Fixing Serverless Computing with Open-Source Hardware

This lecture by the instructor from Princeton University discusses the challenges of serverless computing in the post-Moore era. It covers the significant energy usage of data centers, cloud utilization, and the emergence of Function-as-a-Service (FaaS). The lecture delves into the architecture of serverless systems, the impact of interference effects, and the evaluation of FaaS platforms. It also explores the OpenWhisk FaaS platform and the FaaSProfiler tool for performance analysis. The presentation concludes with insights on optimizing FaaS efficiency and the future directions in hardware design for serverless computing.