
Just about every industry is turning to a serverless backend. This shortens the window for delivering minimal viable products (MVPs) and accelerates the release of new features. The serverless approach eliminates or reduces the need for developers to manage complex and time-consuming backend server functions, which means they can focus on the application’s frontend functionality and user experience. And just like that they can integrate them into their work. Developers can subscribe and then pick the functions they need based on their app requirements. Similar to cloud-based applications, providers offer a variety of backend functions like data and authentication as services.

In pushing backend functions to the cloud, which seems like a logical step, serverless does something pretty revolutionary. BaaS and FaaS are essentially just different levels of providing serverless backend integration. We call it serverless, but you may hear it called backend as a service (BaaS) or function as a service (FaaS) as well. Read: The Business Value of Kinvey Serverless Backend Sounds like a dream come true, doesn’t it? Unlike most dreams, this one is real. But you don’t need to worry about provisioning and maintaining this complex array of technologies. The servers, functions and backend all still exist-they’re just in the cloud, all configured and ready to run when you need them. But what if you could focus on doing what you and your team do best? What if you could just develop great apps, focus on enhancing them with features your customers want and leave worrying about backend functions to others? What if you could be serverless? But you’re not done yet-you still need to provision and maintain the new servers. As soon as you get a release out the door, you’ll need to fix bugs, triage new ideas and get out a new release. No longer burdened by time-consuming and expensive server provisioning and maintenance, dev teams can do what they do best-develop apps with a laser focus on the frontend user experience.ĭeveloping cloud-based products is a race without a finish line.

Using a service provider, developers pick the functions they need and integrate them into their apps.

A serverless backend, also known as backend as a service and function as a service, shifts backend functions like data and authentication to the cloud. There’s a new approach that’s eliminating previously onerous development tasks.
