[session] #Serverless Applications @CloudExpo @IBMcloud #AI #OpenWhisk

Apache OpenWhisk on IBM Bluemix provides a powerful and flexible environment for deploying cloud-native applications driven by data, message, and API call events. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Daniel Krook, Software Architect, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform, and Distinguished IT Specialist, will discuss why serverless architectures are attractive for many emerging cloud workloads and when you should consider OpenWhisk for your next project. Then get started on Bluemix with three sample applications covering how the OpenWhisk programming model enables you both to implement REST APIs and process non-HTTP events at scale. Speaker Bio Daniel Krook is a New York-based Software Engineer, Distinguished IT Specialist, Master Inventor, and Member of the IBM Academy of Technology. He works with customers and the community to create first-of-a-kind cloud solutions based on the OpenStack, Cloud Foundry, Docker, and OpenWhisk open source projects.