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In this episode, we provide a comprehensive overview of DynamoDB, including how it compares to relational databases, when to use it, how to get started, writing and querying data, secondary indexes, and single table design. We share our experiences using DynamoDB and discuss the pros and cons compared to traditional SQL databases. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem. If you need someone to work with you to build the best-designed, highly available database on AWS, give us a shout. Check us out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://awsbites.com/122-amazing-databases-with-aurora/https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/05/dynamodb-configurable-maximum-throughput-on-demand-tables/https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/bp-partition-key-design.html#bp-partition-key-partitions-adaptivehttps://dynamodbbook.com/https://www.youtube.com/@SoftwareHuddlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfxBhvGpoa0 Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we provide an overview of Amazon Aurora, a relational database solution on AWS. We discuss its unique capabilities like distinct storage architecture for better performance and faster recovery. We cover concepts like Aurora clusters, reader and writer instances, endpoints, and global databases. We also compare the serverless versions V1 and V2, noting that V2 is more enterprise-ready while V1 scales to zero. We touch on billing and additional features like the data API, RDS query editor, and RDS proxy. Overall, Aurora is powerful and scalable but not trivial to use at global scale. It's best for serious enterprise use cases or variable traffic workloads. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem. If you need someone to work with you to build the best-designed, highly available database on AWS, give us a shout. Check us out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://aws.amazon.com/rds/https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/https://aws.amazon.com/rds/aurora/serverless/https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=4f950b71be8b31438dd12c7aebc9beae3f88179ehttps://cloudonaut.io/review-aurora-serverless-v2/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss 5 different ways to extend CloudFormation capabilities beyond what it natively supports. We started with a quick recap of what CloudFormation is and why we might need to extend it. We then covered using custom scripts and templating engines, which can be effective but require extra maintenance. We recommended relying instead on tools like Serverless Framework, SAM, and CDK which generate CloudFormation templates but provide abstractions and syntax improvements. When you need custom resources, CloudFormation macros allow pre-processing templates, while custom resources and the CloudFormation registry allow defining new resource types. We summarized recommendations for when to use each approach based on our experience. Overall, we covered multiple options for extending CloudFormation to support more complex infrastructure needs. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner that specialises in modern application architecture and migration. If you are curious to find out more and to work with us, check us out on ⁠⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://awsbites.com/31-cloudformation-or-terraform/https://www.serverless.com/https://aws.amazon.com/serverless/sam/https://aws.amazon.com/cdk/https://awsbites.com/119-the-state-of-aws-2024-answers-community-survey-commentary/https://awsbites.com/93-cdk-patterns-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-watchhttps://github.com/benkehoe/aws-sso-utilhttps://www.npmjs.com/package/safe-cfn-custom-resourcehttps://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cloudformation-clihttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation-cli/latest/userguide/what-is-cloudformation-cli.htmlhttps://cloudonaut.io/three-and-a-half-ways-to-workaround-missing-cloudformation-support/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss best practices for working with AWS Lambda. We cover how Lambda functions work under the hood, including cold starts and warm starts. We then explore different invocation types - synchronous, asynchronous, and event-based. For each, we share tips on performance, cost optimization, and monitoring. Other topics include function structure, logging, instrumentation, and security. Throughout the episode, we aim to provide a solid mental model for serverless development and share our experiences to help you build efficient and robust Lambda applications. