Summary

Serverless technologies are one of the hottest areas of modern cloud computing. The very high level of abstraction associated with FaaS platforms makes it possible to get quite a lot done with very little code. Developers can choose to for go the ceremony and boilerplate coding associated with running web services and instead focus directly on writing the code that solves problems and adds real business value.

The Google Cloud Functions platform addresses this growing need with a fast, simple, and powerful platform. While still early, GCF offers tremendous value to teams looking to move quickly. With HTTP triggers, developers can create very thin API implementations that scale seamlessly. With background functions, teams can quickly construct event-driven service integrations on top of Cloud Storage and Pub/Sub. In both cases, Cloud Functions may offer tremendous advantages in both developer velocity and resource costs.