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AWS Lambda Managed Instances: Serverless Flexibility Meets EC2 Cost Models
Unlock the power of AWS Lambda Managed Instances, seamlessly combining serverless functions with Amazon EC2 for optimal performance and cost efficiency. Designed for steady-state workloads, this solution automates instance management, reduces cold starts, and enables multi-concurrency.
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AWS Lambda Rust Support Reaches General Availability
AWS has elevated Rust support in Lambda from experimental to generally available, empowering developers to create high-performance, memory-safe serverless applications. This milestone enhances developer confidence, backed by AWS support and SLA. While it offers speed comparable to C++, challenges such as lengthy SDK compile times and increased binary sizes remain key considerations.
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Cloudflare Achieves 99.99% Warm Start Rate for Workers with 'Shard and Conquer' Consistent Hashing
Cloudflare's innovative "Shard and Conquer" technique revolutionizes its serverless platform by slashing cold start rates by 90%. Utilizing a consistent hash ring, it routes traffic efficiently, keeping Workers warm and minimizing latency. Enhanced for larger applications, this approach ensures optimal performance while accommodating user demands for richer functionalities.
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QCon London 2025 Day 2: the Form of AI, Securing AI Assistants, WASM Components in FaaS
The 19th annual QCon London conference took place at the The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, England. This three-day event, organized by C4Media, consists of presentations by expert practitioners. Day Two, scheduled on April 8th, 2025, included a keynote address by Savannah Kunovsky and presentations from five conference tracks.
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AWS Launches Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET Functions
AWS has unveiled Lambda SnapStart for Python and .NET, enhancing serverless app performance by reducing cold start latency. This feature builds on the success of Lambda SnapStart for Java, allowing faster initializations through early environment caching. Available in multiple global regions, it offers efficient management of caching costs with Python 3.12+ and .NET 8+.
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Cloudflare Introduces Workflows for Building Scalable Resilient Multi-Step Applications
Cloudflare's "Workflows" is a revolutionary execution engine in open beta, enabling developers to build scalable, multi-step applications that autonomously manage errors and state across failures. With seamless retries and modular components, it streamlines development and enhances resource efficiency. Harness the power of Cloudflare's ecosystem for robust app performance.
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No EC2 or Kubernetes Allowed: Insights from Building Serverless-Only Architecture at PostNL
PostNL shared insights and guidance from its transition from outsourced IT project delivery to an in-house product delivery capability. By embracing cloud-native technologies, with an emphasis on serverless services, the company achieved significant gains in productivity and market responsiveness while reducing operational costs.
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High HTTP Scaling with Azure Functions Flex Consumption: Q&A with Thiago Almeida and Paul Batum
Microsoft has introduced a significant enhancement to its Azure Functions platform with the Flex Consumption plan, designed to handle high HTTP scale efficiently. This new plan supports customizable per-instance concurrency, allowing users to achieve high throughput while managing costs effectively. In practical tests, Azure Functions Flex demonstrated the ability to scale from zero to 32,000 RPS.
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Increased Popularity of Artist Platform Cara Led to Substantial Vercel Functions Expenses
Cara's web and mobile app, a platform for artists, combines the experience of Instagram and X. It provides a space for users to showcase their portfolios and share updates on their feeds. The app's serverless backend, powered by Vercel Functions, recently incurred a significant cost of $ 98,280 due to a sudden surge in usage.
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Microsoft Introduces the Public Preview of Flex Consumption Plan for Azure Functions at Build
At the annual Build conference, Microsoft announced the flex consumption plan for Azure Functions, which brings users fast and large elastic scale, instance size selection, private networking, availability zones, and higher concurrency control.
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AWS Introduces an Experimental Low Latency Runtime for Faster, More Efficient Serverless Apps
AWS recently open-sourced its JavaScript runtime, called LLRT (Low Latency Runtime), an experimental, lightweight JavaScript runtime designed to address the growing demand for fast and efficient Serverless applications.
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Lessons from Leading the Serverless First Journey at Capital One: George Mao at QCon San Francisco
During the third day of QCon San Francisco, George Mao, a senior distinguished engineer at Capital One, presented on his company's journey into serverless, the best practices they picked up, and the lessons learned along the way. The session was part of the “Architecting for the Cloud” track.
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AWS Lambda under the Hood: Mike Danilov at QCon San Francisco
During the first day of QCon Dan-Francisco 2023, Mike Danilov, a senior principal engineer at AWS, presented on AWS Lambda and what is under the hood. The talk is a part of the “Architectures You’ve Always Wondered About.” Danilov's talk centered around invoke routing, compute infrastructure, and cold starts topics.
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AWS Lambda Introduces Recursive Loop Detection for SQS, SNS, and Invoke API
AWS recently announced a recursion control feature in AWS Lambda that detects and stops Lambda functions running in a recursive or infinite loop.
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AWS Introduces Remote Invoke Feature in AWS SAM CLI, Enabling Seamless Testing of Lambda Functions
AWS recently announced the launch of the remote invoke feature in AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) Command Line Interface (CLI) for AWS Lambda, allowing developers to quickly invoke their AWS Lambda functions deployed to the AWS cloud.