Serverless in Practice: Speed Without the Overhead

Speed matters, but simplicity sustains it. Serverless in Practice is a cloud computing book devoted to building fast, scalable systems without the operational overhead of managing servers.
The writing explores serverless not as a buzzword, but as a practical execution model. Readers learn how event-driven architectures, managed runtimes, and automatic scaling shift focus from infrastructure to value delivery. Serverless here is about reducing friction—deploying faster, scaling instantly, and paying only for what runs.
Rather than idealizing serverless for every workload, the book emphasizes fit. It explains where serverless excels, where it struggles, and how to design around cold starts, observability, and state management. Each chapter connects architectural decisions to developer velocity, cost efficiency, and reliability.
The tone is pragmatic and experience-based, aimed at engineers and architects shipping real systems. Language remains clear and grounded, translating patterns into repeatable practices.
Serverless in Practice moves through event design, stateless computation, integrations, monitoring, and cost control—showing how speed is sustained through simplicity.
Key themes explored include:
• Event-driven architectures
• Reduced operational overhead
• Automatic scaling
• Cost-efficient execution
• Practical serverless design
Serverless in Practice is for teams that value momentum—offering a guide to move faster without carrying unnecessary infrastructure weight.