The document outlines new features and enhancements presented at AWS re:Invent 2018, focusing on serverless computing advancements such as updates to AWS Lambda, new programming model capabilities, and integration with various IDEs. Key announcements include support for additional languages, Lambda layers, and WebSocket support for real-time applications. The content emphasizes improved flexibility, efficiency, and user experience in building and managing serverless applications.

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AWS re:Invent 2018
Serverless re:Cap
Boaz Ziniman
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IDEs Languages WorkflowsProgramming
Model
Everyone wants to just focus
on business logic in Serverless

6. N E W !
GE N E R AL L Y AVAI L AB L E
A W S
C l o u d 9
AWS Toolkit
for PyCharm
AWS Toolkit
for IntelliJ
AWS Toolkit
for VS Code
GENERALLY AVAILABLE IN DEVELOPER PREVIEW IN DEVELOPER PREVIEW
Open source toolkits meeting you where and how you like to work
AWS Toolkits for popular IDEs
+
IDEs

7. N E W !
Languages
Lambda
support
for Ruby
+ Bring any Linux compatible language
runtime;
Powered by new Runtime API - Codifies
the runtime calling conventions and
integration points
Same technology powering Ruby
support in AWS Lambda
Bring any Linux compatible
language runtime
Custom Runtimes
+
AWSOPENSOURCE
o f f e r e d b y
o f f e r e d b y
o f f e r e d b y
o f f e r e d b y
PARTNERSUPPORTED

8. N E W !
Extend the Lambda execution
environment with any binaries,
dependencies, or runtimes
Lambda Layers
BUSINESS
LOGIC
LIB
A
LIB
B
BUSINESS
LOGIC
LIB
A
LIB
B
BUSINESS
LOGIC
LIB
A
LIB
B
BUSINESS
LOGIC
LIB
A
LIB
B
Programming
Model
Before
BUSINESS
LOGIC
BUSINESS
LOGIC
BUSINESS
LOGIC
BUSINESS
LOGIC
LIB
A
LIB
B
After

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Demo time!

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AWS Lambda Container Image Converter
• Clare Liguori (@clare_liguori) github project
• Convert Docker image to Lambda Layer
https://github.com/awslabs/aws-lambda-container-image-converter

11. N E W !
Programming Model
Store, share, and deploy
serverless applications
Serverless
Application
Repository
Compose application architectures
from reusable building blocks
Nested Applications
using Serverless
Application Repository
Deploy new architectures as a set of
serverless apps (nesting)
Foster best organizational practices and
reduce duplication of effort
Share components, modules and full
applications privately with teams or
publicly with others to improve agility
+

12. N E W !
Lambda as a Target for Application Load Balancer
Allows for serverless application architectures to be
registered as a load balancing target
Invoke Lambda functions to serve HTTP(S)
requests
Greater flexibility to mix-and-match servers
and serverless compute for applications
using a single HTTP endpoint
Robust load balancer controls

13. N E W !
MOBILE APPS
CHAT
DASHBOARDS
IoT DEVICES Amazon API
Gateway
WebSockets API
LAMBDA
FUNCTIONS
PUBLIC ENDPOINTS
ON AMAZON EC2
AMAZON
KINESIS
ANY OTHER AWS
SERVICE
Stateful connection
A L L P U B L I C L Y
A C C E S S I B L E
E N D P O I N T S
Stateful connection
Programming Model
This new type of API will enable customers
to build real-time two way communication
applications backed by Lambda functions
or other API Gateway integrations.
Web Socket support
for API Gateway

14. N E W !
WorkFlow
Step Functions
Process photo
Resize
image
Extract
metadata
Facial
recognition
Load in Database
P A R A L L E L S T E P S
Start
E n d
Glue AWS services together
without writing code
Step Functions
API Connectors
Amazon
ECS
AWS
Fargate
Amazon
SNS
AWS
Batch
Amazon
SQS
AWS Glue
+
Amazon
DynamoDB
Amazon
SageMaker

15. N E W !
Amazon DynamoDB
Read/Write Capacity On Demand
N o m o r e c a p a c i t y p l a n n i n g – p a y o n l y f o r w h a t y o u u s e
No capacity planning
No need to specify how much read/write
throughput you expect to use
Pay only for what you use
Pay-per-request pricing
Ideal for unpredictable workloads
Ramp from zero to tens of thousands of
requests per second on demand

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IDEs Languages
AWS Cloud9
AWS Toolkit for
PyCharm
AWS Toolkit for
IntelliJ
AWS Toolkit for
VS Code
AWS Lambda layers
AWS Nested apps
Websocket support for
API Gateway
ALB support for
Lambda
Workflows
Programming
Model
Step Functions API
Connectors
Amazon Managed
Streaming for Kafka
Build increasingly powerful applications, faster

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Here is all of new launches!
https://aws.amazon.com/new/reinvent

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Go Build!

19. Thank you!
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Boaz Ziniman
Technical Evangelist, Amazon Web Services
@ziniman
boaz.ziniman.aws
www.linkedin.com/in/bziniman