In this chapter, I will introduce you to AWS Lambda, the benefits it brings, use cases of AWS Lambda, and the configuration options that are available for AWS Lambda functions, as well as talking about different deployment options such as versioning and aliases. I will also provide a brief overview of how security around AWS Lambda works.
In this chapter, we will learn the following topics:
- Introduction to AWS Lambda
- Going into depth on how AWS Lambda works
- Use cases of AWS Lambda
- Configuration options for AWS Lambda functions
- AWS Lambda (FaaS) Function versioning, aliases, and environment variables
- Securing AWS Lambda using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)