This document discusses lightweight computing through Apache Pulsar Functions, emphasizing the shift toward event-driven architectures for real-time analytics. It highlights the benefits of serverless computing, the intricacies of traditional real-time systems, and introduces Pulsar Functions as a simpler API for processing streams. The content also covers architecture, state management, use cases, and the future roadmap for Apache Pulsar, advocating for a new paradigm in messaging and storage systems.