Ready, Set, Cloud Newsletter https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/ Ready, Set, Cloud Newsletter Serverless Superhero Tutorials Database New Releases Spotlight MCP with a user interface https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/219/ A cool emerging part of the MCP standard allows you to return UI components to clients as part of your answer, leading to richer experiences. Zipping 15GB of S3 files in Lambda in 215 seconds https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/218/ You can do a whole lot more in Lambda than you realized with proper memory management. Agent development has changed... again. https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/217/ In the past two years, tech has seen an incredibly fast cycle on how we build AI agents. Things have changed again, but in a good way. Think again about running agents locally https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/216/ Are you running an AI agent on your dev machine to do work for you? You may have some security issues. Using AI to Create Music https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/215/ Have you ever wanted to create your own music but felt a little overwhelmed? Just use AI! Goodbye, Amazon Q Developer https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/214/ AWS announced end of support for Amazon Q Developer in favor of Kiro. You have another year to make the switch. The Modern Architecture Trinity https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/213/ This week we discuss process intelligence, event-driven architecture, and agentic AI as the foundational pillars of modern architecture. Lessons from 500K Agent Deployments https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/212/ Take it from the people who've done it time and time again - agent development is normalizing with some hard-learned lessons. S3 as a filesystem!? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/211/ AWS released S3 files, letting you add a layer on top of S3 to treat objects as files. It's about time! Build your own AI film crew https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/210/ We have great content on using AWS to build your own personal film crew to edit videos. Let's get serious about AI agents https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/209/ It's no secret agentic AI has taken over. While there's still much to learn, major optimizations are starting to pop up. Is MCP already broken? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/208/ We all know about MCP. But now the community is asking hard questions about whether it was the right call. The devil's in the details https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/207/ Taking your system from good to great takes attention to detail, not major architectural shifts. Builders are taking their platforms back https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/206/ We're seeing a rise in developers building their own content platforms with custom features. Have you built one yet? The future of SaaS https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/205/ Is SaaS dead, or is it stronger than ever? Not everything needs AI - but it helps https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/204/ To use AI or not, that is the question in the early days of 2026. AI agents, benchmarks, and the builders behind them https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/203/ It's a great week for some pragmatic AI development as we dig into how our industry is changing. No more dev docs? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/202/ We have a wide range of topics from last week ranging from dev docs to monolith event handlers 💔 Sending love to our friends at AWS https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/201/ Another round of layoffs plagued AWS employees last week, leaving 16,000 people without a job. Hooray for 200 issues! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/200/ Thank you all for sticking with me for 200 issues of the newsletter. Here's to 200 more! AI in the real world https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/199/ Sci Fi is officially becoming a reality with a clearer understanding of running AI on the edge 2026 - The year we build better https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/198/ Coming back from vacation leaves many of us highly-motivated to build new, better software. Welcome to 2026! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/197/ As we ease into the new year, we had some good content that helps us get excited about building. It's Builder Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/196/ Many of us are taking off for the holidays, which means builders are at home building! We had some great content sharing fun side projects last week. Measuring cold starts scientifically https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/195/ "Yes, but what about cold starts" is a phrase that makes us roll our eyes every time we hear it. But now we can throw out some scientific proofs! The winner of re:Invent 2025 is.... https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/194/ Lambda Durable Functions has taken over our tech community by storm, and for good reason! What a week! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/193/ WOW. Last week was a treasure trove of friends, content, releases, and everything in between. Welcome to re:Invent 2025! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/192/ This week kicks off re:Invent 2025, where there are sure to be lots of stellar releases in serverless and AI. Join the Ready, Set, Cloud Picks of the Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/sign-up/ Spotlighted builders, standout reads, a must-see social signal, and a bleeding edge insight on cloud + AI, curated weekly by Allen Helton. Building Better Systems https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/191/ We got some rockstar-quality content on how developers are building better systems last week. AI is shaping the future https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/190/ We got some introspective and out-of-the-box looks at AI we don't normally focus on last week. Build an AI agent. https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/189/ There's so much talk about building AI agents, have you built one yet? Believe in Community https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/188/ The tech community really shone bright last week, showing us the impact we have on each other The Elephant In The Room https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/187/ You saw it last week. Let's talk about it. Amazon AgentCore is now generally available! