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Serverless Overview
Section 17 of 30
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Cognito, and serverless computing fundamentals
50 min•intermediate
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Key Takeaways
- •AWS Lambda lets you run code without managing servers, scaling automatically and charging only for compute time used
- •API Gateway creates RESTful APIs that integrate with Lambda, HTTP endpoints, and AWS services with built-in caching and security
- •Cognito User Pools provide authentication for applications, while Identity Pools grant temporary AWS credentials
- •Lambda supports multiple languages, has a 15-minute execution limit, and can be triggered by 20+ AWS services
- •Serverless architectures combine Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and Cognito for scalable applications without infrastructure management
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