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Building Serverless Microservices in Python

By : Richard Takashi Freeman
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Building Serverless Microservices in Python

By: Richard Takashi Freeman

Overview of this book

Over the last few years, there has been a massive shift from monolithic architecture to microservices, thanks to their small and independent deployments that allow increased flexibility and agile delivery. Traditionally, virtual machines and containers were the principal mediums for deploying microservices, but they involved a lot of operational effort, configuration, and maintenance. More recently, serverless computing has gained popularity due to its built-in autoscaling abilities, reduced operational costs, and increased productivity. Building Serverless Microservices in Python begins by introducing you to serverless microservice structures. You will then learn how to create your first serverless data API and test your microservice. Moving on, you'll delve into data management and work with serverless patterns. Finally, the book introduces you to the importance of securing microservices. By the end of the book, you will have gained the skills you need to combine microservices with serverless computing, making their deployment much easier thanks to the cloud provider managing the servers and capacity planning.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication

Overview of security in AWS

We will start with a discussion on security and how to set it up correctly in AWS.

Why is security important?

You might have heard of ransomware, cyber attacks, or security breaches recently and you would not want your organization to be affected by these. Some of these are shown as follows:

Systems not being configured correctly, missing updates, or using insecure communication can lead to them being hacked or being subject to a ransomware demand. This can result in litigation costs, data loss or leaks, and financial costs to your organization.

There are many reasons for ensuring your systems are secure, including the following:

  • Compliance: Compliance with the law, regulations, and standards, for...