AWS re:Invent Serverless Survival Guide

It is hard to believe that the 2019 AWS re:Invent is only a week away! It is almost time to pack your bags, along with your favorite energy supplement and some Tylenol. For us, in the serverless space, each re:Invent is more and more exciting as this new technology grows in adoption and since 2018 AWS re:Invent, has taken center stage. In fact, there are 209 sessions focused on serverless!

Obviously one can not attend all of these sessions without cloning themselves- and unless that is going to be announced as the latest AWS innovation for 2020, it is not going to happen this year. With this in mind, the best way to maximize your time and get into as many sessions as possible is to create your agenda based on your role. So here it is, your Serverless agenda for re:Invent!

AWS re:Invent for Developers and DevOps

Monday, December 2nd 

• 10:00 AM -12:15 PM. Build a serverless web app for a theme park. This will be a great workshop for developers as they get to create their own scalable theme park app! MGM, Level 1  Grand Ballroom 122
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Build observability into a serverless application. If you decide to skip the other workshop. You will want to attend the session by Yan Cui of The Burning Monk. They will address different approaches to observability challenges. Bellagio, Bellagio Ballroom 5 
• 1:00 PM -2:00 PM. Build serverless APIs supported by Amazon Aurora Serverless & the Data API. In this advanced session, you will build a functional API leveraging Amazon Aurora. Mirage, Grand Ballroom B- Table 7
• 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. The serverless journey of shop.LEGO.com. Learn from the LEGO experience and their first and serverless journey. Venetian, Level 2, Titian 2202 
• 6:00 PM. AWS re:Invent Welcome Reception. Join exhibitors, peers, and partners to uncover the latest technology, and get some refreshments while you network. Venetian, Sands Expo Center
• 7:00 PM – 9:15 PM. Build a serverless ride-sharing web application. Deploy your own serverless web application. Aria, Level 1 East, Joshua 6. 

Tuesday, December 3rd 

• 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM. Best practices for CI/CD with AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway. Uncover methods used to automate the deployment of serverless applications running AWS Lambda. MGM, Level 3, South Concourse 304
• 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. Build an IT automation framework using AWS Step Functions. Grab your laptop and learn how to use AWS Step Functions to orchestrate serverless IT automation workflows. Mirage, Events Center C1- Table 1 
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Speed up your serverless development lifecycle with AWS SAM. Receive hands-on training on how to use AWS Serverless Application Model and AWS SAM CLI to expedite serverless application development. Aria, Level 1 West, Bristlecone 2 – Table 3

Wednesday, December 4th

• 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM. CI/CD for serverless applications. Take a look at how CI/CD has changed with serverless architecture. Aria, Level 3, Ironwood 5
• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM A serverless journey: AWS Lambda under the hood. In this advanced session, you will look at the sophisticated architecture. Venetian, Level 2, Venetian E 
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Build and Share serverless apps with AWS Serverless Application Repository. Learn best practices from building and operating a serverless backend with AWS Serverless Application Repository. Venetian, Level 3, Murano 3301B
• 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM. #ServerlessForEveryone Community Party. This is a limited seating event for all those in the serverless community and a chance to network and share experiences. Make sure to get on the list.

Thursday, December 5th

• 11:30 AM – 1:45 PM. Building a CI/CD pipeline for serverless applications. Get hands-on and learn how to start a new serverless project from scratch using AWS Serverless Application Model. Mirage, Montego A
• 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. Thinking serverless. From business problem to serverless solution. Learn to use a range of different tools and techniques to solve customer problems with an easy to use flowchart into a model for a serverless application. Mirage, Antigua b

 

AWS re:Invent for Cloud Architects

 Monday, December 2nd 

• 10:00 AM-11:00 AM. Architecting and Operation Resilient Serverless Systems at Scale. Learn how to make overload issues a thing of the past with the AWS toolset and build reliable services to avoid overloads. Venetian, Level 2, Venetian F, Content Hub, Theater 4
• 11:30 AM- 12:30 PM. From prototype to org-wide serverless adoption: Key considerations. Yes, yes, yes, this is a key session for organizations globally of all sizes. Learn the key strategies to take your organizations from serverless hype to production and take care of all of the advantages. Bellagio, Grand Ballroom 5 Green
• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Best practices for building multi-region, active-active serverless applications. Learn how to build multi-region active-active serverless backends on a global scale without all of the headaches. MGM, Level 3, South Concourse 301
•  2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. Implement microservices architectures with Amazon DynamoDB & AWS Lambda. Uncover the building block to delivering a reliable microservices architecture with scale, performance, and cost in mind. Bellagio, Bellagio Ballroom 7 
• 4:00 PM – 6:15 PM. Monolith to serverless SaaS: A hands-on service decomposition. Dive into the challenges and opportunities, as well as be provided with a step-by-step map on how to make the switch Aria, Level 3 West, Ironwood 6
• 6:00 PM. AWS re:Invent Welcome Reception. Join exhibitors, peers, and partners to uncover the latest technology, and get some refreshments while you network. Venetian, Sands Expo Center

Tuesday, December 3rd

• 11:30 PM – 1:45 PM. Build a serverless ride-sharing web application. Deploy your own serverless web application. Aria, Level 1 East, Joshua 6. 
• 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. Deconstruct a serverless analytics application. Take a deep dive into the architectural layers of serverless applications on AWS. Mirage, St. Thomas B.

