Code talk&lab: Open source serverless with Apache OpenWhisk/IBM Cloud Functions

Born out of IBM research in 2015 and donated to Apache in 2016, OpenWhisk is the currently most mature serverless approach available to run both as a cloud service, as IBM Cloud Functions, and on-premise datacenter. And where you can contribute to the future direction and development yourself. Currently with 160+ contributors on GitHub including RedHat and Adobe. https://openwhisk.apache.org/

OpenWhisk/IBM Cloud Functions supports a programming model in which developers write functional logic (called Actions https://github.com/apache/openwhisk/blob/master/docs/actions.md#openwhisk-actions), in any supported programming language, that can be dynamically scheduled and run in response to associated events (via Triggers https://github.com/apache/openwhisk/blob/master/docs/triggers_rules.md#creating-triggers-and-rules) from external sources (Feeds https://github.com/apache/openwhisk/blob/master/docs/feeds.md#implementing-feeds) or from HTTP requests. https://cloud.ibm.com/functions/

Agenda
17:30 Registration & food/drinks
18:00 Welcome
18:05 Intro OpenWhisk/Cloud Functions & why go serverless as developer & organization, Robert Quinn, IBM cloud SW specialist
18:30 Lab time! Robert Quinn, IBM - guided lab/tutorial on creating your first OpenWhisk functions
19:30 Wrap-up & mingle

The evening includes hands-on exercises done in IBM Cloud, so please bring your laptop and get an account if you haven't already https://cloud.ibm.com/

Welcome!
Stockholm Serverless & IBM Workshop & Labs teams