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It's re:Invent time!!! βοΈππ¨βπ» - Issue #22
AWS re:Invent 2022 is happening!!! So many many announcements out and hoping for more to come. And I would like to call out AWS AppSync with JS resolvers and Lambda functions with NodeJS 18 along with Amazon Inspector supporting scanning of Lambda functions.
AWS Announcements π’
AWS Identity and Access Management now supports multiple multi-factor authentication (MFA) devices
AWS Amplify Hosting announces support for Next.js 12 and 13
AWS AppSync releases JavaScript support for GraphQL API resolvers
AWS Lambda adds support for Node.js 18
Simplify cross-account access for your AWS services with AWS Step Functions
AWS Fargate adds support for monitoring the storage utilization
Amazon EventBridge introduces new capabilities that make it simpler to build rules
Amazon CloudFront launches continuous deployment support
AWS Secrets Manager now supports rotation of secrets as often as every four hours
Amazon SNS adds support for payload-based message filtering
Amazon CloudWatch launches cross-account observability across multiple AWS accounts
Announcing Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor Preview
AWS announces Amazon Inspector support for AWS Lambda functions
Announcing AWS Lambda SnapStart for Java functions
Announcing Amazon OpenSearch Serverless (Preview)
New AWS Regions - Spain and Hyderabad (India).
Interesting content π
Allen Helton talks about how direction integrations with different AWS services aren't as scary as it sounds and also calls out various concerns with direct integrations.
AJ Stuyvenberg writes about the AWS Lambda SnapStart where he talks about how it works and the different caveats around it. Johannes Koch also writes about AWS Lambda SnapStart would affect your cost with some calculations of how you can save. Johannes also describes how to enable SnapStart on your Lambda functions.
What to expect from Serverless tools? βοΈ
AWS SAM is now available in AWS Toolkits for JetBrains and VS Code and it also supports AWS Lambda SnapStart.
Mark your calendars π
AWS re:Invent 2022Β (Nov 28th-Dec 2nd) is happening now.
AWS Community Days happening globallyΒ - Look out for the nearest one happening around you, register, and attend to skill up about AWS. Some of them -
Hyderabad (Jan 21st 2023), CFPsΒ are open until Dec 10th.
Word from the author π¨βπ»
I'm honored to share that AWS has recognized me as AWS Serverless Hero and also congratulations to Ed Miller, Luciano Mammino, Madhu Kumar, PaweΕ Zubkiewicz, Rossana Suarez, and TaeSeong Park. More info is available here.
Excited about the announcement that Amazon Inspector is able to scan AWS Lambda functions, I also authored a blog post that helps you understand different findings Amazon Inspector can inspect and help you resolve them with remedies.
Until next time, enjoy the season of re:Invent!!