
Real World Serverless with theburningmonk
A podcast where we talk about real-world use of Serverless technologies from engineers who work with them day-to-day. We will discuss use cases, why they chose serverless and the pain points and challenges they face. If you want to know what it's REALLY like to work with serverless, this is the show for you.
Latest episodes

Aug 16, 2022 • 50min
#65: Finding success on AWS IQ with Adam Elmore
Adam Elmore, an AWS DevTools Hero, shares his experience of passing all 12 AWS certifications in 2 weeks. He discusses finding success on the AWS IQ platform, his new project public.dev, the lack of performance-focused site builders, live streaming on Twitch, and his plans for a new video course.

Jul 5, 2022 • 27min
#64: Revolutionising scientific experiments with Emerald Cloud Lab
Links from the episode:AWS Startup blog: how Emerald Cloud Lab is revolutionizing the laboratory using AWSwww.emeraldcloudlab.comFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jun 21, 2022 • 30min
#63: CDK at Liberty Mutual with Kristi Prreault
Links from the episode:Kristi's articles on dev.toKristi's medium blogWomen Impact Tech conference in DenverServerlessDays DenverServerless Denver user groupBusiness Insider article by KristiFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

May 31, 2022 • 32min
#62: Solve the challenges with serverless caching with Khawaja Shams
Links from the episode:momentohq.commomento client examplesmeta engineering blog - introducing mcroutermcrouter repoFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Apr 5, 2022 • 30min
#61: Serverless at Slidebean
Links from the episode:slidebean.comrecurring.coFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Mar 23, 2022 • 44min
#60: Building a serverless payment platform at Melio
You can follow Omer Baki and Or Cohen on social media here:Omer Baki - LinkedInOr Cohen - LinkedInLinks from the episode:How we built Melio's payments platform on AWS ServerlessMelio's R&D blogFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Mar 9, 2022 • 38min
#59: Introduction to web3 with Nader Dabit
You can follow Nader on twitter as @dabit3Links from the episode:Nader's youtube channelThe Complete Guide to Full Stack Web3 DevelopmentSolidify by ExampleEthereum Dev Speed RunThe Developer DAO twitter profileThe Developer DAO hackathonFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jan 12, 2022 • 38min
#58: Building a serverless crypto platform with Louis Quaintance
You can find Louis on LinkedIn here.Links from the episode:LumigoACQU's websiteACQU's LinkedIn pageFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Nov 24, 2021 • 23min
#57: Serverless at Purple Technology with Filip Pyrek
You can find Filip on Twitter as @FilipPyrekLinks:Purple Technology blogServerless Brno user groupOpen roles at Purple TechnologyFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Sep 21, 2021 • 41min
#56: Serverless at TacoBell with Robbie Kohler
You can find Robbie on LinkedIn here and links to his "This is my architecture" sessions with AWS below.Links:AppSync MasterclassTacoBell, this is my architecture (Aurora)TacoBell, this is my architecture (order middleware)Jobs at TacoBellFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.To learn how to build production-ready serverless applications, check out my upcoming workshops.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0