AWS Bites

15. Is serverless good for startups?

Dec 17 '21

In this extended episode, Luciano and Eoin try to cover a recurring topic around Serverless: is it a good or bad idea for startups?

We start by giving a brief description of the different definitions and perspectives on serverless. Then, we try to explore some cases in which we believe serverless might not be the best fit for a startup. We follow on by revisiting some cases where instead we believe serverless can actually be a great fit. We finish by discussing some suggestions on how a startup (or even a more established company) could start approaching serverless in a more cautious and incremental way.

In this episode we mentioned the following resources:

- Auth0: https://auth0.com/

- Algolia: https://www.algolia.com/

- Firebase: https://firebase.google.com/

- Laravel: https://laravel.com/

- Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/

- Express: https://expressjs.com/

- AWS Amplify: https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/

- Our previous episode on Amplify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ZTYIVQWjQ

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