How Serverless Works: Inside AWS Lambda
In this video we dive into some of the inner workings of how AWS Lambda (and other serverless technologies) work!
This video covers:
Use cases for Lambda
The Frontend and Routing Layer
The magnitude of the problem Lambda had to solve
Why containers weren't enough
Virtualization basic + hypervisors
Firecracker
Lambda's slot infrastructure
Tips for using AWS Lambda
Animated with Manim
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