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Hands-On Serverless Applications with Go

You're reading from   Hands-On Serverless Applications with Go Build real-world, production-ready applications with AWS Lambda

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789134612
Length 416 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mohamed Labouardy Mohamed Labouardy
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Go Serverless 2. Getting Started with AWS Lambda FREE CHAPTER 3. Developing a Serverless Function with Lambda 4. Setting up API Endpoints with API Gateway 5. Managing Data Persistence with DynamoDB 6. Deploying Your Serverless Application 7. Implementing a CI/CD Pipeline 8. Scaling Up Your Application 9. Building the Frontend with S3 10. Testing Your Serverless Application 11. Monitoring and Troubleshooting 12. Securing Your Serverless Application 13. Designing Cost-Effective Applications 14. Infrastructure as Code 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 1: Go Serverless

  1. What are the advantages of using the serverless approach?

Answer:

    • NoOps: no management or configuration overhead and faster time to market.
    • Autoscaling and HA: enhanced scalability and elasticity based on load.
    • Cost-optimization: pay only for the compute time your consume.
    • Polygot: leverage the power of nanoservices architecture.
  1. What makes Lambda a time-saving approach?

Answer: You pay per execution and you don't pay for idle resources, while with EC2 instances, you pay also for unused resources.

  1. How does serverless architecture enable microservices?

Answer: Microservices is the approach of breaking down a monolithic application into a collection of smaller and modular services. Serverless computing is a key enabled for microservices-based applications. It makes infrastructure even-driven and completely controlled by the needs of each...

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