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AWS Lambda overview

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AWS Lambda overview

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- [Instructor] Okay, so let's talk about AWS Lambda. AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service that allows you to run codes in the cloud without thinking of servers. Back in the day, if you want to host an application or run a scheduled task like taking data backups for example, you run those jobs on a managed server that you or your company own. You're in charge of monitoring the server, setting up the environment for your application, or making sure that you have the latest security patches installed in your server. This is not the case with AWS Lambda. Instead of worrying about provisioning servers, you just have to create a Lambda function and upload the code that you intend to run. AWS Lambda will do the heavy lifting of managing, securing, and scaling servers for you. As a developer, this is actually a good thing because now you'll have more time to spend on writing codes for your application, so less operational management means quicker development time. AWS Lambda is also a…

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