Lightning Talk: Going Serverless with Cloud Functions

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Summary

Managing servers is often a painful task. With technologies like Google Cloud Functions, you can avoid having to run your own server: just write your application code, deploy it onto the cloud, and you're good to go! Using these functions can save you the headache of managing your own server, and save you some money too.

Presentation

Title: Going Serverless with Cloud Functions

WIIFY: Cloud Functions are simple and easy for you to deploy, cost-effective, and appropriate for your needs.

Key points:

1. Cloud Functions make deployment easy and configuration-free
2. Cloud Functions are cost-effective as they scale automatically
3. Cloud Functions excel at single-purpose and specific needs, like database actions and scheduled tasks

Impact:

1. Know: How easy and cheap it is to use Cloud Functions compared to servers or other platforms
2. Believe: Cloud Functions can benefit the user by making deployments simple and painless
3. Do: Use Cloud Functions as your cloud platform of choice

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ScCF67W6E17RKh35LHoXFjOUFoC3jAvCSby7CmmzDJw