# The Original Serverless Architecture is Still Here

DevFeed: [The Original Serverless Architecture is Still Here](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-original-serverless-architecture-is-still-here-27398.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://engineering.khanacademy.org/posts/original-serverless.htm>)

Author: Khan Academy

Published: 2018-05-31T22:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Khan Academy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/khan-academy.md>)

Topics: [serverless architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless-architecture.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/orchestration.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [DynamoDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dynamodb.md>)

Tags: [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [dynamodb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dynamodb.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orchestration.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [serverless-architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless-architecture.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary compares Kubernetes-based architectures with serverless approaches. It explains that Kubernetes offers flexibility through containers, Helm, ingress controllers, monitoring tools, and service meshes, but requires substantial configuration and maintenance. Serverless platforms such as Firebase and Amazon Lambda abstract away server infrastructure so developers can focus on applications and stateless functions.

## Source excerpt

By Kevin Dangoor This month, my colleague Dave Rosile and I went to GlueCon 2018 in sunny Denver, ... Read more