One of the most common questions I get is “How do I build a multi-tenant application with AppSync and Cognito?”. If you google this topic on the internet you will no doubt come across many different opinions. It’s a topic that we’ll soon explore in the AppSync Masterclass but I want to take this opportunity …
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All the sessions during week 1 are available to watch on-demand now. You can access them via the official reinvent portal here. Here are my top picks for sessions to watch, in no particular order. “Building technology standards at Amazon scale” by Marc Brooker You can watch the session here, and here‘s my notes for the session. “Monitoring …
I’ve gotten a few questions about Aurora Serverless v2 preview, so here is what you need to know about Aurora Serverless v2 during preview. Q: Does it replace the existing Aurora Serverless offering? A: No, it lives side-by-side with the existing Aurora Serverless, which will still be available to you as “v1”. Q: …
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During this re:Invent, I’m sharing with you the biggest serverless-related announcements and what they mean for you in a series of hot-takes. Starting with, the biggest announcements from today’s keynote, plus a bunch of other important announcements just before r:Invent. 1. Lambda changes billing to per ms Lambda now bills you by the ms as …
I have been involved with a client project to help the client launch a new social network for university students to engage with each other to do sports. Amongst other things, users can: Arrange activities and ask to join others’ activities (like a basketball match or to run in the park). There’s private messaging. Users …
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A common complaint I have heard about serverless applications is that they tend to look really complicated on architecture diagrams, with many moving parts. But does it mean serverless applications are more complex compared to their serverful counterparts? Before I get to that, let’s do a simple exercise. Serverful architectures Which of these two serverful …
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My Production-Ready Serverless workshop is back in January 2021 and will feature all the latest changes and features from re:Invent 2020. This is a hands-on workshop where you will learn best practices for building serverless applications by building an e-commerce solution from scratch. By the end of the workshop, you should have a clear idea when serverless is a …
I have some exciting news to share with you. That after some initial delays, the AppSync Masterclass is now open for Early Access with 40% launch discount. First of all, thank you so much for your patience, it’s taken us a bit longer than we expected but we’re here, at last. You can purchase the …
I previously wrote about five reasons you should consider AppSync over API Gateway. One thing that API Gateway supports but you can’t do with AppSync out-of-the-box yet is custom domain names. Your shiny new AppSync API is available at XYZ.appsync-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/graphql, but you really want people to use your own domain instead because dev.example.com/graphql is much …
I have been working with a US client to build a first-of-its-kind app for managing medical consents. It falls under HIPAA compliance and it’s paramount that we do not allow unauthorized access to user data. As part of the app, we have built an admin tool that will be used by admin staff from the …
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