Quiz: Which AWS serverless compute service executes code automatically in response to events?
AWS Lambda lets you run functions without provisioning or managing servers, scaling automatically from a few requests per day to thousands per second.
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AWS Lambda lets you run functions without provisioning or managing servers, scaling automatically from a few requests per day to thousands per second.
IAM Roles issue short-lived temporary security tokens that are automatically rotated, drastically reducing the risk of compromised static credentials.
SQS queues messages for worker polling (point-to-point); SNS broadcasts messages to multiple subscribing endpoints (fan-out push model).
An Application Load Balancer (ALB) makes intelligent routing decisions at Layer 7 (HTTP headers, URL paths); a Network Load Balancer (NLB) routes at Layer 4 (ultra-low latency TCP/UDP).
An Auto Scaling Group dynamically adjusts instance count to maintain steady performance during traffic spikes and reduce costs during quiet periods.
Read Replicas allow read traffic (SELECT queries) to be handled by replica instances, freeing the primary database to handle write transactions.
Amazon DynamoDB is a serverless NoSQL database designed for high-throughput applications requiring fast, predictable single-digit millisecond response times.
AWS Fargate lets you run Docker containers without having to provision, configure, patch, or scale virtual machine clusters yourself.