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner that specialises in modern application architecture and migration. We are big fans of serverless and we have worked on quite a few serverless projects even at a massive scale! If you are curious to find out more and to work with us, check us out at ⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://awsbites.com/110-why-should-you-use-lambda-for-machine-learning/https://awsbites.com/108-how-to-solve-lambda-python-cold-starts/https://awsbites.com/104-explaining-lambda-runtimes/https://awsbites.com/92-decomposing-the-monolith-lambda/https://awsbites.com/64-how-do-you-write-lambda-functions-in-rust/https://awsbites.com/65-solving-sqs-and-lambda-concurrency-problems/https://awsbites.com/10-lambda-or-fargate-for-containers/https://awsbites.com/4-what-language-should-you-use-for-lambda/https://awsbites.com/6-is-aws-lambda-cheap-or-expensive/https://fourtheorem.com/what-do-you-need-to-know-about-sns/https://fourtheorem.com/what-can-you-do-with-eventbridge/https://fourtheorem.com/what-do-you-need-to-know-about-sqs/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOetf6YN3zohttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/operatorguide/profile-functions.htmlhttps://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/developing-evolutionary-architecture-with-aws-lambda/https://awsbites.com/41-how-can-middy-make-writing-lambda-functions-easier/https://github.com/fourTheorem/slic-watchhttps://awsbites.com/35-how-can-you-become-a-logs-ninja-with-cloudwatch/https://awsbites.com/34-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-cloudwatch-alarms/https://awsbites.com/33-what-can-you-do-with-cloudwatch-metrics/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we provide commentary and analysis on the 2024 AWS Community Survey results. We go through the key findings for each area including infrastructure as code, CI/CD, serverless, containers, NoSQL databases, event services, and AI/ML. While recognizing potential biases, we aim to extract insights from the data and share our perspectives based on experience. Overall, we see increased adoption across many services, though some pain points remain around developer experience. We hope this format provides value to listeners interested in cloud technology trends. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner that does CLOUD stuff really well, check us out on ⁠fourtheorem.com⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://answersforaws.com/2024https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qljpi5jiMQhttps://serverless.tf/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAWXFhe0N1vLHkGO1ZIWW_SZpturHBiE_https://awsbites.com/63-how-to-automate-transcripts-with-amazon-transcribe-and-openai-whisper/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we provide an introductory overview of AWS's best practices for managing infrastructure using multiple accounts under an organization. We discuss the advantages of this approach and how to get started creating your own multi-account environment, or "landing zone". 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner that does CLOUD stuff well, including helping you set up your AWS organisation! If that’s something you are looking for, go to fourtheorem.com to read more about us and to get in touch! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/strategy-migration/aws-landing-zone.htmlhttps://fourtheorem.com/managing-aws-accounts-part-1/https://docs.aws.amazon.com/organizations/latest/userguide/orgs_introduction.htmlhttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/singlesignon/latest/userguide/what-is.htmlhttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/controltower/latest/userguide/what-is-control-tower.htmlhttps://github.com/org-formation/org-formation-clihttps://awsbites.com/96-aws-governance-and-landing-zone-with-control-tower-org-formation-and-terraformhttps://granted.devhttps://github.com/benkehoe/aws-sso-utilhttps://www.leapp.cloud/https://cloudglance.dev/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we provide an overview of Amazon EBS, which stands for Elastic Block Storage. We explain what block storage is and how EBS provides highly available and high-performance storage volumes that can be attached to EC2 instances. We discuss the various EBS volume types, including GP3, GP2, provisioned IOPS, and HDD volumes, and explain how they differ in performance characteristics like IOPS and throughput. We go over important concepts like IOPS, throughput, and volume types so listeners can make informed decisions when provisioning EBS. We also cover EBS features like snapshots, encryption, direct API access, and ECS integration. Overall, this is a comprehensive guide to understanding EBS and choosing the right options based on your workload needs. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner that does CLOUD stuff really well. Go to fourtheorem.com to read about our case studies! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/what-is-ebs.htmlhttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-accessing-snapshot.htmlhttps://www.amazon.science/publications/millions-of-tiny-databaseshttps://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing/#Pricing_examples Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM) and how it can be used to securely share AWS resources like VPC subnets, databases, and SSM parameters across accounts. We explain the benefits of using RAM over other options like resource policies and assumed roles. Some key topics covered include how to get started with RAM, how it works from the resource owner and resource participant side, and common use cases like sharing VPC subnets, Aurora databases, and SSM parameters. