Title: AWS Lambda
Publication: Ready, Set, Cloud!
URL: https://www.readysetcloud.io/topics/aws-lambda/

AWS Lambda articles about architecture, performance, networking, layers, and practical serverless design.


AWS Lambda is often the smallest piece of a serverless system, but the design choices around it matter. This hub collects practical Lambda articles on limits, layers, networking, performance, and architecture.





Related content:

- Are We Making Lambda Too Hard?: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/are-we-making-lambda-too-hard/ - Hot take alert! Some of the "best practices" we're seeing nowadays are taking the simplicity of Lambda and throwing it right out the door.
- Skip The Lambda Function, Connect Directly To Your AWS Services: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/direct-connections-with-api-gateway/ - Did you know API Gateway integrates directly with over 100 services? Learn how to skip Lambda and what to watch out for when you do.
- Let's Stop Talking About Serverless Cold Starts: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/lets-stop-talking-about-serverless-cold-starts/ - Whenever we talk about serverless, there's always the one person who brings up cold starts.
- How to Configure a Static IP For Your Serverless App: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/how-to-configure-a-static-ip-for-your-serverless-app/ - It might sound like a difficult task to send your outbound Lambda traffic through a static IP address. But don't worry, it's easier than you think.
- Power Tuning Your Serverless API For Happy Customers: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/power-tuning-your-serverless-api-for-happy-customers/ - Serverless is far from new, but it is still young. As adoption grows, new techniques and best practices have emerged to provide an optimal experience for your customers.
- How to Build Both Kinds of AWS Lambda Layers. (Yes, There Are Two): https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/how-to-build-both-kinds-of-aws-lambda-layers-yes-there-are-two-edb945979f17/ - Did you know that Lambdas are like ogres? They have layers. Discover how to share code across serverless functions the easy way
- How to Migrate Your REST API to the New HTTP API in AWS: https://www.readysetcloud.io/blog/allen.helton/how-to-migrate-your-rest-api-to-the-new-http-api-in-aws-2e986c326ce0/ - Discover how to move your existing API over and why you may want to wait before you do