Many articles have been written about AWS Step Functions since it was first introduced in 2016. Most of them create the impression that the service is simply an extension of the Lambda function that allows us to stitch together multiple Lambda functions to call each other. But actually, it is much more than that. Step Functions allows us to design and build the flow of execution of modules in our application in a simplified manner.

With serverless computing, our daily tasks and routines are much more comfortable than they used to be before. Serverless allows us to put our focus on the code itself without the need to worry about the configuration of the underlying compute resources or maintenance. Numerous cloud providers (AWS included) gives us a variety of previously managed services which we can combine and create a massively scalable and incredibly robust serverless microservices.

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Starting today, any developer can locally debug and develop any Lambda function, in any language or framework, against live cloud resources with any IDE, for free. You don’t even need a Stackery account. This capability can be obtained by installing the Stackery CLI either automatically via the Stackery VS Code Serverless Tools Plug-In or manually alongside any IDE.

If you’re a CFO or finance leader at a company that uses public cloud services like AWS, chances are you’ve had a bill cross your desk that may seem confusing. You or your team of financial analysts may have frequent conversations with engineering about how AWS services are allocated across different engineering initiatives.

The principles of data protection are the same whether your data sits in a traditional on-prem data center or in a cloud environment. The way you apply those principles, however, are quite different when it comes to cloud security vs. traditional security. Moving data to the cloud introduces new attack-surfaces, threats, and challenges, so you need to approach security in a new way.

Even though the public cloud has become a commonplace concept in today’s tech world, many companies in a variety of industries remain slow to leverage its advantages. One commonly cited reason for this is that even for experienced IT experts, the transition to and adoption of cloud technologies can be daunting.