Running Serverless Applications with AWS Lambda

This course helps you master AWS serverless app creation using AWS Lambda to decrease operational costs.

Intermediate

101 Lessons

16h

Certificate of Completion

This course helps you master AWS serverless app creation using AWS Lambda to decrease operational costs.

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This course includes

24 Playgrounds

12 Quizzes

This course includes

24 Playgrounds

12 Quizzes

Course Overview

In the world of modern development, serverless computing has become table stakes. Serverless computing has seen a major uptake with AWS Lambda having an increased adoption of 667% in 2018. Companies are making the switch to serverless for shorter time to market and decreased operational costs, but for you the advantage lies in the ability to offload the burden of managing infrastructure to serverless platforms, so you can focus on building even better apps. In this course, you will learn how to run serverl...Show More

Course Content

Getting Started

Serverless in Five Minutes

The Serverless Pricing Model How Request Pricing Affects Deployment Architecture How Request Pricing Affects Security How Request Pricing Affects Product Decisions Important AWS Lambda Technical Constraints When to Use Lambda Interesting Experiments Quiz

Setup Tools for Local Development

Setting Up the Prerequisites Installing JavaScript and SAM CLI Configuring Access Credentials Running AWS Services with Restricted User Accounts Interesting Experiments

Creating a Web Service

Initialising the Application Infrastructure as Code Further Sections of 'template.yaml'The Lambda Programming Model Steps to Deploy SAM Applications

Building a SAM Application

Packaging SAM Applications

Deploying a SAM Application Inspecting a Stack Interesting Experiments Quiz

Host a Serverless Application on AWS Lambda

Cloud Lab

Development and Troubleshooting

Exploring the AWS Lambda Web Console Retrieving Execution Logs Logging Incoming Events Simulating Lambda Locally Debugging Functions Validating Templates Working on a Team Setting Up a Deployment Pipeline Interesting Experiments Quiz

Core Features of AWS Lambda

Safe Deployments Versions and Aliases Gradual Deployments Adding Deployment Alerts Interesting Experiments Quiz

Handling HTTP Requests

8 Lessons

Using External Storage

9 Lessons

Cheaper, Faster, Serverless

6 Lessons

Handling Platform Events

9 Lessons

Using Application Components

6 Lessons

Managing Sessions and User Workflows

10 Lessons

Designing Robust Applications

6 Lessons

Deployment Options

6 Lessons

Process Amazon SNS Notifications with AWS Lambda

Cloud Lab

Course Author

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Evan Dunbar

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Anthony Walker

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