Serverless as a Game Changer: How to Get the Most Out of the Cloud (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Vernon))

Some organizations are gaining immense business value from the cloud, just as promised - but many are falling short. This book reveals why, and helps you get your tech stack and mindset right, so you can deliver software faster, better, at lower cost. Drawing on his experience as a pioneering CTO helping to revolutionize the insurance industry, Joseph Emison shows how to leverage serverless to change the game--and win it. Many serverless adopters are focusing on converting apps for AWS Lambda, but Emison's approach is more all-encompassing, and offers greater promise. Emison presents better ways to think about your tech stack, optimize build-or-buy decisions, choose the right vendor for each COTS or open-source solution, and draw on the industry's best managed services. Emison has written the definitive guide to leveraging serverless for maximum customer value. He reveals why mindset is so crucial to modern IT strategy, explains why and how to move towards a truly serverless mindset, and walks through the creation of a real-world serverless enterprise. Emison concludes with an exclusive directory of current managed services that enable the serverless mindset, with focused descriptions of each service, and concise explanations of its role in modern application architecture. Many of these offerings are unfamiliar to enterprise architects--but they're working in production, and can radically simplify any serverless transition. Cover Page About This eBook Halftitle Page Title Page Copyright Page Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Contents Foreword Acknowledgments About the Author Figure Credits Part I: The Serverless Mindset Chapter 1. Introduction How Many Employees Does It Take to Make and Run a Scalable Social Network? Leveraging Technology as It Improves This Book Is For... This Book Is Not About... Structure of the Book References Chapter 2. The Real Cost of Software Development Types of Costs Undifferentiated Heavy Lifting Code Is a Liability The Experience Is the Asset References Chapter 3. Serverless Architectures The Amazon Way What Is Serverless? Parts of Serverless Applications References Chapter 4. Serverless Objections, Serverless Success Loss of Control Other Common Objections Success Stories It Is Just the Beginning References Part II: Real-World Serverless Chapter 5. Introducing Branch Serverless from the Start Organizational Overview Architectural Overview and Cloud Bill The Branch Software Development Lifecycle References Chapter 6. Introducing Insureco The History of Insureco Digital Transformation Architectural Overview The Insureco Software Development Lifecycle Life at Insureco References Chapter 7. The Clash of Cultures The Drivers of the Business Benefits of Technology How U.S. Insurance Companies Drive Better Outcomes How Serverless Drives Faster, Better Action References Part III: Getting to Serverless Chapter 8. Getting to Serverless Winning Hearts and Minds The Metrics That Matter Ready to Begin References Chapter 9. Iterative Replacement The Knife-Edge Cutover Doesn’t Work What Is Iterative Replacement? Iterative Replacement to Serverless Architectures References Chapter 10. Training and Continuing Education Jobs and People Will Change Near-Term Job Changes How to (Re)train Your Workforce A New Hiring Advantage References Chapter 11. Your Serverless Journey Serverless As a Game Changer Serverless Steps in Startups Serverless Steps in Small or Medium-Size Organizations Serverless Steps in the Enterprise for Executives Serverless Is the Ultimate Step Part IV: Appendixes Appendix A: Directory: API Hubs What Is an API Hub? API Hub Directory AWS AppSync/Amplify Google Firebase[4] Fauna[5]/(Netlify[6] or Vercel[7])/Auth0 Supabase[8] References Appendix B: Directory: Identity and Access Management What Does an IAM Managed Service Do? IAM Directory Google Firebase Authentication[1] Auth0[2] Amazon Cognito[3] References Appendix C: Directory: Databases What Does a Database Managed Service Do? Database Directory AWS DynamoDB Google Firebase and Firestore Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB FaunaDB CockroachDB Serverless PlanetScale Neon and Surreal DB References Appendix D: Directory: Functions What Does Functions Service Do? Functions Directory AWS Lambda Google Functions Azure Functions Netlify Functions Vercel Functions Cloudflare Workers Appendix E: Directory: Managed Services Algolia Cloudinary Segment Customer.io Lob Smarty DocRaptor Prismic Flatfile QuotaGuard Basis Theory Upstash Index Leverage the serverless mindset to build and deploy software faster, better, and with less expense. In this definitive guide, Joseph Emison shows how to leverage serverless for maximum customer value. He reveals why mindset is crucial to modern IT strategy and explains why and how to move toward a truly serverless mindset. Many organizations are falling short when it comes to leveraging the cloud. Drawing on his experience as a pioneering CTO across multiple industries, Emison shows why and how you can gain immense business value from the cloud. While many serverless adopters focus on converting and building apps on serverless compute platforms like AWS Lambda, Emison offers better ways to think about your tech stack, optimize build-or-buy decisions, choose the right vendor for each commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or open-source solution, and draw on the industry's best managed services. To help you develop a serverless mindset, Emison includes a case study demonstrating a real-world enterprise transition to serverless. The author also provides an exclusive directory of current managed services with focused descriptions and concise explanations of each service and its role in modern application architecture. Many of these services are unfamiliar to enterprise architects, but they are enterprise tested and can radically simplify any serverless transition. Transform your mindset and organization by leveraging serverless architecture to change the game and win it . Register your book for convenient access to downloads, updates, and/or corrections as they become available. See inside book for details.