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Get started with analyzing log data using CloudWatch Logs Insights

Learn how to optimize CloudWatch costs to avoid unexpected charges.

Learn which AWS services can send data to CloudWatch Logs.

Learn how to set up CloudWatch alarms to monitor your AWS resources and take automated actions when those resources breach a predefined threshold.

AWS SnapStart makes your Java-based function cold starts up to 10x faster, typically with no changes to your function code.

In this post, we'll explore the differences between AWS SQS (Simple Queue Service) and SNS (Simple Notifications Service).

Learn how to pass API Gateway query parameters to AWS Lambda

Learn what AWS CloudFormation is and how it can help you to automate your infrastructure.

Learn what AWS CloudWatch is and how it can help you monitor your AWS resources.

Quick tip on how to filter logs by a timestamp range with CloudWatch Logs Insights

Quick tip on how identify which Lambda function invocations are the most expensive with CloudWatch Logs Insights.

Quick tip on how to filter CloudWatch Logs Insights by a given string, useful for debugging.

Quick tip on how to export existing log data from CloudWatch Logs to a file

In this post, we'll explore the top 10 reasons that developers should consider serverless for their next product.

Our (biased) guide to the most interesting sessions at Re:Invent 2022

Which AWS Lambda storage option is the best one for your use case? Keep reading to find out.

Learn how to optimize your Node.js AWS Lambda functions with a single environment variable

Learn how to create dedicated HTTP(S) endpoints for Lambda functions without an API Gateway

A walkthrough of the default AWS Lambda environment variables

Learn the benefits and best practices of setting up a multi-account environment on AWS

Learn how to get the most out of your serverless functions

Amazon CloudWatch Logs costs can get out of hand quickly. Here is the remedy.

CloudWatch Logs Insights examples that will make your life easier when you are using serverless applications.

Learn how to speed up your CDK deployments by using the AWS CDK's `Hotswap` feature.

Learn how to execute a CDK-based Lambda function on local environment with AWS SAM.

Learn how to create INFO/WARN and ERROR log streams in CloudWatch Logs.

Discover the cause of a Lambda error in less than 5 minutes without touching CloudWatch

What is Embedded Metric Format and how you can use it to report custom CloudWatch metrics in Node.js

Learn two lesser-known techniques you can employ to turn an AWS Lambda related 'mystery' into a simple logs check

Learn how to get the best performance possible out of your serverless applications

10 things you may not know about AWS Lambda

Learn the basics of AWS KMS Envelope Encryption

Maciej Winnicki and Corey Quinn discuss why and how we built Cloudash

Maciej and Tomasz join Adam to discuss why and how we built Cloudash

Learn the basics of analyzing log data with Cloudwatch Insights

Lessons I've picked up along the way

Notes from Yan Cui's excellent Complete Guide to AWS Step Functions course

Learn how to model your data in DynamoDB

Learn how to model your data in DynamoDB

Learn how to debug your serverless CDK stack with VSCode

Learn how to make CDK, S3, and SNS work together to build a file upload email subscription.

Build your own GraphQL server in minutes with CDK

Unlock a superpower - use a single language for frontend, backend *and* cloud infrastructure

A 101-level introduction to Amazon EventBridge.

Unlock a superpower - use a single language for frontend, backend *and* cloud infrastructure

a.k.a. focus on things you care about and let others manage the rest

A summary of 'Architecting for the Cloud - AWS Best Practices' whitepaper

My story of passing AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam