Barcelona, Spain
October 25-28, 2016

Event Details

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Enabling AWS S3+Lambda-Like Functionality with OpenStack Swift and OpenWhisk

Does the concept of server-less architecture intrigue you? OpenWhisk (https://git.io/vKeu3) accelerates innovation through creative chaining of microservices into highly scalable applications. By abstracting away infrastructure, OpenWhisk frees small teams to rapidly work on independent pieces of code simultaneously, keeping development focused solely on creating essential business logic.  OpenWhisk allows you to create rules to connect events with actions and compose microservices that get executed independently and in parallel.

With a bit of code, you can have OpenWhisk process events from your Swift Object Storage; similar to what you can do with Lambda functions and AWS S3 storage.   As an example, we will demonstrate how you can create an OpenWhisk action to transform an image into a thumbnail whenever a new (larger) image is uploaded into a Swift Container.

In this session, we will cover:

  • OpenWhisk and server-less computing
  • Code modifications required
  • A DEMO of it in action!

What can I expect to learn?

In this session, we will cover:

  • OpenWhisk and server-less computing
  • OpenStack Swift middleware
  • Creating OpenWhisk actions
  • A DEMO of it in action!
Wednesday, October 26, 5:55pm-6:35pm (3:55pm - 4:35pm UTC)
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Senior Cloud Architect
Shaun Murakami is a Senior Cloud Architect and Technical Lead for the IBM Cloud Performance team located in Silicon Valley, California. As part of the Cloud Performance team, Shaun has worked with many customers, helping them transform their business using Cloud Computing technologies and IBM integrated solutions. Shaun has helped influence the evolution of IBM Cloud technologies including the... FULL PROFILE