Case Study

Serverless Cloud Functions

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The Gap (Current Tech)

In AWS Lambda, "Cold Starts" hang a user's "Login Request" if the server is busy compiling a background job. This kills user retention.

The WDS Advantage

WDS utilizes the Aging Factor. As the Login Request waits, its score grows. WDS injects it next, preventing UI freeze.

Key References & Papers

USENIX ATC "Peeking Behind the Curtains of Serverless"

Performance Impact Analysis

*Comparison of latency/delay (Lower is Better)

This graph simulates the reduction in delay when switching from a standard scheduler (Red) to WDS (Green) in this specific environment.