Foreword

BY DR. DONALD F. FERGUSON

CTO AND CoFOUNDER, SEEKA TV

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Many technologies have profoundly transformed application development, testing, and delivery. Cloud computing and various forms of “as-a-service” are examples of technologies that are redefining application development and delivery. Many teams and projects struggle and sometimes fail when attempting to exploit new technology. The primary reason for failure is applying the current application architecture and programming model to a radically different technology. Well-designed, implemented, and delivered cloud-spanning applications are radically different from traditional applications. Serverless Architectures on AWS does an excellent job of explaining the new application architecture and provides detailed, practical guidance on how to succeed.