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AWS Lambda Benchmarking

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In this blog post, we examine the relative costs of different language runtimes on AWS Lambda. Many languages can be used with AWS Lambda today, so we focus on four interesting ones. Rust just came to AWS Lambda in November 2023 , so probably a lot of folks are wondering whether to try it out.

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Using design patterns in AWS Lambda

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In this blog post I will go over some reasons why you should be using design patterns in your Lambda functions Getting started To get started with AWS Lambda is quite easy, and this is also the reason why some crucial steps are skipped. Or use a compiled language like golang for your Lambda functions.

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Using Golang for your AWS Lambda Functions

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I was sparked on a XKE to do a short experiment with using Golang for my AWS Lambda Functions. But the advantage of Python is that you can actually see the source code in the AWS Console and tweak it. Dependencies In python you have the option to do inline code in AWS CloudFormation templates. This also a problem!

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Understanding AWS Lambda Execution Role

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As we know, AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that lets you run code without provisioning or managing servers. However, for Lambda functions to interact with other AWS services or resources, it needs permissions. This is where the AWS Lambda execution role comes into picture. Select your function.

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Avoid Costly Loops in AWS Step Functions

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We all played around with AWS StepFunctions in our careers. Looping When you look at this pattern, you might think, okay, we wait for 5 seconds and use lambda to query something. Looping When you look at this pattern, you might think, okay, we wait for 5 seconds and use lambda to query something. Why is this a good design?

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AWS Security Essentials: From Prevention to Detection

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AWS offers a range of security services like AWS Security Hub, AWS GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, Amazon Macie etc. This post will dive into how we can monitor these AWS Security services and build a layered security approach, emphasizing the importance of both prevention and detection. This will help us in investigation.

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AWS Lambda Pricing for a Serverless Application

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As you might already know, AWS Lambda is a popular and widely used serverless computing platform that allows developers to build and run their applications without having to manage the underlying infrastructure. But have you ever wondered how AWS Lambda Pricing works and how much it would cost to run your serverless application?

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