IBM unveils its own open source serverless computing platform
Those who track the IaaS cloud market closely know that serverless computing platforms have become one of the hottest new technologies. This week, not to be left behind, IBM introduced its contribution to this market.
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OpenWhisk is an open source project that enables event driven computing, also referred as serverless computing.
Here’s how IBM describes it:
The IBM Bluemix OpenWhisk platform enables developers to quickly build microservices that execute software code in response to events such as the clicking of a mouse or the receiving of sensor data from a surveillance cam. When an event occurs, the code is automatically executed. As a result, developers need not worry about things like pre-provisioning infrastructure, such as servers or operations – they can simply focus on code, dramatically speeding up the process.
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