# Introduction to WebAssembly on the Cloud

DevFeed: [Introduction to WebAssembly on the Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introduction-to-webassembly-on-the-cloud-15262.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.fermyon.com/blog/intro-to-wasm>)

Author: Fermyon

Published: 2022-03-17T19:12:25Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Fermyon - Experience the next wave of cloud computing.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/fermyon-experience-the-next-wave-of-cloud-computing.md>)

Topics: [WebAssembly](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-assembly.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>)

Tags: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-services](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-services.md>), [flexibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/flexibility.md>), [speed](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speed.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [webassembly](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/webassembly.md>)

## AI overview

This introduction explains that WebAssembly has expanded beyond browsers into cloud computing. It highlights security, speed, small size, and flexibility as properties that make WebAssembly suitable for building cloud services.

## Source excerpt

WebAssembly may have started as a browser technology, but it has moved outward. One hugely promising space for WebAssembly is in the cloud. Its security, speed, size, and flexibility make it a great basis for building cloud services.