Advances, Systems and Applications
Table 5 Comparison between serverless and traditional computing
Factors | Traditional cloud computing | Serverless computing |
|---|---|---|
Development phase | Difficult | Easy |
Automatic scalability | Unavailable | Available |
Stateful applications | Easy | Difficult |
Security | Complex and less secure | Easy and more secure |
Functions’ life cycle | Long | Short |
Troubleshooting and debugging | Easy | Difficult |
Server and hardware configuration and maintenance | Required | Unavailable |
Failure tolerance | Less reliable | More reliable |
Cost (Variable workload) | Expensive | Affordable |
Cost (Stable workload) | Affordable | Expensive |
Applicable user | Administrator and developer | Developer |