The Serverless Compute Manifesto

While watching the Building Complex Serverless Applications [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCOgc3MRUrs] talk from re:Invent 2016 I discovered The Serverless Compute Manifesto. I couldn't find it reproduced in an easy to use format, so here

Database Connections in Lambda

I hang out a lot in the Serverless forum [http://forum.serverless.com/] and Gitter [https://gitter.im/serverless/serverless] - I just like talking about this new-fangled FaaS (Functions-as-a-Service) thing. A common misconception that keeps coming up is that

Testing Serverless Functions Locally

I've been really enjoying playing with the Serverless framework [https://serverless.com/] recently. The FaaS (Function-as-a-Service) model really appeals to me, and I think it's going to be A Big Deal in the future. The Serverless

How to get good at DevOps

DevOps is the new Big Data. People aren't really sure what it means exactly, but that isn't going to stop them putting it down as a requirement for a job... I have been doing development and

Understanding CloudWatch Events

When I first used CloudWatch Events [https://blog.rowanudell.com/scheduling-lambda-functions-with-the-aws-cli/] I knew just enough to get the job done. As I've played with it more, I've realised that the official docs [https://docs.aws.amazon.

Sydney Serverless Meetup

Just before the AWS Summit [https://aws.amazon.com/summits/sydney/agenda/] last month I attended the Inaugural Sydney Serverless Meetup [www.meetup.com/Sydney-Serverless-Meetup-Group/events/229430954/]. I gave a lightning talk introducing Apex [http://apex.run/] for managing Lambda