Wednesday, December 4th

• 9:15 AM – 11:30 AM. Architecting global storage with AWS Lambda. Synchronize assets in production facilities around the world using AWS technology. Aria, Level 1 East, Joshua 2
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Running lean architectures: How to be cost-effective on AWS. Discuss cost-optimization strategies using a wide range of AWS products such as AWS Lambda. Learn from real-life case studies. Venetian, Level 2, Venetian E
• 12:15 PM – 2:30 PM. Deploy and monitor a serverless application. Understand what changes when it comes to building serverless applications and how to properly leverage tooling to address these changes. Venetial, Level 4, Delfino 4003
• 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM. Serverless architectural patterns and best practices. Implementation of serverless patterns to understand areas of potential savings and increased agility and reliability. Venetian, Level 2, Venetian Theatre
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Build and Share serverless apps with AWS Serverless Application Repository. Learn best practices from building and operating a serverless back end with AWS Serverless Application Repository. 
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. Streamline AWS Lambda Development with Lambda Layers. Learn how layers can help you streamline your serverless deployment. Mirage, Grand Ballroom B- Table 1
• 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM. #ServerlessForEveryone Community Party. This is a limited seating event for all those in the serverless community and a chance to network and share experiences. Make sure to get on the list.

Thursday, December 5th

• 12:15 PM – 2:30 PM. Build a serverless engine to process large-scale documents. You will build an application in three hours that leverages Amazon Textract to extract data and large scale documents on serverless architecture. Venetian, Level 4, Lando 4304
• 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM. Optimizing your serverless applications. In this advanced course you will learn to unleash the serverless advantages to  build secure high-scale, high-performing applications. Venetian, Level 2, Venetian Theatre
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Build secure serverless mobile and web applications. In this advanced session, you will build a functional serverless web application powered by AWS Amplify, AWS AppSync, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, and Amazon DynamoDB. Mirage, Grand Ballroom B- Table 1

 

AWS re:Invent For Security Architects 

 Monday, December 2nd 

• 1:45 PM – 2:45 PM. Build secure serverless mobile and web applications. In this advanced session, you will build a functional serverless web application powered by AWS Amplify, AWS AppSync, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, and Amazon DynamoDB. Aria, Level 1 West, Bristlecone 4 – Table 7  
• 6:00 PM. AWS re:Invent Welcome Reception. Join exhibitors, peers, and partners to uncover the latest technology, and get some refreshments while you network. Venetian, Sands Expo Center

Tuesday, December 3rd

• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Securing enterprise grade serverless apps. This session will cover the development practices and architectural principles organizations are using to secure their serverless applications. MGM, Level 1, Boulevard Ballroom 158
• 5:30 pm – 6:30 PM. Fine-grained access control for serverless apps. Take a guided tour of how to build enterprise-grade serverless web applications with fine-grained directory-based access controls. Mirage, Events Center 1, Table 5

Wednesday, December 4th

• 8:30 AM – 10:45 AM. How to secure serverless APIs. Learn techniques to secure serverless applications built with AWS Lambda. MGM, Level 2, Cedar Ballroom 252
• 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Build secure serverless mobile or web applications. Build a functional serverless web application. Mirage, Events Center C1- Table 3
• 11:30 AM 1-2 :30 PM. How FINRA builds serverless data-masking pipelines across accounts. Learn how FINRA quickly and securely ingests up to 100 billion trading data records each day using AWS Lambda. MGM, Level 3, Chairman’s Ballroom 362
• 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. The serverless journey of shop.LEGO.com. Learn from the LEGO experience and their first and serverless journey. Venetian, Level 2, Delfino 4005 
• 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM. #ServerlessForEveryone Community Party. This is a limited seating event for all those in the serverless community and a chance to network and share experiences. Make sure to get on the list. The Yardbird, Venetian

Whether it is a formal session or a presentation at the Expo Center, at re:Invent, there is something in store for everyone who attends. The challenge is getting it all in, so pack a comfortable pair of shoes and your smartwatch before you catch your flight; it promises to be a great week ahead!