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, the AWS consulting partner with lots of experience with AWS, Serverless, and Lambda. If you are looking for a partner that can help you deliver your next Serverless workload successfully, look no further and reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fourTheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://fourtheorem.com/using-aws-resource-access-manager-for-development/https://fourtheorem.com/vpc-lattice/https://awsbites.com/88-what-is-vpc-lattice/https://github.com/fourTheorem/vpc-lattice-demohttps://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2024/02/aws-systems-manager-parameter-store-cross-account-sharing/https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ram/latest/userguide/shareable.html Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss Permission Boundary policies in AWS IAM. A permissions boundary is an advanced feature in which you set the maximum permissions that an identity-based policy can grant to an IAM entity. When you set a permissions boundary for an entity, the entity can perform only the actions allowed by its identity-based policies and its permissions boundaries. In this episode, we discuss this concept a bit more in detail and we show how it can be used to give freedom to development teams while preventing privilege escalation. We also cover some of the disadvantages that come with using permission boundaries and other things to be aware of. Finally, we will give some practical advice on how to get the best out of Permissions Boundary Policy and get the best out of them. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, the AWS consulting partner with lots of experience with AWS, Serverless, and Lambda. If you are looking for a partner that can help you deliver your next Serverless workload successfully, look no further and reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fourTheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://awsbites.com/112-what-is-a-service-control-policy-scp/https://policysim.aws.amazon.com/home/index.jsp?#roleshttps://web.williams.edu/Mathematics/lg5/302/RSA.pdfhttps://urbigenous.net/library/alicebob.html Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss the new experimental AWS Lambda LLRT Low Latency runtime for JavaScript. We provide an overview of what a Lambda runtime is and how LLRT aims to optimize cold starts and performance compared to existing runtimes like Node.js. We outline the benefits of LLRT but also highlight concerns around its experimental status, lack of parity with Node.js, and reliance on dependencies like QuickJS. Overall, LLRT shows promise but needs more stability, support, and real-world testing before it can be recommended for production use. In the end, we also have an appeal for AWS itself when it comes to investing in the larger JavaScript ecosystem. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, the AWS consulting partner with lots of experience with AWS, Serverless, and Lambda. If you are looking for a partner that can help you deliver your next Serverless workload successfully, look no further and reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠https://fourTheorem.com⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://awsbites.com/104-explaining-lambda-runtimes/https://github.com/awslabs/llrthttps://bellard.org/quickjs/https://maxday.github.io/lambda-perf/https://github.com/richarddavisonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrice_Bellardhttps://github.com/quickjs-ng/quickjshttps://github.com/bellard/quickjs/issues/188https://wintercg.org/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss what to do if you accidentally leak your AWS credentials during a live stream. We explain the difference between temporary credentials and long-lived credentials, and how to revoke each type. For temporary credentials, we recommend using the AWS console to revoke sessions or creating an IAM policy to deny access. For long-lived credentials, you must deactivate and rotate the credentials. We also touch on using tools like HashiCorp Vault to manage credentials securely. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, the AWS consulting partner that doesn’t suck. Check us out at ⁠⁠https://fourTheorem.com⁠⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://gist.github.com/lmammino/02fef8ce0cc22a45f219fe4f47fcf20chttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_roles_use_revoke-sessions.html Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we provide a friendly introduction to Service Control Policies (SCPs) in AWS Organizations. We explain what SCPs are, how they work, common use cases, and tips for troubleshooting access-denied errors related to SCPs. We cover how SCPs differ from identity-based and resource-based policies, and how SCPs can be used to set boundaries on maximum permissions in AWS accounts across an organization. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is sponsored by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner with plenty of experience setting up AWS accounts and Service Control Policies. If that's something you'd like some help with, reach out to us on social media or check out ⁠https://fourTheorem.com⁠ In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://awsbites.com/96-aws-governance-and-landing-zone-with-control-tower-org-formation-and-terraform/https://awsbites.com/40-what-do-you-need-to-know-about-iam/https://github.com/conzy/terraform-demo Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss how we work as a cloud consulting company, including our principles, engagement process, sprint methodology, and focus on agile development to deliver successful projects. We aim to be trusted partners, not just vendors, and enable our customers' business goals. By the end of this episode, you will know what working with a cloud consulting company like fourTheorem could look like and you might learn some strategies to make cloud projects a success! We will also digress a little into the history of software practices, common misconceptions, and what we believe should be the right way to build software. