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What is AWS Lambda?

Dynatrace

The 2014 launch of AWS Lambda marked a milestone in how organizations use cloud services to deliver their applications more efficiently, by running functions at the edge of the cloud without the cost and operational overhead of on-premises servers. What is AWS Lambda? Where does Lambda fit in the AWS ecosystem?

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The Easiest Way to Compute in the Cloud – AWS Lambda

All Things Distributed

Our answer is a new compute service called AWS Lambda. AWS Lambda makes building and delivering applications much easier by giving you a simple interface to upload your Node.js You can go from code to service in three clicks and then let AWS Lambda take care of the rest.

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Platform Engineering Teams Done Right…

Adrian Cockcroft

The next layer is operating system platforms, what flavor of Linux, what version of Windows etc. Above that there’s a deployment platform such as Kubernetes or AWS Lambda. Both mobile and web front ends call an Application Program Interface (API) that is managed by an API proxy.

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What is serverless computing? Driving efficiency without sacrificing observability

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Traditional computing models rely on virtual or physical machines, where each instance includes a complete operating system, CPU cycles, and memory. There is no need to plan for extra resources, update operating systems, or install frameworks. The provider is essentially your system administrator. Pay Per Use.

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How to overcome the cloud observability wall

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You may be using serverless functions like AWS Lambda , Azure Functions , or Google Cloud Functions, or a container management service, such as Kubernetes. When an application runs on a single large computing element, a single operating system can monitor every aspect of the system.

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Expanding the Cloud: Amazon Machine Learning Service, the Amazon Elastic Filesystem and more

All Things Distributed

With a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, customers can use Amazon EFS to create file systems that are accessible to EC2 instances and that support standard operating system APIs and file system semantics. Amazon Lambda. One of the most exciting technologies we have built lately at AWS is Amazon Lambda.

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Weighing a microservices approach means covering all architecture bases

Dynatrace

Then, they can split these services into functional application programming interfaces (APIs), rather than shipping applications as one large, collective unit. Microservice design patterns allow developers to use their preferred programming language or framework, which helps to prevent employee churn and the need for outsourced talent.