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In our previous post we discussed the various ways you can invoke AWS Lambda functions. In this post, we’ll provide some tips and best practices you can use when building your AWS Lambda functions. One of the benefits of using Lambda, is that you don’t have to worry about server and infrastructure management. This means AWS will handle the heavy lifting needed to execute your Lambda functions. You should take advantage of this architecture with the tips below. Tip #1: When to VPC-Enable a Lambda Function Lambda functions always operate from an AWS-owned VPC. By default, your function has full ability to make network requestsRead More →

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As we sail past the halfway point between re:Invent 2018 and re:Invent 2019, I’d like to revisit some of the recent serverless announcements we’ve made. These are all complimentary to the patterns discussed in the re:Invent architecture track’s Serverless Architectural Patterns and Best Practices session. AWS Event Fork Pipelines AWS Event Fork Pipelines was announced in March 2019. Many customers use asynchronous event-driven processing in their serverless applications to decouple application components and address high concurrency needs. And in doing so, they often find themselves needing to backup, search, analyze, or replay these asynchronous events. That is exactly what AWS Event Fork Pipelines aims toRead More →

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As we sail past the halfway point between re:Invent 2018 and re:Invent 2019, I’d like to revisit some of the recent serverless announcements we’ve made. These are all complimentary to the patterns discussed in the re:Invent architecture track’s Serverless Architectural Patterns and Best Practices session. AWS Event Fork Pipelines AWS Event Fork Pipelines was announced in March 2019. Many customers use asynchronous event-driven processing in their serverless applications to decouple application components and address high concurrency needs. And in doing so, they often find themselves needing to backup, search, analyze, or replay these asynchronous events. That is exactly what AWS Event Fork Pipelines aims toRead More →