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Overview
What is IBM Cloud® Functions?
Based on Apache OpenWhisk, IBM Cloud Functions is a polyglot functions-as-a-service (FaaS) programming platform for developing lightweight code that scalably executes on demand.
IBM Cloud Functions Quick Introduction (06:36)
How our customers use it
Serverless web application and API
Serverless web application and API
In this tutorial, you will create a serverless web application by hosting static website content on GitHub pages and implementing the application back end using IBM Cloud Functions.
Mobile application with a serverless back end
Mobile application with a serverless back end
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use IBM Cloud Functions and cognitive and data services to build a serverless back end for a mobile application.
Make video searchable
Make video searchable
Using IBM Cloud Functions in combination with IBM Cloudant and IBM Watson® Visual Recognition, you can create an efficient, serverless architecture to search video content.
Benefits
Explore an open-ended ecosystem
Speed and simplify development
Leverage the benefits of cognitive services
Pay for what you actually use
Features
Actions exposed through API gateway
The API gateway enables you to easily expose your actions as RESTful endpoints.
Packages for common tasks
A package combines the actions and event-feed triggers necessary to accomplish a common set of tasks.
Customer stories
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