Steren reflects on 12 years at Google: how Cloud Run reinvented serverless
steren · x · 2026-09-13
In a follow-up to his farewell post, steren recalls Cloud Run as the highlight of his 12 years at Google: launched at Google Next '19, it let developers run stateless HTTP containers in a fully managed, pay-per-use environment — reinventing serverless and becoming a major adoption and revenue driver for Google Cloud. His lesson: start with a focused scope and iterate relentlessly.
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