AWS Compute Blog
Category: Serverless
Securing Lambda Function URLs using Amazon Cognito, Amazon CloudFront and AWS WAF
This post is written by Madhu Singh (Solutions Architect), and Krupanidhi Jay (Solutions Architect). Lambda function URLs is a dedicated HTTPs endpoint for a AWS Lambda function. You can configure a function URL to have two methods of authentication: IAM and NONE. IAM authentication means that you are restricting access to the function URL (and […]
Introducing Serverlesspresso Extensions
Today the Serverless DA team is launching Serverlesspresso Extensions, a new program that lets you contribute to Serverlesspresso. The best extensions will be added to the Serverlesspresso application running in production and featured on the AWS Compute Blog. What is Serverlesspresso? Serverlesspresso is a multi-tenant event-driven serverless application for a pop-up coffee bar that allows […]
Visualize and create your serverless workloads with AWS Application Composer
This post is written by Luca Mezzalira, Principal Specialist Solutions Architect. Today, AWS is launching a preview of AWS Application Composer, a visual designer that you can use to build your serverless applications from multiple AWS services. In distributed systems, empowering teams is a cultural shift needed for enabling developers to help translate business capabilities […]
Introducing new AWS Serverless digital learning badges
The AWS Serverless Learning Plan and digital badge are available now. All courses are available on-demand. Both the learning plan courses and the assessment are free for everyone.
Reducing Java cold starts on AWS Lambda functions with SnapStart
At AWS re:Invent 2022, AWS announced SnapStart for AWS Lambda functions running on Java Corretto 11. This feature enables customers to achieve up to 10x faster function startup performance for Java functions, at no additional cost, and typically with minimal or no code changes.
Starting up faster with AWS Lambda SnapStart
This blog written by Tarun Rai Madan, Sr. Product Manager, AWS Lambda, Mike Danilov, Sr. Principal Engineer, AWS Lambda, and Colm MacCárthaigh, VP/Distinguished Engineer, EC2. AWS Lambda SnapStart is a new performance optimization developed by AWS that can significantly improve the startup time for applications. Announced at AWS re:Invent 2022, the first capability to feature […]
Introducing payload-based message filtering for Amazon SNS
This post is written by Prachi Sharma (Software Development Manager, Amazon SNS), Mithun Mallick (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS Integration Services), and Otavio Ferreira (Sr. Software Development Manager, Amazon SNS). Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS) is a messaging service for Application-to-Application (A2A) and Application-to-Person (A2P) communication. The A2A functionality provides high-throughput, push-based, many-to-many messaging between distributed […]
ICYMI: Serverless pre:Invent 2022
During the last few weeks, the AWS serverless team has been releasing a wave of new features in the build-up to AWS re:Invent 2022. This post recaps some of the most important releases for serverless developers building event-driven applications. AWS Lambda Lambda Support for Node.js 18 You can now develop Lambda functions using the Node.js 18 […]
Using the AWS Parameter and Secrets Lambda extension to cache parameters and secrets
Caching data retrieved from external services is an effective way to improve the performance of your Lambda function and reduce costs. Implementing a caching layer has been made simpler with this AWS-managed Lambda extension.
Introducing cross-account access capabilities for AWS Step Functions
This post demonstrates how to create a Step Functions Express Workflow in one account and call it from a Step Functions Standard Workflow in another account using a new credentials capability of AWS Step Functions.









