Serverless Competency (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• define portability and list challenges and elements to be considered when designing and developing a portable software
• define the concept of FaaS and recall programming models that help developers in selecting serverless architecture and runtime
• describe technology evolution and benefits of the serverless mindset
• describe the cloud application maturity model and cloud-native stack model with a focus on long-term observable trends in cloud systems engineering
• describe the elements and categories of cloud computing portability and interoperability
• describe the features of different serverless systems and how they help facilitate computing, storage, and queue processing
• describe the purpose of different serverless pattern categories
• distinguish between the features of service-oriented and serverless architecture and identify the business benefits of the latter
• identify application design principles for designing interoperable software applications that can be integrated with other products
• identify distinguishing characteristics and architectural components of serverless platforms
• identify the differences between containerized and serverless implementation and describe the considerations for their selection as an appropriate strategy
• list common architectures that integrate serverless approaches and identify factors to consider when implementing a serverless architecture
• list the key categories of serverless hybridization and potential use cases for implementing multi-cloud serverless solutions
• list use cases for serverless compute products along with their associated benefits
• outline considerations for selecting a serverless implementation
• outline the changing dimensions of application operation and usability offered by serverless application architectures
• outline the development lifecycle and role of specification in maximizing portability
• outline the features and benefits of AWS Lambda and list its use cases
• outline the impact of serverless on DevOps and CloudOps from the perspective of technical implementation and resource management
• recall principles and processes of DevOps and CloudOps that help evaluate the level of existing solutioning mindset
• recall prominent serverless development and deployment technologies and map them to serverless solutions
• recognize how serverless architectures change development processes and impact businesses
• recognize key principles and classes of strategies that help achieve greater portability in software and service units
• recognize prominent serverless computing platforms and the advantages of runtime
• recognize the ecosystem of serverless technologies and elements that drive their mainstream adoption
• recognize the serverless services provided by AWS for all layers of an application stack