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/186/ Going back to our serverless roots with a couple of posts around Lambda this week. The community is magic https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/185/ I saw a community collaboration last week that made me giddy with excitement The AI heat is turning up! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/184/ Most of our content this week features AI coding tips and a cautionary warning from Werner Vogels Queues, Queues, and more Queues https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/183/ Were you wanting to learn about queues this week? The community has your back! It's Pumpkin Spice Lambda Season! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/182/ As the northern hemisphere creeps into fall, we have lots of great content to make development a little easier Back to basics https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/181/ We had some expertly crafted content bringing us back to basics and teaching us a thing or two about the fundamentals A quick step back from tech https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/180/ Let's take a breather from tech for a super quick second and look at our industry as a whole. Exciting things are coming 🤩 https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/179/ I spent all last week with my fellow AWS Heroes discussing the not-too-distant future. I'm excited. The Believe in Serverless Community is Back! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/178/ After a bit of a summer break, the BIS community roared back to life with lots of great sessions. Hello, anybody out there? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/177/ We hit the lightest content week since I started this newsletter over three years ago. Kiro - the next step forward with AI code generation? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/176/ Lots of content on Kiro last week, showing us the thirst for spec-driven development with coding assistants. Is serverless enough? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/175/ Lots of questions last week making us wonder if 100% serverless systems are really a goal we should be shooting for. Commit message - Delete the world https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/174/ Cold starts make a come back, we pair DSQL with DynamoDB and is Ultron running on VSCode? HUGE week from the AWS Summit in New York https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/173/ So many incredible things were announced last week, it's going to be hard to keep up! Work smarter, not harder https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/172/ We had some great tips about how to work smarter and build software a little bit easier for ourselves Database Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/171/ We had so much content around database last week, let's take it back to the basics! Productionizing GenAI https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/170/ As usual, we had lots of GenAI content - but the tide is turning more towards real, production-ready systems. DIY serverless https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/169/ Last week focused on quick blurbs showing you how to optimize your serverless apps. The internet goes down 😱 https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/168/ For two hours in the middle of the Western Hemisphere work day, the internet was crippled. AI and APIs https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/167/ We had a busy week in the world of AI and APIs! Aurora DSQL is ready for prime time! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/166/ Amazon Aurora DSQL went generally available last week, signaling a huge leap forward in distributed SQL. Serverless .NET - a big win? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/165/ We had a surprising amount of .NET on Lambda content last week that makes you seriously consider it for future projects. AI Agents. AI Agents Everywhere! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/164/ Last week was full of advancements in the world of AI. Specifically with agents. Are you building Lambda functions the right way? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/163/ We have some great content from the community and an exciting beta release from AWS. Let's hear some new voices! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/162/ This issue is all about new voices in the newsletter. Let's celebrate emerging authors 🎉 Inline event handlers for published messages?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/161/ A huge announcement was made by the AWS AppSync team this week amid a flurry of articles around MCP. Easter week in tech 🐣 https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/160/ We had some fascinating articles last week ranging from low-level technical problems to existential serverless dilemmas. Spring is in the air https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/159/ With spring in the air, lots of innovation, excitement, and new releases are popping up! Some cautionary tales https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/158/ All that glitters isn't gold, as we found out last week. A HUGE week for AI https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/157/ So many big things happening in the world of AI. Software development is fundamentally changing. Farewell Fauna https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/156/ This week, we say goodbye to Fauna, re-imagine the trade-off triangle for serverless, build real-time push notifications, highlight Spanish content and more! Even more AI enablement https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/155/ There's so much going on in the AI world right now. And the best part? It all (mostly) is serverless 🔥 Workflow builders are getting 🤯 https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/154/ I'm so impressed and excited about how easy it's getting to build ridiculously complex workflows. Is AI getting scary or cool? