AWS EventBridge

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of AWS EventBridge?

Answer 1

The primary purpose of AWS EventBridge is to:

> Enable event-driven architecture by routing events from AWS services, integrated SaaS applications, or custom applications to targets like Lambda, Step Functions, or SQS.

Key features:
- Event routing: Automatically routes events based on rules.
- Schema discovery: Helps identify the structure of incoming events.
- Integration: Works with over 90+ AWS services and many SaaS providers.
- Filtering: Lets you define patterns to only receive relevant events.

Example use case:
- When a new file is uploaded to S3, EventBridge can trigger a Lambda function to process it—without polling or custom code.

Would you like a comparison with SNS or SQS to clarify how it fits in the AWS messaging ecosystem?