Cloud-Managed Serverless Platforms

The Serverless Gateway is a deployment model for teams that want Akeyless Gateway capabilities without managing a long-running Kubernetes or VM-based runtime.

In this model, cloud-managed serverless services handle runtime scaling, while you configure identity, networking, and Gateway settings for your environment.

When to Use Cloud-Managed Serverless Platforms

Use cloud-managed serverless platform patterns when you need:

• Elastic scaling with low infrastructure management overhead.
• Fast environment provisioning for cloud-native teams.
• Provider-managed runtime operations.

Choose Kubernetes-based deployment when you need deep platform-level control, custom runtime topology, or consistent multi-cluster operations.

Shared Prerequisites

Before choosing AWS or Azure, validate the following:

• Required cloud account permissions are available.
• Outbound connectivity to required Akeyless SaaS services is allowed.
• Gateway authentication method and access permissions are prepared.
• Runtime identity model is selected for the target provider.

Reference:

• Gateway Network Connectivity

Platform Guides

What Stays the Same Across Providers

Across AWS and Azure cloud-managed serverless platforms, the operational model remains consistent:

• Gateway authentication and access permissions.
• TLS and certificate trust configuration.
• Log forwarding and telemetry integration.
• Zero-Knowledge and encryption-related configuration.

After deployment, continue with:

• Gateway Authentication
• Log Forwarding
• Telemetry and Monitoring