The Gap Between Serverless Research and Real-world Systems
Qingyuan Liu, Dong Du, Yubin Xia, Ping Zhang, Haibo Chen
Abstract
With the emergence of the serverless computing paradigm in the cloud, researchers have explored many challenges of serverless systems and proposed solutions such as snapshot-based booting. However, we have noticed that some of these optimizations are based on oversimplified assumptions that lead to infeasibility and hide real-world issues. This paper aims to analyze the gap between current serverless research and real-world systems from a perspective of industry, and present new observations, challenges, opportunities, and insights that may address the discrepancies.
Topics & Concepts
Snapshot (computer storage)Computer scienceCloud computingData sciencePerspective (graphical)Artificial intelligenceOperating systemCloud Computing and Resource ManagementIoT and Edge/Fog ComputingCaching and Content Delivery