I mean, “serverless computing” has always only meant that it’s “serverless” for the customer who buys the compute power in the sense that they don’t have to bother the slightest with the architecture or managing it. Not really anything to reveal there…
I think the “Cat Looks Inside” meme would’ve been more appropriate, because the “# Let’s See Who This Really Is” (a.k.a. “Scooby Doo Reveal”) meme is more about revealing something that is actually different, while the CLI one is sarcastic. Like “Wireless device. Look inside. Wires” isn’t revealing anything serious but makes fun of the misleading nomenclature. A good SDR example would be pulling the mask off a KKK member to reveal a cop, while they are supposed to be on the opposite sides, they are one and the same.
On the meme spectrum, SDR sits somewhere in between CLI and “They are the Same Picture”.
Yeah, and the big selling point for serverless is that you only deal with the code you want to run, none of that “server management” stuff. It’s a perfectly reasonable name based on what’s appealing about it.
MySQL: you set it up, if the server fails, you have to fix it. You set up replication, replication fails, you have to fix it. It’s your alarms, you get up at 2:00 a.m., you set up backups. You deal with IP changes. You deal with your two+ boxes and their patches. Those servers are your responsibility. If their hypervisor needs an update you’re stuck with the boxes going down.
Aurora serverless: you don’t deal with any of that.
Saying they’re the same as like saying that a self-driving taxi is the same as leasing your own car. In both cases there are servers involved, But in one of the two cases you don’t have anything to do with the server.
As someone in the ISP/hosting business, i can tell you that there are plenty of companies incapable of sufficiently managing actual servers. For their own safety it’s probably better to let someone else manage it for them (despite getting ripped off then)
I’d like to take the stance that: If you can’t manage your own data, don’t start a business. But that seems like a shaky foundation to plant a flag, so I will instead say, “I hate Oracle.”
I mean, “serverless computing” has always only meant that it’s “serverless” for the customer who buys the compute power in the sense that they don’t have to bother the slightest with the architecture or managing it. Not really anything to reveal there…
Yeah, but the joke is somewhat funny still
I think the “Cat Looks Inside” meme would’ve been more appropriate, because the “# Let’s See Who This Really Is” (a.k.a. “Scooby Doo Reveal”) meme is more about revealing something that is actually different, while the CLI one is sarcastic. Like “Wireless device. Look inside. Wires” isn’t revealing anything serious but makes fun of the misleading nomenclature. A good SDR example would be pulling the mask off a KKK member to reveal a cop, while they are supposed to be on the opposite sides, they are one and the same.
On the meme spectrum, SDR sits somewhere in between CLI and “They are the Same Picture”.
Thank you for not coming to me MemTalk.
Tans there we have it folks, the suffix “less” is now redefined
I don’t think it is. it’s what you use if you’re serverless yourself.
As with everything marketing, words mean nothing they just sound cool.
This naming also came from a time when most people bought/rented servers where they would SSH/FTP into to update their software.
Yeah, and the big selling point for serverless is that you only deal with the code you want to run, none of that “server management” stuff. It’s a perfectly reasonable name based on what’s appealing about it.
I still think it should be called server-transparent instead of serverless. Makes it a little clearer.
Wouldn’t it be server-opaque though, bc they don’t see the server details?
In computer science, “transparent” means that you don’t see something, i.e. internals are hidden. Like you don’t see glass.
All I’m hearing is that it still runs on servers 😡
MySQL: you set it up, if the server fails, you have to fix it. You set up replication, replication fails, you have to fix it. It’s your alarms, you get up at 2:00 a.m., you set up backups. You deal with IP changes. You deal with your two+ boxes and their patches. Those servers are your responsibility. If their hypervisor needs an update you’re stuck with the boxes going down.
Aurora serverless: you don’t deal with any of that.
Saying they’re the same as like saying that a self-driving taxi is the same as leasing your own car. In both cases there are servers involved, But in one of the two cases you don’t have anything to do with the server.
So serverless means the same as buying it as a service?
Pretty much.
You can install serverless frameworks on your server though. Best of both worlds
As someone in the ISP/hosting business, i can tell you that there are plenty of companies incapable of sufficiently managing actual servers. For their own safety it’s probably better to let someone else manage it for them (despite getting ripped off then)
I’d like to take the stance that: If you can’t manage your own data, don’t start a business. But that seems like a shaky foundation to plant a flag, so I will instead say, “I hate Oracle.”