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A top serverless blog that features articles covering all levels of serverless topics around AWS and other cloud providers. Our Medium.

Serverless Guru Achieves AWS Advanced Consulting Partner

Serverless Guru has achieved AWS Advanced Partner alongside achieving AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon API Gateway service deliveries. Come celebrate this accomplishment with us!

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July 20, 2022

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Using IAM Identity Center to Protect your CloudFront Served App

POV: You built a new web application, and you are serving it using CloudFront, but you want it so only members from your organization can view the pre-release version. But how do you ensure that it's secure and has password protection? Find out now!

Daniel Muller
September 29, 2022

Set Up AWS RDS Proxy w/ IAM Authentication Enabled to Aurora Serverless V2

Amazon RDS Proxy allows applications to pool and share connections established with the database. In this article, we will see how we can set up an RDS Proxy with IAM authentication enabled and connect to an Aurora Serverless V2 Cluster.

Vishnu Prasad
August 12, 2022

Building Apps with Step Functions

In this tutorial series, we’ll learn how to build a step functions workflow for a simple real-life scenario in 3 different ways; in this part, we will take you through using the Step functions visual Studio editor on the AWS Console.

Rosius Ndimofor
September 23, 2022

Demystifying Typescript Unions and Intersections

Typescript and Javascript are not two different languages. If you love Javascript, TypeScript will only make you love it even more. We recently migrated a large project to typescript, and we haven’t seen a code syntax or a type error ever since.

Tushar Sharma
September 12, 2022

Serverless Face Recognition Application

Have you ever wondered how hard it is to build a face recognition application nowadays? I asked myself the same question, and, spoiler alert, pretty easy! Find out how and how you can, too, in this article.

Almir Zulic
July 22, 2022

Automate Versioning of Your Serverless Deployments

In this blog post, I will show you how, at Serverless Guru, for one of our clients, we automate our serverless applications deployments and keep a version, and a changelog, for every one of them utilizing semantic-release.

Benoit Boure
July 29, 2022

Using VSCode to Debug NodeJS Serverless Applications Offline

When developing serverless applications, it's best to debug in the cloud as much as possible. If you are developing in the AWS Cloud, you are most likely using IaC to deploy your application. Let's see how to set up a VSCode to debug your framework.

Almir Zulic
July 5, 2022

Serverless Guru Achieves AWS Advanced Consulting Partner

Serverless Guru has achieved AWS Advanced Partner alongside achieving AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon API Gateway service deliveries. Come celebrate this accomplishment with us!

Ryan Jones
July 20, 2022

Terraform: Create And Deploy AWS Lambda

By following this article you will get a basic idea about Terraform CLI commands, Infrastructure as Code configurations, and the basics of deploying the AWS Lambda function that helps you to get started on Terraform.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
July 8, 2022

Connecting AWS WAF to API Gateway via Serverless Framework

In this article, we will take a look at a use case that will connect AWS WAF to AWS API Gateway via Serverless Framework. AWS WAF along with API Gateway make APIs more secure against DDoS attacks.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
July 1, 2022

Serverless Security: Preventing HTTP Flood DDoS Attack

A DDoS attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt normal traffic of a targeted server or service-- in this article will explain how to Prevent HTTP Flood DDOS attacks on your applications in order to make your serverless security stronger.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
June 23, 2022

Securing Against Supply Chain Disruption

All code is vulnerable and we are all responsible for its security. When the next vulnerability comes, will you be prepared? This article will cover the basics so you'll be ready no matter what.

Paul Chin Jr.
June 4, 2022

The BabySitter App

What is the Babysitter App all about? This Serverless GraphQL API was built to be a source of inspiration for some super ninjas who are willing to go all-in on building something similar. Could it be you?

Rosius Ndimofor
June 13, 2022

Run Serverless Containers Using Amazon EKS & AWS Fargate

Gain more time to just focus on core product development instead of managing the infrastructure of core Kubernetes. In this article, we will take a look at a use-case that represents how to Run Serverless Containers Using Amazon EKS and AWS Fargate.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
May 13, 2022

AWS CDK: Create and Deploy Lambda

This article will cover creating a lambda function with AWS CDK and deploying it to the AWS console. AWS CDK allows you to build reliable, scalable, cost-effective applications in the cloud with the help of a programming language.