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/153/ Recent developments have put AI in a whole new light that I can't decide if I think it's cool or scary. Amazon Chime is dead?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/152/ And welcome back, Allen! Amazon ECS has different types of ARNs? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/151/ This week we get an incredibly produced video by James, we try out Serverless Framework, we explore AI Agents and more! We also celebrate our serverless superhero, Hazel Saenz. Step Functions Distributed Map gets even better! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/150/ This week we explore Amazon Cognito's managed login pages, serverless repo structures, simplifying Terraform management and more. We also celebrate our serverless superhero, Bryan Chasko. Going full stack this week! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/149/ Breaking up monoliths, securing APIs, trying out Streamlit and some Spanish content. We also celebrate our serverless superhero, Rossana Suarez. Amazing new feature for Amazon EventBridge is released! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/148/ Amazon EventBridge can now deliver events to AWS services in other accounts, improve your public speaking skills, secure your AWS accounts and many more things. We celebrate our serverless superhero, Guille Ojeda. Mexico gets it's first AWS Region https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/147/ Terraform adds a nice feature, we dive into a little bit of Azure, enable transformations with Amazon Q, understand TCP vs UDP connections and read up on several AWS releases. We also celebrate our serverless superhero, Jon Goodall. Community Builders Assemble! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/146/ It's that time of the year again, applications for the AWS Community Builders program is open! RIP Olivia https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/145/ Olivia you will forever be in my heart and I will always remember that beautiful smile that gave me and everyone around you so much joy. I will miss you! Tio Andres Happy new year! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/144/ Let's see what the community has been up to in the last week of the year. 🎄 Showing some holiday love for AppSync events https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/143/ AppSync events got some much needed attention last week, plus some wonderful insights and thoughts from around the community. And now we breathe. https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/142/ The community is resting after an intense week at AWS re:Invent, more than likely gearing up for some cool new projects in 2025. DSQL - The winner of AWS re:Invent https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/141/ So much happened at AWS re:Invent last week, but there was one clear winner that left everyone talking. Welcome to re:Invent! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/140/ AWS re:Invent has official begun! Let's cover the last of the fun pre:Invent announcements and look at some fantastic content from the community. The floodgates are open! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/139/ A huge amount of features were released last week ahead of re:Invent. And the community turns an eye toward WebSockets! Lambda turns 10! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/138/ I'm back! Join me (Andres) for another issue full of great content from the community. You can really feel AWS re:Invent is getting close with all the releases they are pumping out. Testing AI with AI 🤯 https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/137/ We're making some big leaps forward with normalizing AI as part of the development processes. Pre:Invent season is here! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/136/ Only a month away from AWS re:Invent and the releases are beginning to roll in. Going full circle https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/135/ It's no secret the tech industry likes to go in cycles and we've just completed another loop. Fine-tuning our serverless apps https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/134/ Lots of great content this week helping us fine-tine our apps and maximize performance and cost savings Just in time for Halloween - the Lambda doom loop https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/133/ There are many ways to get yourself into a sticky situation in the cloud, with the latest being something we're calling "the Lambda doom loop" Will GenAI ruin AWS re:Invent? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/132/ AWS just released the sessions for re:Invent. Guess what topic has taken the conference over by a landslide? Get some butter, Cloudflare is on a roll! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/131/ It was a huge week for Cloudflare and an exciting week for the Believe in Serverless community. A better way to build APIs https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/130/ An interesting proposition was made last week about building faster and cheaper APIs. I'm curious what y'all think. Serverless is for everyone https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/129/ Last week we learned that serverless is for everyone if you take it seriously, and also shine a light on Momento for its DX and innovation. Do we need to rethink serverless? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/128/ Time to get back to our roots and think again about how we're approaching serverless. Elasticsearch is OSS again?? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/127/ In a happy-but-weird post, Elastic announced the Open Source status of Elasticsearch again. Did you know Elasticsearch has a serverless offering? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/126/ When we hear "Elasticsearch" and "serverless" we often think of Amazon OpenSearch. But Elastic has a new serverless version! EventBridge from a different perspective https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/125/ There were a couple of neat perspectives looks at Amazon EventBridge last week that made you go "Wow, this is cool". A bigger, better Cloudflare https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/124/ Cloudflare shared a blog about how they increased the capacity of their network by 500%! No wonder it's so fast. Deprecated AWS services?