Learn how to use AWS Lambda to run code for any type of application or backend service without provisioning or managing servers. Find guides, references, and resources for developers and serverless AWS services. Tight Integration with the AWS Ecosystem: Lambda is the glue that can connect dozens of AWS services. You can trigger functions from services like S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, and more. AWS Lambda participates in Compute Savings Plans, a flexible pricing model that offers low prices on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), AWS Fargate, and Lambda usage, in exchange for a commitment to a consistent amount of usage (measured in $/hour) for a one- or three-year term. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through what AWS Lambda is, how it works, real-world use cases, limitations, and how to write your first Lambda function — all in a beginner-friendly format...
