Serverless Computing: The Next Generation of “As a Service” Innovation

We all chase the dream of loving our work, yet every role has its challenges.

For IT professionals, shadow IT can become a persistent irritant. For developers, the burden of infrastructure management blocks creative coding.

As more applications migrate to the cloud, a new technology is emerging to ease these pain points—serverless computing.

What Is Serverless Computing?

While containers have simplified deployment, serverless computing, also known as Function as a Service (FaaS), takes simplification to a new level.

In a traditional Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) migration, developers write code, test locally, provision servers, continuously patch them, and manage cost‑ and contract‑related operations. All of this consumes valuable development time that could be redirected toward accelerating cloud adoption.

Serverless removes the need to provision virtual machines. Developers upload lightweight functions, and the cloud provider deploys, operates, and scales them automatically. The result is less hardware maintenance and more focus on event‑driven logic.

While this sounds like a win for developers, it also reshapes the role of IT managers.

How Serverless Computing Impacts IT Managers

FaaS frees developers from hardware upkeep, but it also transfers operational responsibilities to the cloud provider. That means you can no longer rely on traditional IaaS controls to guarantee performance and reliability.

As the internal cloud broker, your mandate is to enforce governance, implement continuous monitoring, and safeguard the business impact of every serverless function. By doing so, you keep developers productive, realize cost savings for leadership, and maintain visibility over the growing portfolio of cloud applications.

Mastering cloud brokerage—combining technical, financial, and strategic expertise—is essential for modern IT teams. If you’re ready to step into this role, join our on‑demand webinar, How to Become a Cloud Broker, and learn how to drive value in a serverless world.