"Fission for Fast Serverless on Kubernetes"
"Fission for Fast Serverless on Kubernetes" is a comprehensive technical guide that explores the principles, architecture, and advanced practices of deploying high-performance serverless workloads on Kubernetes platforms. Starting with a robust foundation in serverless concepts and Kubernetes orchestration, the book examines the evolution from monolithic applications to microservices and event-driven compute, offering nuanced comparisons of leading serverless frameworks—including Fission, Knative, OpenFaaS, and Kubeless. Readers are provided with deep technical insight into event models, stateless versus stateful execution, and multi-tenant security models, equipping architects and devops professionals with a critical understanding of contemporary serverless paradigms.
A major focus of the book is a full architectural deep dive into Fission. Chapters detail Fission's core system components, custom resource definitions, API management, and extensibility, including the use of custom function environments, triggers, and integrations with external systems. Practical sections guide readers through advanced installation strategies, multi-cluster federation, function versioning, lifecycle automation, and disaster recovery planning—offering actionable solutions for resilient, scalable serverless deployments. Additionally, comprehensive coverage of performance engineering tackles cold start mitigation, resource tuning, autoscaling, and distributed tracing, ensuring applications meet demanding latency and throughput requirements.
The book advances beyond operations to emphasize critical facets of modern application reliability and security—covering telemetry design, monitoring, automated incident response, and regulatory compliance. In-depth discussions highlight secure access control, secrets management, zero-trust networking, and software supply chain security. Extensive chapters are devoted to integrating advanced workloads such as machine learning, data pipelines, and edge computing, as well as offering best practices for continuous integration, automated testing, observability-driven development, and progressive delivery. Concluding with emerging trends and research directions, "Fission for Fast Serverless on Kubernetes" is an indispensable resource for engineers seeking to master production-grade serverless systems on Kubernetes.
