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
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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
Using DynamoDb with Serverless
I've been playing a lot with the Serverless framework [https://serverless.com/] since they moved from v0.x to v1 (which is currently in beta). I really like the direction they've taken it, and have been
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.
Updating Security Groups with Lambda
> Paying for idle is so 2015 I had some Lambda Functions that scraped data from the Internet, and stored them in a database. Locking-down the RDS Security Group to only Lambda Functions turned out to be more complicated than
Using Apex v0.5.0 to manage Lambda functions
I had read about Apex [https://github.com/apex/apex] and knew I wanted to try it out. The new announcement about v0.5.0 [https://medium.com/@tjholowaychuk/apex-v0-5-0-85b006f75b68#.z1rzocnsb] gave me the motivation to do it. The newly
Scheduling Lambda Functions with CloudWatch Events using the AWS CLI
While it was really cool when AWS Lambda scheduled functions [https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-lambda-update-python-vpc-increased-function-duration-scheduling-and-more/] were announced, it was a bit of a let-down to find out they could only be done via the web console. The benefit