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Intermediate~95 min7 steps

Serverless Architecture Patterns

Go beyond hello-world Lambda functions. Master cold starts, cost modeling, event-driven design with EventBridge and Step Functions, and cross-cloud serverless comparison.

  1. 1
    Article~11 minStep 1 of 7

    Serverless Cold Starts Explained

    Understand what causes cold starts, how Lambda, Azure Functions, and Cloud Functions handle them differently, and techniques to eliminate them.

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  2. 2
    Tool~12 minStep 2 of 7

    Lambda Cost Estimator

    Model Lambda costs across different memory configurations, invocation volumes, and durations. Find the optimal memory setting.

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  3. 3
    Article~15 minStep 3 of 7

    AWS Lambda Performance Optimization

    Deep dive into cold start causes, SnapStart, Provisioned Concurrency, memory tuning, and connection pooling with real performance numbers.

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  4. 4
    Tool~10 minStep 4 of 7

    EventBridge Cron Builder

    Build EventBridge schedule expressions visually. Essential for scheduled Lambda invocations and event-driven workflows.

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  5. 5
    Tool~10 minStep 5 of 7

    Step Functions Cost Estimator

    Estimate AWS Step Functions costs based on state transitions. Understand Standard vs Express workflow pricing.

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  6. 6
    Tool~12 minStep 6 of 7

    Multi-Cloud Functions Compare

    Compare Lambda, Azure Functions, Cloud Functions, and OCI Functions across runtime support, pricing, limits, and cold start behavior.

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    Article~15 minStep 7 of 7

    Event-Driven Architecture Patterns

    Wrap up with event-driven architecture patterns using EventBridge, Event Grid, and Eventarc for real-world use cases.

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