
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.
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Aug 18, 2020 • 44min
#25: Well-Architected Serverless with Heitor Lessa
You can find Heitor on Twitter as @heitor_lessa.Here are the resources that were mentioned during the show:Well-Architected frameworkWell-Architected framework Serverless Application LensThe serverless-airline example projectThe serverless-ecommerce example projectThe CDK Patterns project by Matt CoulterHow Alma Media is using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)AWS Lambda Powertools (Python)DAZN Lambda Powertools (Node.js)Amazon Leadership PrinciplesAnd check out the episode with Alma Media which was mentioned in this week's episode: #23: Serverless at Alma Media with Ari PaloIf you want to learn how to apply the well-architected principles discussed in this episode and build production-ready serverless applications, then check out my upcoming workshops at productionreadyserverless.com and get 15% OFF with the promo code "yanprs15".For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.This episode is sponsored by ChaosSearch.Have you heard about ChaosSearch? It’s the fully managed log analytics platform that uses your Amazon S3 storage as the data store! Companies like Armor, HubSpot, Alert Logic and many more are already using ChaosSearch as a critical part of their infrastructure and processing terabytes of log data every day. Because ChaosSearch uses your Amazon S3 storage, there’s no moving data around, no data retention limits and you can save up to 80% vs other methods of log analysis. So if you’re sick and tired of your ELK Stack falling over, or having your data retention squeezed by increasing costs, then visit ChaosSearch.io today and join the log analysis revolution!Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Aug 11, 2020 • 49min
#24: Serverless at Stedi with Zack Kanter
You can find Zack on Twitter as @zackkanter.Here is the ARC410 session from re:invent 2019 that Zack mentioned in the show.For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Aug 4, 2020 • 52min
#23: Serverless at Alma Media with Ari Palo
You can find Ari Palo on Twitter as @aripalo and his LinkedIn profile here.Also, check out his new blog at aripalo.com.Here are links to the tools we mentioned in the show:lumigo-cliaws-lambda-power-tuningdazn-lambda-powertoolsAnd the previous episodes we touched on:#12: Serverless at LEGO with Nicole Yip and Sheen Brisals#3: Building a fully serverless insurance company with Joe EmisonNOTE: since we recorded the show, AppSync has added caching support for nested resolvers!For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jul 28, 2020 • 50min
#22: Real-World Serverless with Gojko Adzic
You can find Gojko Adzic on Twitter as @gojkoadzic and his books:Impact MappingSpecification by ExampleRunning ServerlessCheck out his latest projects:MindMupVideo PuppetIn the show, we also talked about the Ports and Adapter (or Hexagonal Architectures) pattern, which you can read more about here. This topic was also explored in length during Episode 18 with Aleksandar Simovic and Slobodan Stojanovic.If you want to have an easier time debugging serverless applications, then also check out Lumigo, and you can get 15% off your monthly bill with the code "Yan15"For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jul 21, 2020 • 23min
#21: From K8 to Serverless at Wealth Wizards
You can find Ionut Craciunescu on Twitter as @icraciunescu. Check out his medium posts here. You can also find Wealth Wizard's engineering blog here, and their GitHub projects here.This is the talk by Simon Wardley that Ionut mentioned in the episode:Crossing the River by Feeling the StonesAnd here is the earlier episode where I talked about FinDev and Wardley Mapping with Aleksandar Simovic and Slobodan Stojanovic:#17: FinDev and Wardley mapping with Aleksandar Simovic and Slobodan StojanovicFor more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jul 14, 2020 • 29min
#20: Serverless at Fender with Michael Garski
You can find Michael on LinkedIn here.For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jul 7, 2020 • 31min
#19: Serverless observability with Lumigo and Uri Parush
You can find Uri on Twitter as @uri82042753.To listen to the conversation we had with Aleksandar Simovic and Slobodan Stojanovic on FinDev, check out Episode 17.For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jun 30, 2020 • 35min
#18: Hexagonal architecture and voice with Aleksandar Simovic and Slobodan Stojanovic
SPECIAL OFFER: get 40% off all Manning books/videos with the code "podrealserv20" at manning.comYou can find Aleks as @simalexan on Twitter, and Slobodan as @slobodan_.They are running back-to-back courses this month, on "Testing Serverless Applications" and "Serverless for Frontend Developers". Check them out and enrol on Homeschool.dev.Also, check out their book "Serverless Applications with Node.js" by Manning, and Claudia.js, one of the first deployment frameworks for serverless applications.For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-mondayLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

Jun 23, 2020 • 29min
#17: FinDev and Wardley mapping with Aleksandar Simovic and Slobodan Stojanovic
Aleksandar Simovic, a Senior software engineer at Science Exchange, and Slobodan Stojanovic, a Serverless practitioner, dive into the transformative power of Wardley Mapping and Financial-Driven Development (FinDev). They discuss how serverless technology accelerates productivity for projects like Vacation Tracker, emphasizing strategic focus and cost-effectiveness. The duo elaborates on integrating finance with development to prioritize customer-driven projects and optimizing resources while tackling vendor lock-in challenges with innovative architecture.

Jun 16, 2020 • 36min
#16: Meta-programming Lambda functions with Tom Wallace
You can find Tom as @tomincode on Twitter, and you can find his blog at https://www.thomasmichaelwallace.com.For more stories about real-world use of serverless technologies, please follow us on Twitter as @RealWorldSls and subscribe to this podcast.Opening theme song:Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday/License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/