Top Links from Issue #261

This issue was published on January 9, 2024

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Most Popular Links

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AWS to Shut Down Aurora Serverless v1, Their Sole Relational Database with Scaling Capacity to Zero by Renato Losio
Recently, AWS notified existing customers running Amazon Aurora that Serverless v1 support will be discontinued, with the service scheduled to shut down within a year.

Github Actions: The Easiest Way to Deploy Serverless Applications by Pamal Sahan
In the fast-paced world of software development, automating workflows is essential. This article explores a streamlined method for deploying serverless projects using GitHub Actions.

Introduction to AWS Proton for Container and Serverless Deployments by Christopher Adamson
AWS Proton is a service that makes it easier to provision, deploy, and manage containerized and serverless applications. With Proton, you can define your application architecture once and then provision environments in different AWS accounts and regions.

Deploy a web application with AWS Lambda by Ananya Dasgupta
Lambda is the serverless computing solution provided by AWS. According to official AWS documentation, Lambda follows the principles of serverless computing.

Book Recommendations from the AWS Enterprise Strategy Team by Mark Schwartz
Some of us like to use the holiday season and early part of the new year to step back from day-to-day activities and reflect. It’s a good time to plan a bit for the coming year and catch up on what others are doing and thinking.

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.

Top Serverless Platforms to look out for in 2024 by Vishwasa Navada K
As we step into 2024, the landscape of serverless continues to evolve, offering more robust and developer-friendly solutions. This evolution marks a significant departure from traditional server-based architectures, heralding a new era where agility, scalability, and efficiency take center stage.

New year, new blog!
Happy New Year, everyone! 🍾🥂🎉 I've been blogging since early 2015 (almost 9 years now!), and like most folks, I started by deploying to WordPress.

Neon: Branching in Serverless PostgreSQL by Susan Hall
Though commonly used in git repositories, branching was never a good fit for databases, according to Nikita Shamgunov, cofounder and CEO of Neon, a multicloud provider of serverless PostgreSQL.

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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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