Hands-on AWS Lambda Labs: Essential Lab Exercises
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AWS Lambda runs code serverlessly, managed via the console and integrates with IAM, EC2, and CloudWatch for automation and security.
Monitor Lambda with CloudWatch to track performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resources.
Set concurrency and VPC for secure, scalable Lambda; clean up resources to control costs.
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There is 1 module in this course
This course is designed to deepen learners' proficiency in AWS Lambda, Amazonβs powerful serverless computing service. AWS Lambda allows developers to execute code without managing servers, making it essential for reducing costs, building efficient architectures, and deploying microservices effectively in cloud environments.
Through hands-on exercises, you will gain practical experience in creating, deploying, and troubleshooting Lambda functions. Each lab is designed to reinforce theoretical concepts, covering essential topics such as navigating the lambda console, scaling functions, integrating with services such as EventBridge and CloudWatch, managing concurrency, and optimizing function performance.
This module provides a comprehensive introduction to AWS Lambda, covering basic concepts, integration with other AWS services, monitoring, and concurrency management. Learners will gain hands-on experience with the Lambda console, automate EC2 backups, optimize function performance using CloudWatch Logs, and address scaling challenges with reserved and provisioned concurrency. The module includes practical labs for each topic to reinforce key skills.
What's included
22 videos5 assignments
22 videosβ’Total 114 minutes
- Introductionβ’3 minutes
- Learning objectivesβ’1 minute
- Introduction to Lambdaβ’12 minutes
- Hands-On Lab 1: Introduction to Lambdaβ’2 minutes
- Introduction to the Lambda Consoleβ’15 minutes
- Hands-On Lab 2: The Lambda Consoleβ’1 minute
- Request a Quota Increaseβ’3 minutes
- Learning objectivesβ’1 minute
- Monitoring Lambdaβ’12 minutes
- Hands-On Lab 3: Monitor Lambdaβ’1 minute
- Learning objectivesβ’1 minute
- Lambda Integration with IAM, EC2, and CloudWatchβ’14 minutes
- Hands-On Lab 4: Scheduled Lambda EC2 Backupβ’2 minutes
- Lambda and AWS VPCsβ’19 minutes
- Hands-On Lab 5: Lambda Functions and VPCsβ’1 minute
- Learning objectivesβ’1 minute
- Understand Lambda Concurrencyβ’2 minutes
- Configure Reserved and Provisioned Concurrencyβ’13 minutes
- Hands-On Lab 6: Reserved and Provisioned Concurrencyβ’2 minutes
- Understand Invocationβ’6 minutes
- Clean Up Your AWS Account to Avoid Chargesβ’3 minutes
- Hands-on AWS Lambda Labs: Summaryβ’1 minute
5 assignmentsβ’Total 70 minutes
- Basic Lambda Concepts Quizβ’10 minutes
- Monitoring Lambda Quizβ’10 minutes
- Lambda Integration with Other AWS Services Quizβ’10 minutes
- Reserved and Provisioned Concurrency Quizβ’10 minutes
- End of Course Assessmentβ’30 minutes
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