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Part 1 – Serverless Essentials

This part provides the foundational knowledge on serverless computing. We will understand the history and evolution of serverless, what Function as a Service (FaaS) is, why there is more to serverless than FaaS, and so on. We will explore the most important serverless services provided by top vendors, as well as the self-hosted alternatives and the special cases in serverless computing.

This part has the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Serverless Computing and Function as a Service
Chapter 2, Backend as a Service and Powerful Serverless Platforms

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