A few weeks ago I’ve shared the first part of this series where I analyzed in depth some less common ways to invoke AWS Lambda such as Cognito User Pools, AWS Config, Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose, and AWS CloudFormation. You can find [Part 1] here! In the second part I…

If you feel like skipping the brief introduction below, you can jump straight to the first four trigger with these shortlinks: Amazon Cognito User Pools — Users management & custom workflows AWS Config — Event-driven configuration checks Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose — Data ingestion & validation AWS CloudFormation — IaC…

I have been experimenting with AWS Cloud9 since Werner Vogels announced it a few weeks ago at AWS re:Invent 2017 (keynote video here). This article is the paraphrased version of my talk AWS Cloud9 & CodeStar for Serverless Apps, given at the AWS User Group in Milan on Jan 10th. …

Originally published at cloudacademy.com on November 29, 2017. Day two at re:Invent 2017 was incredibly packed, crowded, and exciting. My favorite announcement so far is the new AWS AppSync, as it aligns with one of the most promising (yet somehow controversial) design principles adopted by the serverless community: GraphQL. If…

What an experience! 21 speakers, 6 hours of technical sessions, and 125 attendees. That is not bad for a no-profit conference organized in less than 8 weeks, is it? We started organizing JeffConf Milan just a few hours after JeffConf London was over and it’s been a very challenging & educational journey…

When? September 29th 2017 Where? Grand Visconti Palace Who? 20+ speakers What? See agenda Why? Pretty long answer below! Early-adopters, pioneers, and experts will gather in Milan to discuss Serverless technologies and share real-world experiences, use cases, lessons learned, side projects, and much more! In a way, serverless is the…

Originally published at serverless.com on June 29, 2017. During the last few months, I realized that most developers using serverless technologies have to rely on blind choices or manual tuning to optimize their Lambda Functions. …

“Amazon Machine Learning is a service that makes it easy for developers of all skill levels to use machine learning technology.” I’ve published a new hands-on lab on Cloud Academy! You can give it a try for free and start practicing with Amazon Machine Learning on a real AWS environment. …

Jeff was born 13 months ago (again, not Jeff Barr!) Ant Stanley, Paul Johnston, and James Thomas announced JeffConf four weeks ago and planned it in less than 6 weeks. The Serverless community gathered last Friday in London to share ideas, knowledge, problems, and plans for the future. I can…