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/123/ Last week, AWS announced that 7 of their services will not be accepting new customers anymore. Let's talk about that. Exploring the Future of Serverless and Embracing It https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/122/ Explore the state of serverless technology and its future potential. Learn lessons from embracing serverless in enterprises and the CrowdStrike incident. Discover top serverless tutorials, expert tips, and new releases shaping the industry. Celebrating 10 years of the AWS Heroes program! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/121/ The AWS Heroes program recognizes a vibrant, worldwide group of AWS experts whose enthusiasm for knowledge-sharing has a real impact within the community. It has being 10 years since the AWS Heroes program started and it was celebrated last week at AWS Heroes Summit in Seattle with nearly 200 AWS Heroes from 50 countries. Allen's back!! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/120/ It's a calm week in my personal life, so I'm gonna hop back in and throw some opinions your way. Event driven architecture and the adoption of serverless https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/119/ We see how you can deploy LLRT for Lambda with Terraform, refactor to serverless as you move to more automation and get excited about a big drop of event driven architecture talks from GoTo EDA 2024 in London. We also celebrate our serverless superhero, Rahul Nath. Serverless maturity and continued evolution https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/118/ We see how you can use DynamoDB as a Secrets Manager, understand events vs streaming, learn about the internals of AWS Lambda, and read up on the latest AWS releases. We also celebrate our Serverless Superhero, Mark Sailes. Guard against spambots and Amazon Bedrock gets Claude 3.5 https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/117/ In this issue you'll see how you can guard your Cognito powered signup pages, understand the cost of running services in the cloud, and read up on the latest gen AI news. We also celebrate our Serverless Superhero, David Calavera. Serverless Success- Turbocharging Your Lambda with LLRT https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/116/ Get ready to meet our serverless superhero Richard Davison, explore nifty tutorials on serverless architecture, and dive into some sizzling reads on serverless BBQ SaaS and SQS slip-ups. Plus, don't miss out on the fun with the Believe in Serverless community events! Lambda open source projects and security patterns https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/115/ AWS Lambda was released almost 10 years ago but it's still a centerpiece for many serverless architectures and the inspiration for open source projects. The community gathers in support for one of ours https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/114/ I want to dedicate this newsletter issue to the Helton family. CloudFormation simplifies stack deletion https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/113/ CloudFormation now allows the deletion of stacks that previously failed to delete because of a non empty S3 Bucket. AWS responds to the community https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/112/ The Andres Moreno newsletter take over. Amplify Gen 2 goes prime time! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/111/ AWS Amplify Gen 2 is now generally available! Plus lots more content on how to build better, faster, and more secure serverless apps. Hello Amazon Q! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/110/ Amazon Q went generally available last week, boasting a brand new set of skills to boost productivity. Amazon Bedrock pumping out features! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/109/ If you're into generative AI, this was a huge week for new capabilities of Amazon's rich service. New options with serverless https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/108/ A new serverless Postgres service went GA last week, plus some cool new features were released for Lambda PowerTools. A big week for app builders! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/107/ We had some great content and big service releases that should make all you app builders giddy with excitement! It's not always about the tech https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/106/ Sometimes we hyper-fixate on tech and lose sight of the important things. Let's take a step back for a minute and focus on what really matters. Serverless content is starting to formalize https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/105/ We're seeing some formalized sites starting to emerge to help boost productivity with serverless development Redis shocks the community https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/104/ In a surprise relicensing announcement, Redis moves away from a free, open-source model to a paid model. Let's see how the community responds. We have faster CloudFormation! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/103/ CloudFormation got up to 40% faster, plus some amazing content from the community was released last week. All in on EDA https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/102/ 2024 is shaping up to be the year of event-driven architectures Bedrock Agents and Rust OTel https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/101/ A wide range of topics were talked about last week leaving us with a little bit of something for everybody. We reached 100 serverless issues! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/100/ This week marks the 100th issue of the Serverless Picks of the Week newsletter 💙 Did Somebody Say Rust? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/99/ Rust content is taking over! Learn how to set up your projects and figure out if Lambdaliths are right for you. A Look into Observability https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/98/ Observability was the highlight of the serverless community last week... for good reason. Moving to a post-serverless era? