Why is AWS Lambda a Great Choice?
by Sachin Rathi in Cloud, General
As a developer I realized that my job is not to write code; my job is to help businesses realize their ambitions. In most cases, that means building a product that is both financially successful and has a positive impact on its users because the desired outcome is never the code itself, even if it’s well-crafted. In a nutshell, it’s a means to an end, not an end in itself.
To deliver a product to the market there’s a lot I have to do beyond implementing the features itself. These include either configuring machine images or configuring auto-scaling for my cluster of servers.
AWS Lambda offers great scalability right out of the box automatically, scaling to match demand throughout. Our applications can scale up a lot faster too because we can tap into a huge pool of resources managed by AWS. Also, they’ll scale all the way down to zero when they’re not being used. So, we don’t have to pay for servers that are idle. This makes AWS Lambda a cost-effective solution for most systems
Why should managers care about AWS Lambda?
In my experience, teams that have embraced AWS Lambda are delivering faster and experiencing less stress because AWS Lambda makes it easier for developers to build production-ready systems, and, empowers them to leverage an impressive number of capabilities from the platform, such as built-in autoscaling. This in- turn translates to greater productivity and faster delivery times.
Building and managing an infrastructure that can provide the same level of scalability and resilience is difficult and requires engineering time that teams often can’t afford. This kind of infrastructure demands skills that most teams don’t have on hand, but it’s critical to the success of your product, and that can make it a huge source of stress. Teams often have to:
- Divert attention from the core business problems to take on these extra infrastructure responsibilities. This can mean cutting corners elsewhere and taking on technical debt that could hinder future development.
- Or they’ll have to depend on an often-centralized DevOps team to provide support. This kind of inter-team dependency is a constant pain point that can lead to any kind of dysfunction across the organization.
Teams that embrace AWS Lambda find themselves with far fewer infrastructure responsibilities. Most are capable of dealing with the remainder without relying on a specialist DevOps or infrastructure team. This means AWS Lambda gives them the leverage they need to do more with less.
Everyone should care about AWS Lambda!
As a developer, AWS Lambda helps me build systems that are scalable and resilient. It allows me to focus on the things that are important to my users and business stakeholders. And as a manager, it helps my team respond to business needs faster and more efficiently.
I hope I have piqued your interest in AWS Lambda and that you are eager to learn more!