Skip to content

Commit 4f56340

Browse files
authored
Update serverless.md (#2317)
Made several improvements to the CNCF glossary content for accuracy and clarity. Signed-off-by: Mohit Bisht <[email protected]>
1 parent 1cc1cf8 commit 4f56340

File tree

1 file changed

+5
-5
lines changed

1 file changed

+5
-5
lines changed

content/en/serverless.md

Lines changed: 5 additions & 5 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -9,24 +9,24 @@ tags: ["architecture", "", ""]
99

1010
Serverless is a cloud native development model that allows developers to
1111
build and run applications without having to manage servers.
12-
There are still servers in serverless, but they are [abstracted](/abstraction/) away from app development.
12+
While servers do still exist within the serverless paradigm, they are [abstracted](/abstraction/) away from the application development process.
1313
A cloud provider handles the routine work of provisioning, maintaining, and [scaling](/scalability/) the server infrastructure.
14-
Developers can simply package their code in [containers](/container/) for deployment.
14+
Developers can conveniently package their code into [containers](/container/) for deployment.
1515
Once deployed, serverless apps respond to demand and automatically scale up and down as needed.
1616
Serverless offerings from public cloud providers are usually metered on-demand through an event-driven execution model.
17-
As a result, when a serverless function is sitting idle, it doesn’t cost anything.
17+
Consequently, when a serverless function is in an idle state, there are no associated costs.
1818

1919
## Problem it addresses
2020

2121
Under a standard [Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)](/infrastructure-as-a-service/) [cloud computing](/cloud-computing/) model,
2222
users pre-purchase units of capacity, meaning you pay a public cloud provider for always-on server components to run your apps.
2323
It’s the user’s responsibility to scale up server capacity during times of high demand and
2424
to scale down when that capacity is no longer needed.
25-
The cloud infrastructure necessary to run an app is active even when the app isn’t being used.
25+
The cloud infrastructure required to operate an application remains active even when the application is not in use.
2626

2727
## How it helps
2828

29-
With serverless architecture, by contrast, apps are launched only as needed.
29+
Contrasting with traditional approaches, the serverless architecture launches applications only when they are needed.
3030
When an event triggers app code to run, the public cloud provider dynamically allocates resources for that code.
3131
The user stops paying when the code finishes executing.
3232
In addition to the cost and efficiency benefits,

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)