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/97/ Dive into what it will take to move into a time where we simply stop talking about serverless. Plus lots of other fun projects from last week! Showing some Fargate love! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/96/ Great content last week including some nifty Fargate use cases and orchestrating workflows with Step Functions. Build faster and better https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/95/ Lots of content this past week focusing on building apps more efficiently both from an operational and development perspective. AppSync and EventBridge?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/94/ We've gotten our first exciting new release of 2024 and it's going to drastically simplify how we build software. An Exciting Year Is Coming https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/93/ We're only one week into the year and the posts are already popping up with exciting new builds and cool things to try. Happy Serverless New Year! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/92/ Let's gear up for a great 2024 with some stellar content from the community. Merry Serverless Christmas! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/91/ Ho, ho, ho! This is the last newsletter of 2023 and Santa brought some serverless gifts! GenAI Santa Chatbots?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/90/ As the holidays come in full swing, we're seeing some creative projects from the community. The re:Invent dust begins to settle https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/89/ As we get back to the daily routine after re:Invent, content is picking back up and the forward looks into 2024 begin. AWS Re:Invent Dropping Some Bombs! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/88/ So many great service releases last week will round out an incredible year for serverless. Welcome to Re:Invent! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/87/ It's a big week! The calm before the storm wrapped up last week as we get ready for the biggest tech conference of the year. Pre:Invent Season is Here! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/86/ Happy thanksgiving to the Americans and happy pre:Invent to all the techies! Tons of service releases were announced last week! SQS Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/85/ The SQS team is releasing all sorts of updates leading up to re:Invent Serverless AI Takeover https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/84/ We've seen post after post coming in about using generative AI in serverless applications. Software is changing at an unbelievable rate as a result. Big Tech Moves! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/83/ EU Sovereign Cloud, Serverless framework begins charging, and huge boosts to SQS FIFO queues highlight last week in serverless CloudWatch Love https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/82/ We got some new templated dashboards for 19 AWS services last week! We also learned how to build your own if those don't cut it. Bedrock All The Things! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/81/ With Amazon Bedrock going GA, we're starting to see dozens of use cases and implementations pop up on how to use it effectively. EventBridge Wildcard Filters! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/80/ Big usability updates were released from AWS last week in addition to some cool projects that help accelerate and observe your serverless projects. Conferences everywhere! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/79/ CDK day, AWS Comsum, and more all happened last week giving us some great content and amazing lessons learned. APIs, Step Functions, and Code Migrations https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/78/ Last week was filled with inspiring stories and projects that make you want to dive headfirst into some code. Easy Canary Deployments with Lambda? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/77/ Is it possible to easily implement canary deployments with Lambda? Tune into the discussion about canaries, scaling without caching, access control on API Gateway, and more. New AWS Heroes! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/76/ A new cohort of AWS heroes was announced last week along with some cool enhancements to great serverless services. So Much Step Function Love https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/75/ Step Functions is getting attention both internally and externally. New features, great content, and an exciting future await this powerful service. Generative AI is Everywhere! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/74/ We're all talking about generative AI and the new capabilities we have because of it. The software landscape is changing and content last week doubles down on the need to keep up. Serverless Maps?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/73/ Learn how to handle failures in SQS, build a serverless map app, and dive into SAM in this week's issue. Are You Production Ready? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/72/ It was a light week for serverless content but we had some rockstars teach us a few good lessons. New Feature Extravaganza https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/71/ So many announcements last week rounded out amazing blog posts from the community. The Business Side of Serverless https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/70/ Tutorials, best practices, recursion prevention, and discussions on the business side of serverless round out a great week in serverless. AI-Powered Code Reviews! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/69/ It was a big week for serverless and AI releases, including HTTP APIs for caching and AI-bots that do code reviews for you! Proactive Initialization? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/68/ Really cool things around Lambda came out last week, but they might need a little explaining. Lambda Love https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/67/ Great content focused on Lambda and SAM this week Do You Destroy Your Stacks? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/66/ We learn how to destroy unused developer stacks and figure out how to detect AI-generated content in this week's issue Lambda Extensions for Everyone! