2025-05-02 –, Inspiration A/B (track sponsored by Aikido Security)
As the technology landscape evolves and the need for adaptability to solve modern problems grows, Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) has emerged as a pivotal strategy to meet the elasticity demands of today’s systems. However, a pressing question remains: how can we make our functions truly portable, with minimal overhead, while achieving the high level of dynamism promised by FaaS?
The answer already exists, and you don’t need the Infinity Gems to make it happen. All you need is wasmCloud, a CNCF incubating project, and a few tips to take the right path in building your own FaaS platform using WebAssembly (WASM).
In this talk, we will dive into the world of Functions-as-a-Service, sharing insights on building a FaaS platform from the ground up with WASM and wasmCloud. We’ll provide practical examples and demonstrate how to create paved paths that empower developers to build high-performance functions—effortlessly, as if snapping their fingers.
Attendees will learn how to build a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform from scratch using the CNCF incubating project wasmCloud. This session goes further by providing practical examples of how to apply Platform Engineering principles to enhance the developer experience by building paved paths that enable the creation of top-notch functions with minimal friction. We will emphasize the pivotal role of people as key drivers for adoption and share examples of how starting with the right steps, guided by a data- and value-driven approach, helps build an exceptional, future-proof FaaS platform. Additionally, we will demonstrate the platform's value through real use cases and metrics, showcasing how to measure success effectively...all spiced up with some good old nerdy storytelling.
Graziano is a software engineer and passionate about agile development and product management. Formerly a developer of distributed systems in enterprise environments and a product manager, he focuses on sharing the myriad beauties of the cloud-native world. Active in international communities with talks and articles, he mainly deals with architectures, AI, platform engineering, and environmental sustainability in the software realm. More on: https://www.castograziano.com/