AWS Compute Blog
Author: Benjamin Smith
Ben is a senior developer advocate for Serverless Applications at Amazon Web Services based in London, UK. Ben works with AWS's developer customers to understand how serverless technologies can drastically change the way they think about building and running applications at potentially massive scale with minimal operations overhead. Prior to joining AWS Ben worked in a number of different technical roles specializing in workflow Automation and web development. Ben has a 1st Class Bachelor of Science degree in Multimedia & Digital systems from the University of Sussex.
Debugging AWS Step Functions executions with the new console experience
Today, AWS Step Functions introduces a new opt-in console experience that makes it easier to analyze, debug, and optimize Standard Workflows. Builders create Step Functions workflows to orchestrate multiple services into business-critical applications with minimal code. Customers wanted better ways to debug workflow executions and analyze the payload as it passes through each state. This […]
Optimizing AWS Lambda function performance for Java
This post is written by Mark Sailes, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect. This blog post shows how to optimize the performance of AWS Lambda functions written in Java, without altering any of the function code. It shows how Java virtual machine (JVM) settings affect the startup time and performance. You also learn how you can benchmark […]
Mocking service integrations with AWS Step Functions Local
This post is written by Sam Dengler, Principal Specialist Solutions Architect, and Dhiraj Mahapatro, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect. AWS Step Functions now supports over 200 AWS Service integrations via AWS SDK Integration. Developers want to build and test control flow logic for workflows using branching logic, error handling, and retries. This allows for precise workflow execution with deterministic […]
Filtering event sources for AWS Lambda functions
This post is written by Heeki Park, Principal Specialist Solutions Architect – Serverless. When an AWS Lambda function is configured with an event source, the Lambda service triggers a Lambda function for each message or record. The exact behavior depends on the choice of event source and the configuration of the event source mapping. The […]
Introducing AWS SAM Pipelines: Automatically generate deployment pipelines for serverless applications
Today, AWS announces the public preview of AWS SAM Pipelines, a new capability of AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) CLI. AWS SAM Pipelines makes it easier to create secure continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for your organizations preferred continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) system. This blog post shows how to use AWS […]
Prototyping at speed with AWS Step Functions new Workflow Studio
AWS recently introduced Workflow Studio for AWS Step Functions. This is a new visual builder for creating Step Functions workflows in the AWS Management Console. This post shows how to use the Workflow Studio for rapid workflow prototyping. It also explains how to transition to local development, integrating the prototype with your infrastructure as code […]
Getting started with serverless for developers part 5: Sandbox developer account
This is part 5 of the Getting started with serverless series. In part 4, you learn how the developer workflow for building serverless applications differs to a traditional developer workflow. You see how to test business logic locally before deploying to an AWS account. In this post, you learn how to secure and manage access […]
Getting Started with serverless for developers: Part 4 – Local developer workflow
This blog is part 4 of the “Getting started with serverless for developers” series, helping developers start building serverless applications from their IDE. Many “getting started” guides demonstrate how to build serverless applications from within the AWS Management Console. However, most developers spend the majority of their time building from within their local integrated development […]
Provisioning and using 10DLC origination numbers with Amazon SNS
Effective June 1, 2021, US telecom providers require one of the following types of origination numbers be used for application-to-person (A2P) text messaging (SMS) to US destinations: Short codes 10-digit long codes (10DLC) Toll-free numbers An origination number is a numeric string that identifies the SMS message sender. This blog post explains how customers using […]
Getting started with serverless for developers: Part 3 – The front door
This blog post is part 3 of Getting started with serverless for developers, helping developers to start building serverless applications from their IDE. In the previous post, I introduce AWS Lambda and show how functions are designed to run business logic for serverless applications. In this blog post, you see how to access that business […]