Fermyon Brings NoOps Database to WebAssembly; AI capabilities on the horizon
Fermyon Technologies today extends its WebAssembly serverless cloud platform with NoOps database integration to help developers build apps faster.
WebAssembly is an increasingly popular and capable platform that can allow a developer to write code in any number of different programming languages and then have it run in a runtime environment optimized on-premises or in the cloud. With a serverless approach, the promise is that organizations don't need to have continuously running servers; instead, the code only runs when needed. Combining the WebAssembly coding platform with a serverless setup is Fermyon's raison d'être, and it has inspired investors, with the company raising $20 million in 2022.
Modern apps need more than app code; they also usually require some form of database, and that's what the new Fermyon platform update is all about. The company aims to automate database provisioning and management tasks for developers. This is why Fermyon integrates an SQL database backend service with a NoOps approach intended to require little to no manual intervention for a developer to use.
"All of the developers we interviewed said they use a relational database somewhere in the apps they build," Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon, told VentureBeat. "So we [said]: okay, well, that's an absolute must."
Take a SQLite approach to databases, with PostgreSQL coming soonFor the relational database, Butcher said his company decided to use one compatible with open-source SQLite technology. SQLite is an embedded database commonly deployed on mobile and edge devices.
But rather than just using open-source SQLite technology, Fermyon has partnered with software company Turso, which runs a SQLite-compatible distributed database platform. With this integration, Fermyon can automatically provision a database for developers, allowing them to start writing SQL queries for data and applications almost immediately.
>>Don't miss our special issue: The Future of the Data Center: Managing Growing Demands.
Fermyon Technologies today extends its WebAssembly serverless cloud platform with NoOps database integration to help developers build apps faster.
WebAssembly is an increasingly popular and capable platform that can allow a developer to write code in any number of different programming languages and then have it run in a runtime environment optimized on-premises or in the cloud. With a serverless approach, the promise is that organizations don't need to have continuously running servers; instead, the code only runs when needed. Combining the WebAssembly coding platform with a serverless setup is Fermyon's raison d'être, and it has inspired investors, with the company raising $20 million in 2022.
Modern apps need more than app code; they also usually require some form of database, and that's what the new Fermyon platform update is all about. The company aims to automate database provisioning and management tasks for developers. This is why Fermyon integrates an SQL database backend service with a NoOps approach intended to require little to no manual intervention for a developer to use.
"All of the developers we interviewed said they use a relational database somewhere in the apps they build," Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon, told VentureBeat. "So we [said]: okay, well, that's an absolute must."
Take a SQLite approach to databases, with PostgreSQL coming soonFor the relational database, Butcher said his company decided to use one compatible with open-source SQLite technology. SQLite is an embedded database commonly deployed on mobile and edge devices.
But rather than just using open-source SQLite technology, Fermyon has partnered with software company Turso, which runs a SQLite-compatible distributed database platform. With this integration, Fermyon can automatically provision a database for developers, allowing them to start writing SQL queries for data and applications almost immediately.
>>Don't miss our special issue: The Future of the Data Center: Managing Growing Demands.
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