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AWS Lambda turns ten – looking back and looking ahead

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This article is a retrospective on the first 10 years of AWS Lambda, the serverless computing service, and a look at what the future may hold for serverless computing.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • The origins of the serverless computing idea at AWS in 2013-2014
  • Key Lambda launches and feature additions over the past decade, including support for additional programming languages, triggers, increased memory/CPU, Lambda Extensions, and performance improvements
  • Trends for the future of serverless computing, such as becoming the default operating model, increased composability and reusability, automated infrastructure management, extensibility/integration, and enhanced security
  • Resources for learning about and using serverless computing on AWS, including training, case studies, re:Invent sessions, a podcast episode, and new books on the topic


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