Modeling Lambda functions with real-time alerts also provides DevOps with insights into possible misconfigurations that could inadvertently trigger spikes in unexpected processing use.

AWS recently introduced runtime management controls, which provide more visibility and control when Lambda applies runtime updates to functions.

AWS Lambda functions run inside a secure and isolated execution environment, and the lifecycle of each environment consists of three main phases: Init, Invoke, and Shutdown.

AWS secures the underlying Lambda execution environment, yet it is up to the customer to secure the functions. Cado Labs has exposed the first publicly known case of malware specifically designed ...

AWS Lambda SnapStart cuts Java startup times by initializing Java functions ahead of time and caching a snapshot of the initialized execution environment.

AWS Lambda—and other event-driven, “function-as-a-service” platforms such as Microsoft Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, and IBM OpenWhisk—simplify development by abstracting away ...

AWS announced some big updates to its Lambda serverless function service today. For starters, starting today it will be able to deliver functions with up to 10 GB of memory and 6 vCPUs (virtual ...

With Lambda@Edge, developers can do processing at the edge locations without having to go back to the original source. These functions are able to inspect HTTP requests and take actions on them.

Developers can use Java 8, introduced last year, and any of the usual Java libraries, along with the AWS SDK for Java. AWS provides two libraries for Lambda, aws-lambda-java-core for function handlers ...