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"AWS Lambda Essentials"

AWS Lambda Essentials is a comprehensive guide designed for developers, architects, and technology leaders seeking mastery over serverless computing with AWS Lambda. The book begins by establishing a firm understanding of the serverless paradigm, AWS Lambda’s role within the broader ecosystem, and the critical business drivers powering the shift toward event-driven architectures. Readers are introduced to Lambda’s technical foundations and key building blocks, including function anatomy, supported runtimes, event sources, and lifecycle management, seamlessly blending architectural insight with practical engineering detail.

Through advanced engineering patterns, the book tackles real-world development challenges such as modular code organization, performance optimization, robust error handling, and secure coding practices. Each chapter illuminates the intricacies of deployment automation, integration with a vast array of AWS event sources, and orchestration using services like API Gateway, EventBridge, and Step Functions. Practical advice on CI/CD, zero-downtime deployments, auditing, and compliance ensures teams can reliably build and scale Lambda-powered applications in production environments.

Completing the journey, AWS Lambda Essentials offers deep dives into cost management, operational resilience, security best practices, and advanced, forward-looking use cases—including hybrid cloud deployments, IoT, edge computing, and data engineering for machine learning workflows. Combining architectural clarity with tactical guidance, this book equips professionals with the skills and strategic understanding needed to unlock the full power of AWS Lambda in modern cloud-native solutions.

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Release date

Ebook: 14 June 2025