Technology Magazine February 2022 | Page 82

HYBRID CLOUD
time and built up their cloud experience – cloud spend can quickly become an area of concern . Wasted cloud spend is a major issue and becomes more critical as cloud costs continue to rise . When working with customers to identify waste , some organisations have found that , on average , waste can amount to 35 percent or even higher . This is why a private cloud within a cloud operational model is imperative .”
Success with serverless cloud is often reliant on a positive , forward thinking workplace culture that is committed to achieving cloudenabled , next-generation infrastructure . Likewise , due to the cross-collaboration required between teams , serverless could even call for an organisational restructure or long-term effort to upskill the entire workforce – an expense not all could afford .
“ You ’ ll also need to be fully aware of service provider lock-ins ”, says de Rozario . “ Third-party vendors restrict resource limits , which means serverless computing is not ideal for high performance computing operations . Even if there were no such limits , certain applications would not be cost effective from a third-party vendor . As with any cloud service , you ’ ll also want to be aware of vendor lock-in , and what you ’ d need to do in order to switch serverless providers ,” he said .
FaaS explained Functions-as-a-Service ( FaaS ) can be perceived as the expression of the “ cloud ”. Based on our recent report – key benefits of the cloud include time to market , agility and ability to scale – FaaS is the leader to deliver that value .
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