For those organizations that are finding traditional Linux and container deployments to be too much to fiddle with NanVMs unikernel solutions take the pain out of deploying applications while at the same time embracing security and performance.
Serverless
Deploy Faster
- Boot or deploy orders of magnitude faster than other solutions.
- Small vm size leads to fast deploys and tests.
Zero Administration
- Develop small features in isolation faster.
- Move fast without breaking things.
Implement Auto-Scaling
- Split business logic into distinct applications that scale differently.
- Enable different teams to deploy at different cycles.
| NanoVMs | Lambda | Cloud Run | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs | Un-Modified Program | Called on a Function not Program | Called on Program |
| Memory | Only Limited by Instance Size | Default of 128mb, max of 10G | 32gb of ram |
| Protocol | Any | Http only | Http only |
| Timeout | No Timeout | 15 minutes | 1 hour |
| Requests/Second | Only Bound by Your software | 1000 | 1000 |
Bottom Line
You are paying through the nose if you are using Lambda or Cloud Run right now. Even the smallest instance type will cost less, allow you to access vast more amounts of ram (up to 1400gb), come with an always-on capability and run up to 20X more requests/second than maxing out a lambda. Time to start running Nanos unikernels.