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/65/ Great examples of Lambda extensions and innovative ways to do serverless testing are covered in this week's issue. Step Function City! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/64/ Cool automations and new service updates were announced for Step Functions last week. New AWS Heroes and a Guest Editor https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/63/ Matt Martz has taken over the newsletter while Allen is taking some well deserved R&R! Did Someone Say "API-First"? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/62/ Some rock star authors shared in-depth articles of how to make your serverless apps even better. ChatGPT and IoT https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/61/ Great content on EventBridge, ChatGPT and serverless IoT APIs hit our computer screens last week! Rollercoasters and DevEx https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/60/ Last week we had a fun mix of projects and quick starts with a focus on improving DevEx. Pushing the DynamoDB Limits https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/59/ Learn some advanced DynamoDB skills and build some cool projects with highlights from last week. WebSockets, Migration Tactics, and Serverless Observability https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/58/ Dive into inspiring profiles, practical guides on data migration, engaging discussions on Lambda complexity, and more. It's Gonna Be May https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/57/ As we go full-tilt into spring, plenty of exciting articles are rolling in to boost our creativity and optimize our workflows. It's Not All Greenfield https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/56/ It was a quiet week for content. But we did get some great articles around building on top of existing software to keep us in check. Generative AI Out The Wazoo https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/55/ An influx of articles and releases came in last week highlighting the massive impact generative AI is having on the software world. Next-level API Gateway https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/54/ We have some great tips around the AWS front door - API Gateway - this week. Learn how to build APIs like a pro! Generating Architecture Diagrams?! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/53/ Learn how to generate architecture diagrams straight from your CDK stacks, how to properly set up CORS with API Gateway, and dive into SSM vs Secrets Manager. Building a More Observable Future https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/52/ Tons of content around serverless observability, metrics, and overall maintainability of our apps made for a great week! Refactoring Made Easy https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/51/ Keeping up with new releases is hard and implementing them into your existing apps is even harder. Serverless Optimizations and Best Practices https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/50/ Read some of the best pro-tips the community has to offer on optimizations and best practices around serverless development. Serverless Is More Than Code https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/49/ We talk about serverless aspects outside of writing code in this issue. Testing, latency, and security are all highlighted. Self-destructing Stacks? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/48/ Something is in the air inspiring all these builders to come up with more and more cool projects. Are Lambda Layers Making a Comeback? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/47/ There's always a debate on whether or not Lambda layers should be used in production. Some content this week weighs in on the argument. Did Someone Say Best Practices? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/46/ A big push for best practices resulted in a surge of content on the best way to build with serverless in a variety of use cases. Observability Keeps Getting Better https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/45/ Updates to the SAM CLI make stack observability a breeze and a newcomer just went public beta! It's In The Details https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/44/ Explore great content highlighting the details that make serverless apps efficient, reliable, and cost effective. Lambda, Pipes, and Everything Nice https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/43/ Get some amazing expert level advice on trending topics in serverless from last week. Start Something New https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/42/ Many blogs this week focused on getting you started with something new, gearing up toward making our apps as performant as possible. Starting 2023 Strong https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/41/ Great content sharing innovative ways to solve some nagging problems we've all had to face. Happy New Year! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/40/ We kick off 2023 with some great tutorials, comparisons, and a recap of some important events from last year. Happy Holidays https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/39/ As we roll through the holidays, we continue to have dedicated writers putting out amazing content for us to learn on our time off. Endless Possiblities https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/38/ With all the content from this week, there are endless possibilities of what we can build. Do It Better https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/37/ Let's focus on optimization posts that teach us how to elevate our serverless game. Making Sense Of re:Invent https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/36/ So much was released last week at re:Invent and our stellar writers break down what was just made available Scheduling, Sustainability, and re:invent! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/35/ Some great posts last week on scheduling tasks and sustainability on the heels of AWS re:invent! Infrastructure as Code or Infrastructure from Code? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/34/ Last week we had a big focus on how we deploy our infrastructure to the cloud, plus a bunch new exciting service announcements! Pre:Invent Is Here! