
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

Jun 22, 2021 • 43min
#55: Serverless at Theodo with Ben Ellerby
You can find Ben on Twitter as @EllerbyBen and click here for the open positions at Theodo.Links:sls-dev-tools: think Chrom dev tool but for serverlesssls-test-tools: utilities for testing serverless appsstackoscope: detect misconfiguration for serverless componentsFor 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 15, 2021 • 36min
#54: Serverless testing with Paul Swail
You can find Paul on Twitter as @paulswail and Links:Paul blogs at serverlessfirst.comPaul's upcoming book Serverless Test HandbookFor 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 25, 2021 • 32min
#53: Fighting DDOS at Fathom with Jack Ellis
You can find Jack on Twitter as @JackEllis.Links:Jack's post about DDOS on FathomAWS Well-Architected frameworkServerless Laravel courseFor 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 4, 2021 • 52min
#52: Talking DynamoDB with Alex DeBrie
You can find Alex on Twitter as @alexbdebrie.Links:The DynamoDB BookThe DynamoDB Guide (free)Alex's blogDynobaseEp49: Making DynamoDB more accessible with Rafal WilinskiThe AppSync MasterclassFor 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 20, 2021 • 36min
#51: Real-world serverless at Amplyfi with Liam Betsworth
You can find Liam on Twitter here and LinkedIn here.To learn more about Amplyfi and their services, please go to https://amplyfi.comAnd here's the post I mentioned in the chat about the DDOS attack that Fathom experienced.For 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 30, 2021 • 37min
#50: Making serverless more accessible for frontend engineers with Swizec Teller
You can find Swizec on Twitter as @Swizec.Check out his new book Serverless Handbook here and his blog at swizec.com.For 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 3, 2021 • 47min
#49: Making DynamoDB more accessible with Rafal Wilinski
You can find Rafal on Twitter as @rafalwilinski.Links:Dynobase - professional DynamoDB UI clientOpen positions at StediRafal's blogThe DynamoDB book by Alex DebrieAppSync MasterclassFor 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

Feb 17, 2021 • 45min
#48: Serverless at scale at Prosieben TV with Daniele Frasca
You can find Daniele on Twitter as @dfrasca80 and on LinkedIn.You can see open positions at Prosieben on this site.For 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

Feb 3, 2021 • 22min
#47: Building an Instagram for DJs with FaunaDB with Keston Crandall
You can find Keston on Linkedin or by email at keston@squirb.com.Check out Squirb at www.squirb.com and FaunaDB at fauna.com.For 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 27, 2021 • 38min
#46: Serverless at Polestar with Anders Quist
You can find Anders on Twitter as @ea_quist and on Linkedin.Here are the links to things we discussed in the episode:Polestar, a Swedish car company where Anders workGraphQL Mesh, an interesting technology similar to Apollo FederationTo learn more about opportunities at Polestar, please get in touch with Anders at anders@qinfo.se.For 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