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Evaluating a Microservice Architecture

Tandem

Microservice architecture has been a hot topic in the realm of software development for a while now. It’s often portrayed as a revolutionary method for constructing software systems that are scalable, adaptable, and efficient. However, like any technology, it has its strengths and weaknesses.

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The Future of Serverless is … Functionless?

Stackery

Lately, I’ve seen some talk about an architectural pattern that I believe will become prevalent in the near future. I first heard about this pattern a few years ago at a ServerlessConf from a consultant who was helping a “big bank” convert to serverless. Construct infrastructure templates (e.g.

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re:Invent Serverless Talks — Serverless SaaS Deep Dive

Stackery

But after two days of discussing serverless development and AWS tooling with the many awesome folks who have visited the Stackery booth (plus the primer I attended on day one) I was actually feeling pretty limber for the marathon that was “Serverless SaaS Deep Dive: Building Serverless on AWS”. Serverless for SaaS.

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Serverless: A simple overview

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Get a basic understanding of serverless, then go deeper with recommended resources. Serverless is a trend in computing that decouples the execution of code, such as in web applications, from the need to maintain servers to run that code. Serverless also offers an innovative billing model and easier scalability.

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Guide to Serverless Information Security

Stackery

Information security & serverless applications. Modern applications are constructed via collections of managed services. For example, a three-tier application can be constructed using an API Gateway HTTP API , some Lambda Functions, and a DynamoDB Table. Relational databases like Aurora Serverless are an example of this.

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World Wide Wasm: Low Hanging Fruit

Xebia

What exacerbates the sense of chaos is the fact that everything is in flux and only a few foundational constructs are considered stable. The no-brainer equivalent on the server is (ironically) serverless computing, specifically FaaS. What Does Serverless Wasm Look Like? What Makes It a No-Brainer? A Working Example 1.

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Can VPC Lattice replace AWS Transit Gateway?

Xebia

In a well-architected microservice architecture, there is a good chance this is true. However, if you are coming from an AWS Lambda based serverless setup that scales to zero, VPC Lattice does add a significant fixed minimum cost to your bill. However, it does have consequences. The answer is: maybe.

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