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1
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What are the benefits of serverless?

A

Ease, event based, pay as you go

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2
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Ceteris paribus, is serverless or traditional architecture better?

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serverless

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3
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What is Lambda?

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a serverless compute service that lets us run code without provisioning or managing the underlying servers. Kinda like running code without computers

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4
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What is a runtime in regards to Lambda?

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The language you wrote the code in

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5
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If your Lambda makes API calls, what do you need?

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Permissions

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6
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What begins a Lambda function?

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A trigger

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7
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Can Lambda run inside and outside a VPC?

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Yes

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8
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What is the AWS Serverless Application Repository?

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Allows users to easily find, deploy, or even publish serverless applications

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9
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When you publish with AWS Serverless Application Repository, what are you doing?

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Making the app available for others to deploy.

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When you deploy with AWS Serverless Applicaiton Repository, what are you doing?

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You are finding others applications and deploying those

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11
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How do you define apps with AWS Serverless Application Repository?

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SAM Templates

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12
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Are published SAM Templates public by default?

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No, private

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13
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What is a really helpful tool to migrate from on prem to AWS (hint: it utilizes dockerfiles?

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containers

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What is EKS?

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Kubernetes is an open source container management service. EKS is amazon’s way to integrate Kubernetes.

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What is ECS?

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Elastic container service allows us to manage thousands of containers

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Does ECS integrate with ELB?

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Yes, containers come online with to the appropriate load balancer

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17
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Can containers have roles attached to them in ECS?

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Yes

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18
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If you need a service to manage containers on prem and in the cloud, what should you use?

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EKS

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19
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If you need a container management service that is just for AWS, what should you use?

20
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What does AWS Fargate do?

A

a serverless compute engine for containers that works with ECS and EKS

21
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Is Fargate cheaper than maintaining the EC2 instances yourself?

22
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Should long running containers use Fargate?

A

Typically no

23
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When should you use Fargate instead of Lambda?

A

When you have consistent workloads

24
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What is Amazon EventBridge?

A

A serveless service that allows you to pass events from a source to an endpoint (formerly know as cloudwatch events)

25
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How do we create a rule for EventBridge?

A

We must define a pattern (what triggers it), select event bus, select your target, and tag it

26
Q

What is the fastest way to respond to API calls?

A

EventBridge

27
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What is Amazon ECR?

A

Elastic Container Registry is a managed registry that offers secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure

28
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Can you have private and open container repositories in ECR?

29
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What is EKS Distro?

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A Kubernetes distribution based on and used by Amazon EKS

30
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What is the difference between EKS Distro and EKS?

A

EKS Distro is managed by you where EKS is managed by Amazon

31
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If you need self-managed Kubernetes deployments, what should you use?

A

EKS Distro

32
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What is EKS Anywhere?

A

An on prem way to manage Kubernetes clusters with the same practices used for Amazon EKS

33
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What is ECS anywhere?

A

A feature within ECS that allows AWS managed container orchestration on prem

34
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What are the requirements for ECS Anywhere?

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Must have SSM agent, ECS agent, and Docker installed

35
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What is Aurora serverless?

A

an on demand and auto scaling configuration for the Amazon Aurora database

36
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What is AWS X-Ray?

A

collects application data for viewing, filtering, and gaining insights about requests and responses

37
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What is AWS X-Ray?

A

collects application data for viewing, filtering, and gaining insights about requests and responses

38
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If you wanted to view downstream response times for applications, what should you use?

39
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What is AWS AppSync?

A

A robust and scalable GraphQL interface for application developers

40
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What are lifecycle policies in regards to Amazon ECR?

A

allows you to manage the lifecycle of the images in your repositories

41
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What is Scan on Push in regards to ECS?

A

image scanning that helps identify software vulnerabilities in your container images.

42
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Can you enable tag immutability in ECR?

43
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Can you configure the operating system in a serverless application?

44
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What is a really common trigger for AWS Lambda?

A

EventBridge

45
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What is the maximum amount of time Lambda can run?

A

15 minutes

46
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How can you run Fargate without needing ECS or EKS?

A

You can’t

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