Top Links from Issue #219

This issue was published on January 31, 2023

Control is an illusion 🌀

In this issue, Amazon OpenSearch 'Serverless' goes GA, we look at some serverless DNA, and we ask just how much control you really need. Read the full issue...

Most Popular Links

Below are the most popular links from Issue #219 as chosen by our Off-by-none email subscribers. Sign up for the newsletter and help choose the most popular links each week!

Introducing ServerlessDNA.com - A New Site dedicated to Serverless!
One thing I have learned over the past year while writing blog articles on Serverless to help people learn is that it is not straightforward, and the skills you need are more than just writing software or deploying infrastructure.

FREE AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp
FREE AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp The Registration form is currently CLOSED! Registration is required to (1) grading projects, (2) acceess to additional studeent resources and (3) earning digital badges and certifcate of completion.

Extension Review: AWS SSM Lambda by Wakeem's World
After writing my most recent article about how AWS Lambda APIs work I thought it would be cool to do a deep dive into some interesting lambda extensions I have found.

Understanding Logical IDs in CDK and CloudFormation by Maciej Radzikowski
CDK generates Logical IDs used by the CloudFormation to track and identify resources. In this post, I’ll explain what Logical IDs are, how they’re generated, and why they’re important.

Which flavor of DynamoDB secondary index should you pick?
This is the second article in a short series about DynamoDB data modeling (without the “single table design” misconceptions). If you haven’t read the first article, I’d encourage you to check it out.

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.

DevZero speeds up programmer tasks by shifting developer tools to cloud by Ron Miller
Developers tend to build and test software on their local laptops, but these machines often lack the necessary resources to run a full scale development environment efficiently.

3 Principles for Building Secure Serverless Functions by Chris Tozzi
Serverless functions, which account for around half of the workloads today at cloud-first companies, have become a popular means of deploying applications largely because serverless minimizes the number of complexities that teams need to think about.

Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is now generally available
Now generally available, Amazon OpenSearch Serverless is a new serverless option for Amazon OpenSearch Service. OpenSearch Serverless streamlines the process of running petabyte-scale search and analytics workloads without having to configure, manage, or scale OpenSearch clusters.

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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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