Specifically, this is the first version of Azure Stack to offer support for Azure Functions, Microsoft’s take on event-driven “serverless” computing (which still needs servers, but almost ...

Two cloud development services -- Azure Functions and Azure App Service -- are now available on Azure Stack, which brings cloud functionality to on-premises, hybrid implementations.

Take advantage of Azure Functions to run small pieces of code that can be triggered by events in the Azure cloud.

One key Azure Functions feature is its portability, with the option of building Functions apps and a basic runtime in containers for deployment and testing.

Azure Functions get you beyond the traditional client/server approach to app creation, right into the cloud. Let’s first look at triggers.

At JavaOne 2017, Microsoft previews its Azure Functions serverless offering with support for Java; Oracle introduces Project Fn, which runs across multiple clouds and also supports Java.