Webiny, a framework for serverless computing

Migrating to a serverless computing environment has been a pain point for programmers shifting to a cloud native development model. Despite the operational benefits of serverless architecture, cloud developers have been slow to migrate because of a domino effect that often requires updates to database connectors, CDN routing, security policies, and other mission-critical infrastructure.

Webiny simplifies the complexities involved with migrating cloud applications to a serverless architecture. The company’s open-source framework provides developers with a plug-and-play architecture for handling deployment workflow, code bundling, and organization of serverless applications. Webiny comes packaged with a self-hosted serverless content management system that includes a headless GraphQL API, asset management tools, and a no-code builder for static pages and forms.  

We think Webiny is poised to help users go beyond infrastructure cost savings. Webiny enables companies to increase their focus on product development, improving their time-to-market and their competitiveness. Moreover, Webiny fills a need within hyperscaler ecosystems for a solution that simplifies the deployment of applications in a serverless environment. In particular, Webiny’s ability to support  enterprise-level migration to AWS Lambda bodes well for its market potential. Between 2018 and 2020, for example, the number of AWS Lambda users more than doubled. That market segment now represents almost half of the nearly one million AWS users.

Webiny also has built a strong and rapidly growing project with 4,600 GitHub stars and a Slack community of about 1,000 users. The platform is also attracting systems integrators and large enterprises that are interested in using serverless tools.   

The open source Webiny solution is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and available for any developer to use. At the enterprise level, Webiny offers a robust and scalable suite of premium serverless solutions. Webiny’s enterprise package includes customized deployment mechanisms, multi-tenancy, audit logs, 3rd party IDP integrations, and priority-based SLA support service. The Webiny framework also ensures a safe migration path for new updates, and helps to ensure applications run smoothly. Users have full control over their Webiny instance, which can be deployed inside or outside of a virtual private cloud (VPC).

Webiny frees-up developers to focus on building applications rather than learning how to design their apps and infrastructure for a serverless environment. Developers using Webiny’s framework don’t have to deal with architecture configurations. That means they can start building serverless applications, websites, GraphQL APIs, and microservices within minutes of installation. While other serverless frameworks exist, they primarily focus on the deployment, hosting, and monitoring of an application. Webiny’s end-to-end solution addresses the need for serverless infrastructure, while also providing components that accelerate development of serverless Node/JS applications.

We also like Webiny because its co-founders, Sven Al Hamad and Pavel Denisjuk, who have the experience and technical know-how to move the company forward. Al Hamad, Webiny’s CEO, was a senior technical project manager at Akamai Technologies before launching Webiny in 2009.  Denisjuk, Webiny’s Chief Technology Officer, was previously CTO of Kompare, a web portal in Croatia.

Cloud computing is rapidly evolving as enterprise-level users adopt serverless computing solutions. Webiny is positioning itself as the go-to framework for enabling the development of serverless applications.

Andy Duong is an investor with Samsung Next

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