Serverless computing is a growing and maturing field that is the focus of much research, industry interest and adoption. Previous works exploring Functions-as-a-Service providers have focused primarily on the most well known providers AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions and Microsoft Azure Functions without exploring other providers in similar detail. In this work, we conduct the first detailed review of ten currently publicly available FaaS platforms exploring everything from their history, to their features and pricing to where they sit within the overall public FaaS landscape, before making a number of observations as to the state of the FaaS.
翻译:无服务器计算作为一个持续发展且日趋成熟的领域,正成为众多学术研究、行业关注与应用实践的核心焦点。以往关于函数即服务提供商的研究主要集中于AWS Lambda、Google Cloud Functions和Microsoft Azure Functions等知名平台,而未能对其他提供商进行同等深度的考察。本研究首次对当前公开可用的十大FaaS平台展开系统性评述,全面考察其发展历程、功能特性、定价机制及其在公共FaaS生态中的定位,并在此基础上对FaaS领域现状提出若干关键洞见。