Building Serverless Applications with Python: Develop fast, scalable, and cost-effective web applications that are always available

✍ Scribed by Rohit, Jalem Raj

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Serverless Paradigm; Understanding serverless architectures; Understanding microservices; Serverless architectures don't have to be real-time only; Pros and cons of serverless; Summary; Chapter 2: Building a Serverless Application in AWS; Triggers in AWS Lambda; Lambda functions; Functions as containers; Configuring functions; Testing Lambda functions; Versioning Lambda functions; Creating deployment packages; Summary; Chapter 3: Setting Up Serverless Architectures; S3 trigger.;Serverless architectures allow you to build and run applications and services without having to manage the infrastructure. Many companies have adopted this architecture to save cost and improve scalability. This book will help you design serverless architectures for your applications with AWS and Python.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Serverless Paradigm
Understanding serverless architectures
Understanding microservices
Serverless architectures don't have to be real-time only
Pros and cons of serverless
Summary
Chapter 2: Building a Serverless Application in AWS
Triggers in AWS Lambda
Lambda functions
Functions as containers
Configuring functions
Testing Lambda functions
Versioning Lambda functions
Creating deployment packages
Summary
Chapter 3: Setting Up Serverless Architectures
S3 trigger. SNS triggerSQS trigger
CloudWatch trigger
Summary
Chapter 4: Deploying Serverless APIs
API methods and resources
Setting up integration
Deploying the Lambda function for API execution
Handling authentication and user controls
Summary
Chapter 5: Logging and Monitoring
Understanding CloudWatch
Understanding CloudTrail
Lambda's metrics in CloudWatch
Lambda's logs in CloudWatch
Logging statements in Lambda
Summary
Chapter 6: Scaling Up Serverless Architectures
Third-party orchestration tools
The creation and termination of servers
Security best practices. Identifying and handling difficulties in scalingSummary
Chapter 7: Security in AWS Lambda
Understanding AWS Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs)
Understanding subnets in VPCs
Securing Lambda inside private subnets
Controlling access to Lambda functions
Using STS inside Lambda for secure session-based execution
Summary
Chapter 8: Deploying a Lambda Function with SAM
Introduction to SAM
CloudFormation for serverless services
Deploying with SAM
Understanding security in SAM
Summary
Chapter 9: Introduction to Microsoft Azure Functions
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Functions. Creating your first Azure FunctionUnderstanding triggers
Understanding logging and monitoring in Azures Functions
Best practices for writing Azure Functions
Summary
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Index.

✦ Subjects

Application software--Development;COMPUTERS--Software Development & Engineering--General;Python;Electronic books;Application software -- Development;COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- General