Dharmendra Singh
April 26, 2022

Deploy Serverless Containerized NodeJs Apps on AWS ECS Fargate with AWS Copilot

In this article, we will take a look at a use case that breaks down the process of deploying a Serverless Containerized NodeJs Application on Amazon ECS Fargate with AWS Copilot.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
April 22, 2022

The AWS SDK for Rust

It’s no secret that Rust has blown up in popularity in recent years, and with AWS announcing an official AWS SDK for Rust-- it could become an important language for optimizing code where performance is critical. Learn how to get started now!

Jake Scott
April 13, 2022

AWS Lambda Function URLs vs. Amazon API Gateway

In this article, we will look at the differences between AWS Lambda Function URLs and Amazon API Gateway to help you decide when to use one over the other.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
April 8, 2022

Send Slack Notifications via AWS lambda

This article will go over how to use Incoming Webhooks to send a Slack message utilizing AWS Lambda. The entire proof-of-concept uses IaC written with Serverless Framework with a template you can download for yourself.

Dharmendra Singh
March 18, 2022

Accessing S3 Using Lambda Inside a Private Subnet of a VPC

This article will cover the challenges of accessing S3 from a Lambda that is in a private subnet with no outbound access to the internet, by creating a VPC Endpoint gateway type to S3 on your AWS account.

Ganesh Adapa
April 4, 2022

AWS Certification Tips: Associate to Pro

I've passed all of the Associate exams, conquered the AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional exam, AND the AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional exam. Learn the secrets behind how I achieved my goals and how you can too.

Marko (ServerlessLife)
January 28, 2022

Serverless Framework v3

Serverless Framework v3 was released recently-- let's look into the few important features!

Almir Zulic
February 3, 2022

Serverless-esbuild: Bundling JavaScript and TypeScript code

In this article, we’ll take a look at how we can use the Serverless-esbuild plugin to bundle JavaScript applications and use the serverless framework as an IAC and GitHub actions to deploy them to your AWS account.

Dharmendra Singh
February 9, 2022

AWS Serverless Development: Coding Best Practices

In this article, we will look at AWS Serverless Development Coding Best Practices that will help your team implement production applications code with better Readability, Maintenance, Reusability, Performance, Code Management, Security.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
February 18, 2022

AWS CI/CD Pipeline to Deploy a Serverless Framework Project

In this article, we will set up an AWS CI/CD Pipeline to Deploy a Serverless Framework project using AWS CodeCommit, AWS CodeBuild, and AWS CodePipeline.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
March 4, 2022

Serverless Orchestration Workflows with AWS Step Functions

In this article, we will take a look at a use-case that represents Serverless Orchestration workflow with AWS Step Functions using Serverless Framework.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
January 21, 2022

AWS Lambda Event Filtering & Scheduling Using Amazon EventBridge

In this article, we will take a look at a use-case that allows us to schedule lambda function calls and custom event pattern matching based on lambda function calls using EventBridge.

Jaymit Bhoraniya
January 17, 2022

Lambda Event Filtering with a DynamoDB Stream

In this article, we cover a use case that allows us to pre-filter events by certain conditions before they invoke our AWS Lambda functions. We will be leveraging a DynamoDB stream with multiple AWS Lambda functions and Lambda Event Source Mappings.

Ryan Jones
January 14, 2022

Tips for Adopting & Migrating to Serverless in 2022

Serverless on AWS has been rapidly maturing over the past 5+ years. Working in the space nearly since its inception, Ryan Jones has picked up a few things around how to adopt & migrate to serverless-- with some key areas you should keep an eye on.

Ryan Jones
November 24, 2021

Gradual Deployments with Serverless

This article will talk about CodeDeploy, a managed service from AWS that allows us to automate deployments to physical instances, virtual machines, containers, and Lambda functions. But first, let's talk about a few essential multi-purpose concepts.

Almir Zulic
July 23, 2021

Serverless Showdown: Fargate vs. Lambda

When it comes to Fargate vs. Lambda, is there a clear winner? Serverless Guru takes you through a comprehensive article comparing development, operation, monitoring, security & architecture, and much more.

