{"id":14785,"date":"2017-04-12T11:53:17","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T11:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/function-as-a-service\/"},"modified":"2017-06-19T14:52:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T14:52:57","slug":"function-as-a-service","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/32478\/function-as-a-service-faas","title":{"rendered":"Function as a Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_function_as_a_service_mean\">What Does Function as a Service Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Function as a service (FaaS) refers to cloud services that enable serverless app development and management. This basically means that FaaS users are able to conduct their programming (and other tasks) without the hassle of managing their own server(s). Strings of code are triggered by events on the user end, and basically outsourced to remote servers that are able to execute the intended functions.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_function_as_a_service\">Techopedia Explains Function as a Service<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like all \u201cas a service\u201d models, FaaS is a method of using cloud technology to enable higher efficiency in computer workflows and processes. It was first introduced in 2014 with hook.io, but was popularized by Amazon\u2019s AWS Lambda, as well as Google Cloud Functions and Microsoft Azure Functions. In addition to those, IBM has an open-source FaaS system called OpenWhisk, and the rideshare company Uber has a FaaS that runs over their private platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Function as a Service Mean? Function as a service (FaaS) refers to cloud services that enable serverless app development and management. 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