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/33/ We're 2 weeks out from AWS re:Invent and major releases are being announced already. Library Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/32/ So many new libraries were released last week, it's time to start building! A Serverless Halloween https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/31/ Last week we had some tutorials that were so clever they were spooky! Observability Boost https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/30/ Some amazing updates from DataDog were announced last week offering some next-level observability features. Optimizations For Us All https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/29/ Last week we had a number of posts showing us how to optimize everything from security to step function workflows. Tools of the Trade https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/28/ Some great new tools were released last week to make our serverless lives easier. Showing Some CDK Love https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/27/ Lots of posts with reference projects built in the CDK last week. Serverless Tips For The Full Stack https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/26/ We have posts that cover everything from access control to storage options to designing a domain layer. New CDK Visualizations https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/25/ We got some cool new visualizations for CDK users and we learn a bit on optimizing Lambda containers. Events on the Mind https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/24/ Lots of great content around events plus some practical examples of how to use the new Step Function intrinsic functions. Step Function Intrisic Functions!! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/23/ A whole slew of new intrinsic functions has hit Step Functions, making it easier to build faster with fewer Lambda functions. New Heroes in Town! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/22/ A new set of AWS Heroes was announced last week, including someone you might recognize. Video Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/21/ This week we're highlighting content posted on YouTube. Accessibility Boosts https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/20/ This week we focus on some posts around accessing our apps, making them secure, and reacting to changes. It's About the Journey https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/19/ We've all had different experiences with serverless. Let's read about how we got here and where we might be going. Showing Some Love For Step Functions and AppSync https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/18/ This week we have some high quality content and new releases around Step Functions and AppSync. A Picture Says a Thousand Words https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/17/ We have some wonderfully illustrated posts this week that help us understand some complex concepts. The Dream Team https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/16/ We had a rare meetup of the greatest database minds this week, plus we get a look at some advanced serverless optimizations. Security on the Mind https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/15/ Security can never be emphasized enough. This week we have a handful of articles that help us with our security posture. Serverless Fireworks https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/14/ This week we have tons of content from our community across a wide range of topics. It's a good week for serverless! Production Ready Serverless https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/13/ Before you hit that "deploy" button to go to prod, make sure you read the content from this week to ensure you are ready prime time. Growing with Serverless https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/12/ This week we have a range of posts running the gamut of serverless topics. Tutorial Bonanza https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/11/ Lots of tutorials this week in a big push for getting out there and learning by doing. Utility Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/10/ Great content this week focusing on our dev tools and other utilities to make development easier and more reliable. Memorial Day Issue https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/9/ Some great reads this week while the USA enjoys Memorial Day. Resiliency Week https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/8/ This week, many of you contributed posts around some form of resiliency. Globall available resources, cross-region availability, and infrastructure as code are all highlighted in this issue of Serverless Picks of the Week. Let's Build https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/7/ This is a week for builders. Many posts were released helping devs push their boundaries and build something new. Sustainability, the new hotness https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/6/ Lots of sustainability focused posts surfaced this week, showing us what should be on the top of our minds. Do It Better https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/5/ This week is all about deepening your understanding of serverless patterns and services. We already have our applications stood up, now we make them better. In this issue, learn how to strengthen your skills with some not-so-obvious tricks. Orchestration, anyone? https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/4/ The theme of the week last week seemed to be orchestration. From the Serverless Framework releasing their compose functionality to detailed walkthroughs about 'what is orchestration', it felt like orchestration was at the top of our minds. Tutorial extravaganza https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/3/ You get a tutorial, and you get a tutorial, everybody gets a tutorial! Lots of guides were published this past week, helping the community do everything from controlling access to Lambda urls to turning off an RDS instance on a timer. Endpoints, Endpoints Everywhere https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/2/ Big releases this week have opened the door to some great new use cases. Welcome! https://www.readysetcloud.io/newsletter/1/ The introductory newsletter with highlights on serverless tutorials, database updates, new releases, and more!