Comparison of using Apache OpenWhisk and Google Cloud Functions for development of serverless applications on Google Cloud Platform

Authors

  • Taras Kondratiuk Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8161-2751
  • Tetiana Naumenko Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8660-597X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20535/SRIT.2308-8893.2021.3.04

Keywords:

Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud Functions, Apache OpenWhisk, open source code, function as a service, microservices

Abstract

A comparison of using proprietary cloud platform Google Cloud Functions and open source platform Apache OpenWhisk for writing serverless applications based on the Google Cloud Platform was made. The following criteria were chosen for comparison: supported programming languages, convenience and speed of development and deployment of functions, possible ways to pass parameters to functions, options for monitoring the status of functions, speed of the cold start. As a result, main advantages and disadvantages of each platform were identified. Recommendations for use cases are given based on the features of the platforms. The results of the study can be used for further studies in the field of FaaS technologies, as there are a lot of solutions in this area that also need to be compared.

Author Biographies

Taras Kondratiuk, Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Taras Y. Kondratiuk,

a student at the Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine.

Tetiana Naumenko, Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv

Tetiana O. Naumenko,

a postgraduate student at the Department of Systems Design of the Educational and Scientific Complex "Institute for Applied System Analysis" of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Published

2021-09-30

Issue

No. 3 (2021)

Section

Progressive information technologies, high-efficiency computer systems

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