Nikola Pantic
May 3, 2021

Serverless Ready in One Month: Key Takeaways

Intern AJ Markow takes you through the experience of learning Serverless Development in one month. Going from limited Cloud Computing experience to creating their own proof of concept; find out how they did it and what advice they gained on the way.

AJ Markow
March 11, 2021

Serverless Adoption: Cloud Center Of Excellence

Learn how to inspire serverless adoption in your company with one of the strongest internal forces that can be created; the cloud center of excellence.

Ryan Jones
April 21, 2021

AWS Lambda Concurrency: A Perspective

A high-level opinion piece that is an overview of how AWS Lambda Concurrency works; not a low-level end-all, be-all.

Ryan Jones
March 10, 2021

Serverless Adoption: Slow Down to Speed Up

A follow-up to "Serverless Adoption: Cloud Center of Excellence"; Are you plagued by gatekeeping, lack of long-term vision, etc? Gain insight into what is missing from your development processes.

Ryan Jones
April 22, 2021

Serverless Ready in One Month: Struggles & Successes

Intern Ben White takes you through the experience of learning Serverless Development in one month. Going from limited Cloud Computing experience to creating their own proof of concept; find out how they did it and what advice they gained on the way.

Ben White
March 11, 2021

Serverless Ready in One Month: Down the Rabbit Hole

Chloe Hellberg takes you through the experience of learning Serverless Development in one month. Going from limited Cloud Computing experience to creating their own proof of concept; find out how they did it and what advice they gained on the way.

Chloe Hellberg
March 11, 2021

Scaling AWS Lambda to 30k Requests Per Second

This is how you handle real production serverless traffic at an insane level. Learn the answers to two important questions: Is AWS Lambda scalable as a traditional EC2/Container-based architecture and can Lambda serve 30,000 RPS?

Vishnu Prasad
February 9, 2021

Migrating from API Gateway v1 (REST) to API Gateway v2 (HTTP)

Check out some amazing tips from Serverless Guru on migration from API Gateway v1 to v2 with AWS API Gateway Lambda and Cloudformation API Gateway.

Ryan Jones
October 11, 2020

Troubleshooting Slow SQS FIFO Queues

Serverless Guru is the best when it comes to AWS SQS Lambda Troubleshooting or AWS queue services. Visit our blog to learn all about SQS to Lambda

Marcelo Andrade
December 22, 2020

Serverless Efficacy - Travel & Hospitality Industry

It's no secret that 2020 was a hard year for the travel and hospitality industry, but how was serverless a solution in helping one of our clients adapt to this ever-changing environment?

Ryan Jones
January 13, 2020

Going Serverless - Easier to Start Than You Think

Serverless is the wave of the future and that future is for everyone.

Ryan Jones
January 19, 2021

10 BIG Serverless Re:Invent 2020 Announcements

Serverless Guru's Top 10 Serverless Re:Invent 2020 announcements (as of 12/11/2020)

Marcelo Andrade
December 11, 2020

Connect to AWS RDS Securely Without SSH Keys

In this article you will learn how you can connect to AWS RDS securely without an SSH tunnel and without passing around SSH keys.

Marcelo Andrade
December 11, 2020

Serverless Feature Flags with AWS AppConfig

Learn how you can achieve feature flags with your serverless applications by leveraging AWS AppConfig.

Vishnu Prasad
December 1, 2020

Serverless C# - Lambda Layer and Serverless Framework

In this article we will explain how to use lambda layers with the C# runtime while also showing how to share code between services. We will show a simple use case where two lambda functions written in C# will use the same class library.

Almir Zulic
October 28, 2020

Serverless API Gateway Service Proxy

In this article, we are going to show how to configure the plugin serverless-api-gateway-service-proxy, on top of Serverless Framework, and instantly reduce your AWS costs in addition to improving your serverless application performance.

Marcelo Andrade
November 13, 2020

Part two: Serverless Real-Time ReactJS App—AWS IoT MQTT

Let’s learn how to leverage the Serverless Framework to automate an AWS backend🔥

Ryan Jones
June 17, 2019

Part One: Serverless Real-Time ReactJS App—AWS IoT MQTT

Let’s learn how to leverage AWS IoT MQTT to build a real-time ReactJS application 🔥

Ryan Jones
March 29, 2019