Writing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) is relatively new in software development terms. Workflows and best practices are still incubating and vary widely from team to team. This article provides an opinionated approach how to structure IaC in Git and align development workflows using Gitflow in an AWS multi-account environment. Cloud Architecture Clouds are diverse…

Originally posted at Serverless on October 4th, 2018 It’s been 6 months since AWS Lambda added support Node.js 8.10. I’m super happy that I can finally use async/await to simplify my Lambda functions. In the meantime, I have helped a few clients with their Node8 serverless projects. …

Originally posted at Serverless We are excited to announce Serverless Framework Compose: a new feature enabling you to deploy multiple services in one command, in parallel, or ordered by dependencies! To use this new feature, upgrade the serverless CLI to v3.15 or greater and follow the guide below. Composing multiple Serverless Framework services Deploying multiple…

One of the most expensive deployment models is Blue-Green, after using it I have come to realize why it is costly and it’s benefits. Blue and Green mean two identical Production environments. …

A good API architecture is important in effectively handling the communication between microservices. Don't be afraid to create new microservices, and try to decouple functionality as much as possible. e.g, instead of creating one notification service try to create separate microservices for email notification, SMS notification, and mobile push notifications. …