As an AWS Serverless Hero, I always encourage to build with a serverless-first approach. And with more serverless services coming up, that is becoming easier and easier. I love building serverless applications because once you know the concepts, you will develop applications from ideas to production very fast, and it will be an architecture that can be used for small loads but also hyperscale—which makes it perfect in a world that you need to constantly adjust.
I’m very excited to see at this year’s re:Invent that there are lots of sessions to learn how to build serverless applications from one end to another, and sessions that bring learnings from the real world.
This guide will give you ideas of what sessions to join to discover the power of serverless applications, inspiration of where to leverage it, and an understanding of why some of us are obsessed and only talk about this subject.
Learning about EventBridge is a must if you want to build event-driven applications, and this session is great for learning the foundational concepts of building serverless architecture.
Advanced serverless workflow patterns and best practices
I absolutely recommend this session to all the serverless experts who want to learn even more about the power of building with AWS Step Functions.
Building next-gen applications with event-driven architectures
I recommend this session if you want to hear and get inspired by how to use event-driven architectures to solve different challenges.
Build production-ready prototypes rapidly using serverless patterns
I always love seeing how serverless architectures are applied in the real world and how they make it possible to move really fast from idea to product, while creating a solution that can scale for the future as well.
Building observable applications with OpenTelemetry
Collecting and analyzing telemetry data is a must these days, and this session should be one you prioritize in your calendar.
Deploy modern and effective data models with Amazon DynamoDB
I’ve been working with and loving DynamoDB for many years as a serverless database option. And getting insights from Alex DeBrie, who’s a DynamoDB expert, is definitely something you shouldn’t miss.
Building real-world serverless applications with AWS SAM
Everyone who’s building serverless applications should learn how to leverage the power of AWS SAM.
Building Serverlesspresso: Creating event-driven architectures
Serverless plus coffee—what else do you need? Join this session to learn how the espresso stand at re:Invent has been automated using serverless architecture. I for one love both the coffee and the cool way it was built.
Architecting secure serverless applications
Security needs to be a shared responsibility, and I recommend this session to every builder to learn how to build secure serverless applications.
Best practices for advanced serverless developers
Join this advanced session if you are already an experienced serverless developer and know all the foundational concepts but want to learn even more.
Effective multi-tenant solutions using Amazon Aurora Serverless v2
I recommend this session if you want to learn about how to store data in a SQL serverless database and want to hear about the newest version of Amazon Aurora.