· mQuark · Announcements · 3 min read
Beyond the Cloud Burden
How mQuark Actionful is democratizing serverless compute
In the modern tech landscape, we’ve been sold a dream: “The Cloud is infinite and easy.” But anyone who has actually tried to provision a scalable, distributed processing pipeline on AWS or Azure knows the reality. It requires a specialized DevOps team, weeks of configuration, and a constant battle with maintenance and scaling limits.
At mQuark, we believe that Cloud Compute should be accessible to everyone, not just the elite 1% of infrastructure engineers.
Today, we are introducing Actionful: a low-code platform that lets you deploy and orchestrate scalable cloud compute pipelines in a few clicks. While other platforms focus on simple integrations, Actionful focuses on the high-performance logic in between.
The “Developer Tax” of Modern Infrastructure
Provisioning even a simple “serverless” function often involves managing complex configurations. This “Developer Tax” slows down innovation. mQuark Actionful eliminates this barrier by offering a platform where the complexity of high-performance cloud infrastructure is managed through an intuitive, logic-driven interface.
Why Actionful is Different:
- Compute-First Philosophy: Actionful focuses on the seamless composition of elements to return processed results to the user.
- Strongly Typed Integrity: Every piece of data in an Actionful workflow is strongly typed, ensuring that automation is robust and predictable.
- The Data Type System: The system distinguishes between the “Kind” of data (e.g., Numeric, String) and the “Container” (Scalar, Array, Map).
- Immutable Endpoints: Creating an endpoint takes a snapshot of your rules and models, ensuring that subsequent changes do not break existing live workflows.
Technical Sophistication, Low-Code Simplicity
Don’t let the “low-code” label fool you. Under the hood, Actionful is designed for performance and transactional integrity.
1. The Rule-Based Orchestration
Workflows are built using Rules — predefined building blocks that can be nested to create complex expression trees. Whether you are using a NumericAggregate for mathematical logic or a Conditional rule for branching, every operation is validated against the type system.
2. The Power of Custom Code
Need something the built-in rules don’t cover? You can inject custom JavaScript User Functions. These run in a hardened, isolated sandbox with access to NPM packages, providing full programming flexibility without infrastructure headaches.
3. Transactional HTTP Communication
The Http rule in Actionful is designed for transactional integrity. It supports Scoped Execution, allowing the engine to open a temporary “Http Scope” to process responses and return strongly-typed data back to your workflow.
Transparent, Usage-Based Pricing
We are ending the era of “Seat-Based Pricing”. Our billing model is designed to align cost with value.
- Sandbox (Free Forever): A free tier with no credit card required, perfect for prototyping and learning.
- Standard (Production): A pay-as-you-go model with no monthly platform access fees.
- Granular Metrics: We track specific metrics like Triggers, HTTP Calls, and Function Invocations so you only pay for what you execute.
The Road Ahead: AI and Beyond
We are currently in our Beta stage, offering a live product with integrated billing and usage-based modules. Our roadmap includes the addition of AI-based rules and an AI agent designed for automated workflow generation. We aren’t just making cloud compute easier; we are making it intelligent.
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