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is sponsored by fourTheorem, an AWS Partner with plenty of experience delivering cloud projects to production. If you want to chat, reach out to us on social media or check out https://fourTheorem.com In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. https://fourtheorem.com/working-with-fourtheorem/https://www.manning.com/books/ai-as-a-servicehttps://www.techrepublic.com/article/majority-of-developers-spending-half-or-less-of-their-day-codin g-report-finds/https://www.software.com/reports/future-of-workhttps://www.praxisframework.org/files/royce1970.pdf Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss using AWS Lambda for machine learning inference. We cover the tradeoffs between GPUs and CPUs for ML, tools like ggml and llama.cpp for running models on CPUs, and share examples where we've experimented with Lambda for ML like podcast transcription, medical imaging, and natural language processing. While Lambda ML is still quite experimental, it can be a viable option for certain use cases. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at fourtheorem.com ! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. https://awsbites.com/46-how-do-you-do-machine-learning-on-aws/https://awsbites.com/108-how-to-solve-lambda-python-cold-starts/https://github.com/ggerganov/ggmlhttps://ggml.aihttps://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpphttps://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpphttps://whisper.ggerganov.com/https://onnxruntime.ai/https://github.com/lmammino/whisper-rs-examplehttps://github.com/eoinsha/whisper_lambda_cpphttps://github.com/fourTheorem/lambda-image-cxr-detectionhttps://awsbites.com/103-building-genai-features-with-bedrock/⁠ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

This episode of the AWS Bites Podcast provides an overview of the AWS Project Development Kit (PDK), an open-source tool to help bootstrap and maintain cloud projects. We discuss what PDK is, how it can help generate boilerplate code and infrastructure, keep configuration consistent across projects, and some pros and cons of using a tool like this versus doing it manually. Is PDK something you should use for your cloud projects? Let's find out! 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at fourtheorem.com ! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. https://aws.github.io/aws-pdk/https://awsbites.com/16-what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-cdk/https://awsbites.com/93-cdk-patterns-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/https://projen.io/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOWMPzXtTCwhttps://awsbites.com/70-how-do-you-create-good-aws-diagrams/https://aws.github.io/aws-pdk/getting_started/shopping_list_app.htmlhttps://aws.github.io/aws-pdk/developer_guides/index.htmlhttps://twitter.com/iamvlaaaaaaad/status/1743608823896592640https://yeoman.io/https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutterhttps://github.com/conzy/terraform-demo Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we discuss how you can use Python for data science workloads on AWS Lambda. We cover the pros and cons of using Lambda for these workloads compared to other AWS services. We benchmark cold start times and performance for different Lambda deployment options like zip packages, layers, and container images. The results show container images can provide faster cold starts than zip packages once the caches are warmed up. We summarize the optimizations AWS has made to enable performant container image deployments. Overall, Lambda can be a good fit for certain data science workloads, especially those that are bursty and need high concurrency. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at fourtheorem.com ! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. https://fourtheorem.com/optimise-python-data-science-aws-lambda/https://github.com/fourTheorem/lambda-datasci-perfhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2305.13162 Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠⁠

In this episode, we share expert opinions from AWS community leaders on their favorite announcements from re:Invent 2023, advice for those starting their cloud journey, predictions for the future of serverless, whether to go multi-cloud or not, and how AI will impact developers. Our guests provide insightful perspectives on getting hands-on experience, leveraging the AWS community, thinking through architectural decisions, and more. AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at fourtheorem.com ! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexjameskearns/https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2023/11/aws-console-to-code-preview-generate-console-actions/https://www.linkedin.com/in/emshea/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aTQI-Kqs2Uhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ranisenberg/https://www.ranthebuilder.cloud/https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxday/https://www.linkedin.com/in/deeheber/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jones-zachariah-noel-n/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-complete-coding/https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-stuyvenberg/https://www.linkedin.com/in/faizal-khan/https://www.linkedin.com/in/heitorlessa/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfwilliams/https://www.linkedin.com/in/praneetaprakash/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - ⁠https://twitter.com/eoins⁠ - ⁠https://twitter.com/loige⁠ #aws #reinvent2023 #reinvent #networkingevents

