Serverless development on AWS / by Sheen Brisals and Luke Hedger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brisals, Sheen, author.

Hedger, Luke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Web site development.

Amazon Web Services (Firm).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (518 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2024.

Summary:

The adoption of serverless is on the rise, but until now, little guidance has been available for development teams that want to apply this technology on AWS. This definitive guide is packed with architectural, security, and data best practices and patterns for architects and engineers who want to build reliable enterprise-scale serverless solutions. Sheen Brisals, an AWS Serverless Hero, and Luke Hedger, an AWS Community Builder, outline the serverless adoption requirements for an enterprise, examine the development tools your team needs, and explain in depth the nuances of testing event-driven and distributed serverless services. You'll gain practical guidance for keeping up with change and learn how to build serverless solutions with sustainability in mind.

Contents:

Intro

Copyright

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Who We Wrote This Book For

Conventions Used in This Book

Supplemental Material

O'Reilly Online Learning

How to Contact Us

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction to Serverless on AWS

The Road to Serverless

From Mainframe Computing to the Modern Cloud

The Influence of Running Everything as a Service

Managed Versus Fully Managed Services

The Characteristics of Serverless Technology

Pay-per-Use

Autoscaling and Scale to Zero

High Availability

Cold Start

The Unique Benefits of Serverless

Individuality and Granularity of Resources

Ability to Optimize Services for Cost, Performance, and Sustainability

Support for Deeper Security and Data Privacy Measures

Incremental and Iterative Development

Multiskilled, Diverse Engineering Teams

The Parts of a Serverless Application and Its Ecosystem

Why Is AWS a Great Platform for Serverless?

The Popularity of Serverless Services from AWS

The AWS Well-Architected Framework

AWS Technical Support Plans

AWS Developer Community Support

Summary

Interview with an Industry Expert

Danilo Poccia, Chief Evangelist (EMEA), Amazon Web Services

Chapter 2. Enterprise Readiness for Serverless

Preparing for "Thinking in Serverless"

Creating a Serverless Mindset

First Principles for Successful Serverless Adoption

Assessing Workloads for Serverless Suitability

How Do You Bring Serverless Awareness to Business Stakeholders?

The Role of Organizational Culture

Vendor Lock-in Demystified

Why Is Vendor Lock-in Seen as So Critical?

Is It Possible to Avoid Getting Locked In?

Should You Be Worried About Vendor Lock-in in Serverless?

Consider the Cloud Provider (AWS) as Your Partner, Not a Vendor

Strategies for Migrating Legacy Applications to Serverless

Lift-and-Shift

All-at-Once Service Rewrite

Phased Migration

Comparing Migration Strategies

Growing Serverless Talent

Growing Versus Building

Essential Ingredients for Growing a Serverless Team

The Structure of a Multidisciplinary Serverless Team

Interview with an Industry Expert

David Anderson, Architect, G-P Globalization Partners

Chapter 3. Software Architecture for Building Serverless Microservices

Popular Architectural Patterns

Event-Driven Architecture

Client/Server Architecture

Layered Versus Tiered Architecture

Hexagonal Architecture

Characteristics of a Microservice

Independently Deployable

Represents Part of a Business Domain

Single Purpose

Well-Defined Communication Boundary

Loosely Coupled

Observable at a Granular Level

Owned by a Single Team

Microservice Communication Strategies

Synchronous Communication

Asynchronous Event-Driven Communication

Breaking Down a Problem to Identify Its Parts

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781098141929

109814192X

OCLC:

1416012052