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lambda, deployments, AWS Lambda FaaS Serverless Computing vs. Containers

Is AWS Lambda a Replacement For Servers?

Function-as-a-service is great for certain classes of problems, but for some types of computation, FaaS is, quite simply, a bad fit ...

Lee Atchison | October 31, 2023 | AWS Lambda, cloud native computing, FaaS, function-as-a-service, serverless, servers

replace VMware Rise of Bare-Metal Kubernetes Servers

Replace, Don’t Repair, for Higher Quality Cloud-Native Apps

In a recent article, I discussed an odd strategy for improving the quality of an application: Not testing it. The strategy is based on the philosophy that bugs and mistakes should not ...

Lee Atchison | June 13, 2023 | application development, cloud-native applications, cloud-native architecture, servers

QCT Allies with Robin.io to Run Kubernetes at the Edge

Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), a provider of servers, has allied with Robin.io to create an integrated platform for running containerized applications on Kubernetes clusters deployed at the wireless 5G edge. Mehran Hadipour, ...

Mike Vizard | July 6, 2021 | container networking, edge computing, QCT, Robin.io, servers

Containers Moving Beyond Servers

So far, containers have been used mostly to develop or deploy apps to servers—specifically, x86 servers. But containers have a future beyond the data center, too. From internet of things (IoT) devices, to ...