AWS Lambda
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AWS Lambda News
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April 12, 2018
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Apr'18
AWS Lambda serverless platform holds center stage for devs
Enterprises are adopting AWS Lambda faster than competing serverless platforms from Google, Microsoft, IBM and others, citing ease of use to replace manual with automated functions and the broad ...
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March 01, 2018
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Mar'18
Serverless apps, encryption top AWS features in February
Many cloud developers espouse the benefits of serverless computing, but others find the approach unwieldy or difficult to manage. The AWS Serverless Application Repository, one of several AWS ...
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November 30, 2017
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Nov'17
AWS managed services move into IoT, containers
Managed services took center stage at AWS' annual user conference, with added higher-level services for IoT, functions, containers and databases.
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August 31, 2017
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Aug'17
EC2 Elastic GPUs boost compute efficiency, flexibility
AWS customers can add graphic acceleration to instances, but with little flexibility. To change that, the cloud provider has finally fulfilled a promise from early last year, with Elastic GPUs that ...
AWS Lambda Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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AWS Step Functions
AWS Step Functions is a cloud service from Amazon Web Services that enables a developer to manage and visualize the components of distributed, multi-component applications. Continue Reading
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Five AWS tips and tricks to advance cloud app development
Developers in 2017 continued to embrace Lambda and containers, as AWS added more support and services. Review SearchAWS' top development advice from last year to prepare for 2018. Continue Reading
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AWS Greengrass
AWS Greengrass is a service that extends Amazon Web Services functionality to internet of things (IoT) devices, allowing a business to perform data collection and analysis closer to its origin. Continue Reading
Evaluate AWS Lambda Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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Support for Node.js in AWS Lambda slowly, but surely, evolves
Developers who need the latest version of Node.js for a serverless platform might turn to Lambda rivals to meet that need. But AWS' slow pace of support has quickened -- somewhat. Continue Reading
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Early adopters face AWS Lambda cost management challenges
Serverless computing abstracts away infrastructure management responsibilities, but some customers find that this convenience comes with a price that's not easy to estimate or manage. Continue Reading
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Protect your serverless app with this mix of AWS tools
As they move to serverless platforms, such as Lambda, development and operations teams need to acquire a new mindset -- and set of tools -- to keep their workloads safe. Continue Reading
Manage AWS Lambda
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Serverless computing architecture, microservices boost cloud outlook
Applications that are built on serverless computing and run on microservices change the way IT uses cloud. And AWS Lambda plays a key role in the shift. Continue Reading
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Strategies to accelerate AWS Lambda functions
In this chapter excerpt from Serverless Architectures on AWS, author Peter Sbarski shares five tricks developers can use to improve Lambda function performance. Continue Reading
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AWS free tier offers something for nothing on ephemeral workloads
The AWS free tier of service holds real value for tire kickers, giving them a head start in the AWS cloud, albeit with some limited tooling. Continue Reading
Problem Solve AWS Lambda Issues
We’ve gathered up expert advice and tips from professionals like you so that the answers you need are always available.
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Manage APIs with microservices in a Lambda architecture
When you use Serverless Framework in an AWS environment, you might run into resource limits. Chris Moyer explains how to use microservices to avoid this problem. Continue Reading
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Work through AWS serverless architecture issues and caveats
As more serverless configuration and management tools emerge, developers still struggle to deploy serverless architectures. Serverless expert Peter Sbarski shares insights on Lambda and its future. Continue Reading
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Steps to generate an HTTP response header with AWS Lambda
Some AWS users have difficulty setting HTTP response headers based on Lambda functions. Chris Moyer explains how to accomplish that task, and how it can be helpful for developers. Continue Reading