed *” or “compute as a service” for a bit, but serverless actually seemed to capture the gist of it for customers better. It may be marketing speak, but it does seem to be an effective shorthand for the value it provides.
I mean, “serverless computing” has always only meant that it’s “serverless” for the customer who buys the compute power in the sense that they don’t have to bother the slightest with the architecture or managing it. Not really anything to reveal there…
Yeah, but the joke is somewhat funny still
I think the “Cat Looks Inside” meme would’ve been more appropriate, because the “Let’s See Who This Really Is” (a.k.a. “Scooby Doo Reveal”) meme is more about revealing something that is actually different, while CLI is sarcastic. Like “Wireless device. Look inside. Wires” isn’t revealing anything serious but makes fun of the misleading nomenclature. A good SDR example would be pulling the mask off a KKK member to reveal a cop, while they are supposed to be on the opposite sides, they are one and the same.
On the meme spectrum, SDR sits somewhere between CLI and “They are the Same Picture”.
Thank you for not coming to my MemTalk.
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Wait, that’s meant to be a joke?
All I’m hearing is that it still runs on servers 😡
MySQL: you set it up, if the server fails, you have to fix it. You set up replication, replication fails, you have to fix it. It’s your alarms, you get up at 2:00 a.m., you set up backups. You deal with IP changes. You deal with your two+ boxes and their patches. Those servers are your responsibility. If their hypervisor needs an update you’re stuck with the boxes going down.
Aurora serverless: you don’t deal with any of that.
Saying they’re the same as like saying that a self-driving taxi is the same as leasing your own car. In both cases there are servers involved, But in one of the two cases you don’t have anything to do with the server.
So serverless means the same as buying it as a service?
Pretty much.
Why not just call it IaaS then ?
Haha I know, parts of the software I work on uses serverless infrastructure. I’m just kidding
This naming also came from a time when most people bought/rented servers where they would SSH/FTP into to update their software.
Yeah, and the big selling point for serverless is that you only deal with the code you want to run, none of that “server management” stuff. It’s a perfectly reasonable name based on what’s appealing about it.
You can install serverless frameworks on your server though. Best of both worlds
As someone in the ISP/hosting business, i can tell you that there are plenty of companies incapable of sufficiently managing actual servers. For their own safety it’s probably better to let someone else manage it for them (despite getting ripped off then)
If they cannot manage their own infrastructure, they also don’t know what infrastructure is needed for their services. And they won’t even have the opportunity to learn anymore.
Secondly, if you buy external services, you need to consider improving connectivity.
I mean, you can still work on your on-premises servers, if your internet connection fails. You cannot, if you outsourced essentials parts.
Yes but the biggest benefit of serverless compute is not having to maintain a server and only maintaining your code.
Yeah, like the others said, it’s bullshit MBA speak meant entirely for PR.
I still think it should be called server-transparent instead of serverless. Makes it a little clearer.
People used “function as a service”, “managed *” or “compute as a service” for a bit, but serverless actually seemed to capture the gist of it for customers better. It may be marketing speak, but it does seem to be an effective shorthand for the value it provides.
Wouldn’t it be server-opaque though, bc they don’t see the server details?
In computer science, “transparent” means that you don’t see something, i.e. internals are hidden. Like you don’t see glass.