Software Architecture Design of a Serverless System

Abstract

Context: Serverless computing allows developers to create and deploy applications without the need to manage any underlying infrastructure, making it a more efficient and effective way to bring products to market. Serverless technology is gaining widespread adoption among many companies, becoming increasingly popular. However, the adoption of serverless technology brings with it several new challenges. Objective: To this end, we plan to gain a deep understanding of challenges and strategies, architectural issues and their causes, architectural patterns, antipatterns, migration towards serverless architecture, and state-of-the-art practices for vendor lock-in problems. Methodology: The research objective will be met through the use of an industrial empirical approach, including interviews, a case study, and a questionnaire survey. Possible outcomes: The expected outcomes would be (i) a multivocal literature review on design areas of serverless architecture (ii) an evidence-based framework for synthesizing serverless architectural challenges/solutions (iii) a decision-making process for migrating to serverless architecture (iv) a decision-making framework for selecting vendor platform.