AWS Tutorial AWS Solutions Architect and SysOps Administrator - What Is AWS Lambda?

This lecture introduces AWS Lambda, a service that allows running code in response to events without provisioning servers. It covers various use cases such as file processing, EBS snapshots, and data analytics. The lecture explains how Lambda functions are executed using triggers like API Gateway and Cloudwatch, and discusses the pay-as-you-go cost model. It also highlights the importance of configuring IAM roles for accessing destination resources. The lecture concludes with a preview of creating a Lambda function in the next session.

What is AWS Lambda and how does it fulfill real-time business requirements?

Explain the process of how AWS Lambda executes a piece of code.

What are the different types of triggers that can be configured for AWS Lambda functions?

How does AWS Lambda handle different programming languages for code execution?

Describe the pay-as-you-go service model of AWS Lambda.

What are the destination resources that AWS Lambda can interact with?

Why is it important to associate the Lambda function with the correct IAM role?