Trigger Lambda from SQS in Minutes: No-Fluff Guide
A step-by-step guide on how to trigger lambda using SQS
In this blog, we'll walk through how to set up an AWS Lambda function that processes messages from an Amazon SQS (Simple Queue Service)...
Mastering User and Group Management in Linux
Welcome to Day 4 of the 30 Days of Linux Challenge. Yesterday we looked at file permissions — today, we go one step deeper by learning how to manage users and groups. This is essential for maintaini...
Getting Started with AWS: Tips That Actually Helped Me
When I first started learning AWS, I remember staring at the endless list of services and wondering, Where do I even begin? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed with all the options—EC2, S3, Lambda, Clo...
How we tripled our innovation capacity and cut costs by 75% with a Serverless-First Approach
It was 2020. The pandemic at its peak. A career shift. I stepped into the leadership role of an applied research team at a new company with a clear mission: to kick off a new era of technology-driven ...
Creating an OCR API with FaaS on Azure – Part 1: Architecture and Secure Upload
Recently, I've been working on an OCR system focused on reading digital medical prescriptions. The goal is simple: to allow healthcare professionals and pharmacies to automate the interpretation of me...
How to Build a Scalable and Cost-Effective Mass Email Service with AWS SES, SQS, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch
Sending mass emails efficiently and reliably is a common challenge for developers and businesses. Through my recent project, I built a scalable mass email service leveraging AWS services like SES, SQS...
Cloud-Native Security: How to Secure Kubernetes & Serverless Apps
Introduction
As DevOps continues to evolve, the adoption of cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes and serverless computing has skyrocketed. While these technologies offer scalability, fle...
Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
Imagine you have different parts of an application that need to communicate, but you don't want them to be tightly connected or rely on each other being available at the exact same time. SQS acts like...
Unlocking DynamoDB Integrations: Secure, Scalable, and Serverless
DynamoDB is one of AWS’s most powerful tools for serverless development. But when integrated properly with Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch, and Terraform, it becomes more than just a NoSQL database — it b...