Serverless platforms support scheduled triggers that replace traditional cron servers. Each scheduled event invokes a function at the defined time. This eliminates the need for always-on scheduling infrastructure. Millions of tasks can run independently without contention. Reliability improves because each task is isolated.
Scheduled workloads become simpler and more reliable. Maintenance overhead drops.
This enables large-scale automation without dedicated scheduling systems.
Serverless can run scheduled tasks without persistent servers.
[Azure Functions Documentation, azure.microsoft.com]