--- title: Secure SaaS Delivery, Cloud & DevOps | base2Services | Aaron Walker description: Aaron has over 18 years experience working in the IT industry delivering large-scale enterprise applications and integration solutions. He is very passionate about open source technologies and has a deep and thorough technical understanding. He has contributed to several open source projects over the years and is the project lead for Jentrata, an open source B2B gateway. Aaron is all about knowledge sharing, process for teams and tools. 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Find out how base2Services can help you automate and standardize much of the compliance auditing and reporting process. ![Aaron Walker](https://blog.base2services.com/hs-fs/hubfs/aaron@2x.jpg?width=100) Aaron Walker · 2 Minute Read [DevOps devops](https://blog.base2services.com/how-do-you-decide-when-and-where-to-use-serverless-architecture) [DevOps](https://blog.base2services.com/tag/devops) [Serverless](https://blog.base2services.com/tag/serverless) [Cloud-Native](https://blog.base2services.com/tag/cloud-native) ### [How do you decide when and where to use serverless architecture?](https://blog.base2services.com/how-do-you-decide-when-and-where-to-use-serverless-architecture) Discover the benefits and challenges of serverless architecture. 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