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AWS Lambda

Run code without thinking about servers or clusters

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Overview

AWS Lambda is a serverless compute service that runs your code in response to events and automatically manages the underlying compute resources for you. You can use AWS Lambda to extend other AWS services with custom logic, or create your own back-end services that operate at AWS scale, performance, and security.

✨ Key Features

  • Serverless computing
  • Event-driven execution
  • Automatic scaling
  • Pay-per-use
  • Support for multiple programming languages
  • Integration with AWS services

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • Deep integration with the AWS ecosystem
  • Wide range of supported triggers and runtimes
  • Mature and feature-rich platform

Unique Value: Enables powerful, event-driven automation and microservices without the overhead of managing servers, offering extreme scalability and cost-efficiency.

🎯 Use Cases (5)

Data processing Real-time file processing (e.g., image thumbnails) Building serverless backends for web and mobile apps IT automation (e.g., reacting to CloudWatch alarms) Scheduled tasks

✅ Best For

  • Creating REST APIs with API Gateway
  • Automating responses to infrastructure events

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Long-running, compute-intensive workloads (max 15 min execution)
  • Applications requiring fine-grained control over the execution environment

🏆 Alternatives

Azure Functions Google Cloud Functions IBM Cloud Functions

Offers the broadest set of integrations and triggers within its own cloud ecosystem compared to competitors.

💻 Platforms

API

🔌 Integrations

Amazon S3 Amazon DynamoDB Amazon Kinesis Amazon SNS Amazon API Gateway AWS Step Functions

🛟 Support Options

  • ✓ Email Support
  • ✓ Live Chat
  • ✓ Phone Support
  • ✓ Dedicated Support (AWS Business Support tier)

🔒 Compliance & Security

✓ SOC 2 ✓ HIPAA ✓ BAA Available ✓ GDPR ✓ ISO 27001 ✓ SSO ✓ PCI DSS ✓ FedRAMP ✓ SOC 1, 2, 3

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: 1 million free requests per month and 400,000 GB-seconds of compute time per month.

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