Serverless functions are a deceptively simple idea that while not especially new, only makes sense in the context of shared cloud services of immense scale. Still, serverless as a reality is both new ...

Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich talks with reporters Thursday at the company’s Redmond campus. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop) REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft’s push into “serverless” computing aims to ...

Microsoft’s SignalR was designed for real-time web applications. It’s now a low-cost messaging layer for serverless applications Building real-time applications isn’t easy. You need tools to ...

The other day, I found myself watching a ticker on a petition site slowly roll over at a million signatures. It was clear that the site was struggling, with authentication emails taking anything up to ...

Microsoft this week launched Azure Event Grid, a new managed service aimed at developers who are increasingly building event-based, responsive applications that require event routing and handling.

Alex Williams is a full-stack developer and technology writer in the United Kingdom specializing in web development and data management. Cold start issues are a common problem facing serverless ...