Luciano and Eoin chat about Luciano's experience attending AWS re:Invent 2023 in Las Vegas for the first time. They talk about the massive scale of the event, logistical challenges getting around between venues, highlights from the keynotes and announcements, and tips for networking and getting the most out of re:Invent. Luciano shares his perspective on the AI focus, meeting people in real life after connecting online, rookie mistakes to avoid, and why re:Invent is worth the investment for anyone working in the AWS space. AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at fourtheorem.com ! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources. - Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/introducing-amazon-q-a-new-generative-ai-powered-assistant-preview/ - Efi Merdler-Kravitz's talk on "Rustifying serverless" with AWS Lambda (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdh_2PXe9i8 - ElastiCache Serverless for Redis and Memcached: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-elasticache-serverless-for-redis-and-memcached-now-generally-available/ - Throughput increase and dead letter queue redrive for SQS FIFO: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-throughput-increase-and-dead-letter-queue-redrive-support-for-amazon-sqs-fifo-queues/ - Step Functions Workflow Studio in AWS Application Composer: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-step-functions-workflow-studio-is-now-available-in-aws-application-composer/ - Lambda scales 12x faster: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-lambda-functions-now-scale-12-times-faster-when-handling-high-volume-requests/ - Step Function redrive from a failed state: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-aws-step-functions-redrive-a-new-way-to-restart-workflows/ Do you have any AWS questions you would like us to address? Leave a comment here or connect with us on X, formerly Twitter: - https://twitter.com/eoins - https://twitter.com/loige #aws #reinvent2023 #reinvent #networkingevents

In this episode, we discuss integration testing event-driven systems and explore AWS's new Integration Application Test Kit (IATK). We cover the challenges of testing events and common approaches like logging, end-to-end testing, and using temporary queues. We then introduce IATK, walk through how to use it for EventBridge testing, and share our experience trying out the X-Ray trace validation. We found IATK promising but still rough around the edges, though overall a useful addition to help test complex event flows. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://github.com/aleios-cloud/sls-test-toolshttps://medium.com/serverless-transformation/bridge-integrity-integration-testing-strategy-for-eventbridge-based-serverless-architectures-b73529397251https://awsbites.com/39-how-do-you-build-a-cross-account-event-backbone-with-eventbridge/https://github.com/fourTheorem/cross-account-eventbridge/blob/main/test/integration/test_events.pyhttps://awslabs.github.io/aws-iatk/tutorial/https://awslabs.github.io/aws-iatk/tutorial/examples/retrieve_cfn_info/ You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss

In this episode, we celebrate AWS Lambda's 9th birthday by taking a deep dive into Lambda runtimes. We discuss how Lambda works, compare official runtimes vs. custom runtimes, and explain when and why building a custom runtime might be worth the effort. We talk through how custom runtimes work, options for deploying them, and potential use cases where they could be beneficial over standard runtimes. 💰 SPONSORS 💰 AWS Bites is brought to you by fourTheorem, an Advanced AWS Partner. If you are moving to AWS or need a partner to help you go faster, check us out at ⁠⁠⁠fourtheorem.com⁠⁠⁠! In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2014/11/13/introducing-aws-lambda/https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/lambda-runtimes.htmlhttps://github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-rust-runtimehttps://github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go/https://github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-cpphttps://bref.sh/https://github.com/swift-server/swift-aws-lambda-runtimehttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/runtimes-custom.htmlhttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/runtimes-walkthrough.htmlhttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/configuration-envvars.html#configuration-envvars-runtimehttps://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/runtimes-custom.html#runtimes-custom-response-streaminghttps://awsbites.com/77-how-do-you-use-lambda-response-streaming/https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.13162https://dev.to/eoinsha/container-image-support-in-aws-lambda-deep-dive-2kehhttps://lucvandonkersgoed.com/2022/04/09/when-is-the-lambda-init-phase-free-and-when-is-it-billed/⁠ You can listen to AWS Bites wherever you get your podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-bites/id1585489017⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3Lh7PzqBFV6yt5WsTAmO5q⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YTMzMTJhMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.breaker.audio/aws-bites⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/6a3312a0/podcast/rss