Published in AWS in Plain English·Dec 20, 2022Should I use AWS Lambda SnapStart?One of the main issues that makes Lambda struggle in some scenarios is Cold Start. Which is the time that Lambda takes for the first execution. Cold start is the first execution after a new version got published or an exection after a long inactive period of time, mainly. This…Serverless4 min readServerless4 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Oct 21, 2022How to Handle Asynchronous Requests in AWSPart 1 — One of the most interesting architectures nowadays is event-driven. It consists of an event producer and action. So, if we imagined that I uploaded an excel sheet to S3, I want a set of actions to be performed against the records that are in this file. …Serverless3 min readServerless3 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Jun 15, 2022How Did I Create EC2 by Voice?AWS is amazing, the services and the interconnection parts make it fun and really enjoyable to work with, even for fun projects like this. Do you want to try it? Click here So, I was bored and decided: I want to launch EC2 with voice! Pretty simple. …AWS3 min readAWS3 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·May 12, 2022Is AWS Lambda Good for ETL Jobs?ETL stands for: “Extract, Transform, Load”, which is the process of dealing with a series of data in a computing unit. Since AWS Lambda is a computing unit, cheap to use, and versatile with what you can achieve or combine with, makes it an appealing option for this kind of…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Dec 29, 2021Create Lambda Layers in AWS LambdaA guide on how to create Lambda layers in AWS Lambda. — For a while, I struggled when it comes to making layers for my functions. I used to download them locally, zip them, upload them into S3 when their sizes are big, and then create a version. …AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Jul 8, 2021How to Secure an AWS Serverless ApplicationSecurity is no joke, one of the key things you have to visit whenever you’re architecting a new serverless application. Serverless application is basically an idea, like any other application, that you have and it has a logic. …Serverless8 min readServerless8 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Jun 23, 2021I Processed 558k Transactions on AWS Lambda in 5 MinutesHow I processed over 500 thousand AWS Lambda transactions in 5 minutes — Processing data could be an intensive task, especially on the computing units as the read and write operations takes a lot of resources. Luckily, if you have the right tools, you can achieve it easily. But, is it worthy? Let’s find out. In this article I will share my experience…Serverless6 min readServerless6 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Dec 28, 2020How to Deploy a Full Environment for WordPress via Docker using TerraformFor many users, preparing an environment in AWS to host their website/system was tough, especially if you were new to Cloud. Also, even after doing the preparation, the creation of resources might take a while too! But, what if you can do the following within the 20-minute window? …AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
Published in Dev Genius·Jun 22, 2020How to use EFS with AWS Lambda?AWS recently launched a new feature that lets the customer make an EFS (Elastic File System) that works with Lambda. This is really cool! But, Why EFS? EFS is a storage unit that lives independently inside a machine. This file can be attached to other services like EC2 and can…AWS4 min readAWS4 min read
Published in AWS in Plain English·Apr 19, 2020How to Trigger AWS Lambda by SMS?In my last article, I had placed a teaser that whether you can trigger Lambda by SMS. Today, We are going to do that! I am really excited to share this with you. NOTE: This article’s resources are not fully covered in the free tier. Also, you cannot do it…AWS6 min readAWS6 min read
