Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read
We considered using an AWS Lambda on a schedule, but we weren’t sure that the backup process would be completed within the time limit for Lambda.
If the execution time limit was a potential blocker for using Lambda, you may consider orchestrating the backup using Step Functions, which would allow you to continue invoking lambda where the previous lambda left off. By managing the state of the backup with step functions, you could monitor it throughout the entire process, as well as gracefully terminating the backup should it error.
