AWS Compute Blog
Category: AWS Lambda
Introducing Provisioned Mode for Kafka Event Source Mappings with AWS Lambda
This post is written by Tarun Rai Madan, Principal Product Manager, Serverless Compute and Rajesh Kumar Pandey, Principal Software Engineer, Serverless Compute AWS is announcing the general availability of Provisioned Mode for AWS Lambda Event Source Mappings (ESMs) that subscribe to Apache Kafka event sources including Amazon MSK and self-managed Kafka. Provisioned Mode allows you […]
Automating event validation with Amazon EventBridge Schema Discovery
This post is written by Kurt Tometich, Senior Solutions Architect, and Giedrius Praspaliauskas, Senior Solutions Architect, Serverless Event-driven architectures face challenges with event validation due to unique domains, varying event formats, frequencies, and governance levels. Events are constantly evolving, requiring a balanced approach between speed and governance. This blog post describes approaches to consumer and […]
Simplifying developer experience with variables and JSONata in AWS Step Functions
This post is written by Uma Ramadoss, Principal Specialist SA, Serverless and Dhiraj Mahapatro, Principal Specialist SA, Amazon Bedrock AWS Step Functions is introducing variables and JSONata data transformations. Variables allow developers to assign data in one state and reference it in any subsequent steps, simplifying state payload management without the need to pass data […]
Introducing new Event Source Mapping (ESM) metrics for AWS Lambda
This post is written by Tarun Rai Madan, Principal Product Manager – Serverless, and Rajesh Kumar Pandey, Principal Software Engineer, Serverless Today, AWS is announcing new opt-in Amazon CloudWatch metrics for AWS Lambda Event Source Mappings that subscribe to Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Kinesis, and Amazon DynamoDB event sources. These metrics include PolledEventCount, […]
Node.js 22 runtime now available in AWS Lambda
This post is written by Julian Wood, Principal Developer Advocate, and Andrea Amorosi, Senior SA Engineer. You can now develop AWS Lambda functions using the Node.js 22 runtime, which is in active LTS status and ready for production use. Node.js 22 includes a number of additions to the language, including require()ing ES modules, as well as changes to the runtime […]
Implementing custom domain names for private endpoints with Amazon API Gateway
This post is written by Heeki Park, Principal Solutions Architect Amazon API Gateway is introducing custom domain name support for private REST API endpoints. Customers choose private REST API endpoints when they want endpoints that are only callable from within their Amazon VPC. Custom domain names are simpler and more intuitive URLs that you can […]
The serverless attendee’s guide to AWS re:Invent 2024
AWS re:Invent 2024 offers an extensive selection of serverless and application integration content. AWS re:Invent Banner For detailed descriptions and schedule, visit the AWS re:Invent Session Catalog. Join AWS serverless experts and community members at the AWS Modern Apps and Open Source Zone in the AWS Expo Village. This serves as a hub for serverless […]
Python 3.13 runtime now available in AWS Lambda
This post is written by Julian Wood, Principal Developer Advocate, and Leandro Cavalcante Damascena, Senior Solutions Architect Engineer. AWS Lambda now supports Python 3.13 as both a managed runtime and container base image. Python is a popular language for building serverless applications. The Python 3.13 release includes a number of changes to the language, the implementation, and the […]
Introducing an enhanced local IDE experience for AWS Lambda developers
AWS Lambda is introducing an enhanced local IDE experience to simplify Lambda-based application development. The new features help developers to author, build, debug, test, and deploy Lambda applications more efficiently in their local IDE when using Visual Studio Code (VS Code). Overview The IDE experience is part of the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. […]
Introducing an enhanced in-console editing experience for AWS Lambda
AWS Lambda is introducing a new code editing experience in the AWS console based on the popular Code-OSS, Visual Studio Code Open Source code editor. This brings the familiar Visual Studio Code interface and many of the features directly into the Lambda console, allowing developers to use their preferred coding environment and tools in the cloud. […]