Top Links from Issue #286
This issue was published on July 2, 2024
Serverless Independence đ˝
In this issue, EventBridge gets some helpful updates, Ampt gets Cost & Usage Reports, and a new Well-Architected recommendation leaves me scratching my head. Read the full issue...
Most Popular Links
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Using DynamoDB as a Secrets Manager
What if I told you you could build a serverless secrets manager with a similar security footprint to AWS Secrets Manager, but with a fraction of the cost, better scalability and better latency? With the release of DynamoDB table resource policies in March 2024, this became much easier.
AWS Heroes Map
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Events vs streaming data in AWS by Jimmy Dahlqvist
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Amazon EventBridge announces new console dashboard
Discover more about what's new at AWS with Amazon API Gateway integration timeout limit increase beyond 29 seconds
Serverless ICYMI Q2 2024
Welcome to the 26th edition of the AWS Serverless ICYMI (in case you missed it) quarterly recap. Every quarter, we share all the most recent product launches, feature enhancements, blog posts, webinars, live streams, and other interesting things that you might have missed!
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.
Announcing updates to the AWS Well-Architected Framework guidance by Haleh Najafzadeh
We are excited to announce the availability of an enhanced AWS Well-Architected Framework. In this update, youâll find expanded guidance across all six pillars of the Framework: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability.
Controlling AWS Lambda Costs
Managing your Amazon Web Services (AWS) costs can be challenging. AWS provides tools to limit usage and notify you when costs rise unexpectedly. This guide focuses on scalable AWS services like AWS Lambda to help you keep costs under control.
Optimizing Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) for speed and scale by Jeff Barr
After several public betas, we launched Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) in 2006.
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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 âserver-fullâ 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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