Chapter 7. Automating operational tasks with Lambda
This chapter covers
- Creating a Lambda function to perform periodic health checks
- Triggering a Lambda function with CloudWatch events
- Searching through your Lambda function’s logs with CloudWatch
- Monitoring Lambda functions with CloudWatch alarms
- Configuring IAM roles so Lambda functions can access other services
- Web application, data processing, and IoT with AWS Lambda
- Limitations of AWS Lambda
This chapter is about adding a new tool to your toolbox. The tool we’re talking about, AWS Lambda, is as flexible as a Swiss Army Knife. You don’t need a virtual machine to run your own code anymore, as AWS Lambda offers execution environments for Java, Node.js, C#, Python, and Go. All you have to ...
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