Top Links from Issue #110

This issue was published on October 6, 2020

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In this issue, we get a new serverless time series database, the race for gRPC at the edge is on, and Lambda becomes child's play. Read the full issue...


Most Popular Links

Below are the most popular links from Issue #110 as chosen by our Off-by-none email subscribers. Sign up for the newsletter and help choose the most popular links each week!

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The Ultimate Guide to AWS DynamoDB
AWS DynamoDB changed the database game in Serverless and continues to do so, as its design repeatedly proves its huge value. This guide takes you through everything there is to know about DynamoDB so you can rest assured you’re using the service in its best way and reaping all of the benefits.

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PDF Generation With AWS Lambda by Anushka Rustagi
Serverless Computing is a great way of utilising resources of the cloud. It enables services to scale without the overhead of provisioning and managing servers with reduced cost. We have deployed one such service, PDF generation service on AWS Lambda which we will be discussing in this article.

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A visual introduction to AWS Lambda permissions by Harprit Singh
Big value in using AWS Lambda comes from its interplay with other AWS services. To achieve that, however, it's important to understand the role AWS IAM plays in both allowing and securing these interactions.

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5 Lessons Building a Delivery App using AWS by Pavan B Govindaraju
Delivery apps were and are quite the rage, with many startups attaining escape velocity by following the “Uber for X” script across sectors, be it groceries, medicines and whatnot.

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Build a Serverless API with Python and Redis by Sven Anderson
In this post, I will build a serverless API for Page View Counter with Python and Redis. The API will the count page views and show it in JSON format. See the demo here and the code here An AWS account for AWS Lambda functions.

Honorable Mentions

There are so many great blog posts, tutorials, use cases, and more shared each week by the #serverless community, that picking just a few to feature is really hard. So here are some other honorable mentions chosen by our readers.

Think Twice Before Using Step Functions by Serverless Guru
A majority of companies I have worked with have never run into AWS service limits for Step Functions.

Chris Munns by Chris Munns
Slides from today's @awscloud Tech Talk "Networking Best Practices for Your Serverless Applications" : https://t.co/F0hBiYwTJY video coming soon. #serverless #awsLambda

Announcing support for gRPC

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About the Author

Jeremy is the CEO and Founder of Ampt and an AWS Serverless Hero that has a soft spot for helping people solve problems using serverless. He frequently consults with companies and developers transitioning away from the traditional “server-full” approach. You can find him ranting about serverless on Twitter, in several forums and Slack groups, hosting the Serverless Chats podcast, and at conferences around the world.

 

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