CI/CD best practices on AWS and Powertools for AWS Lambda

Agenda:

Welcome and Networking 🤝

- Join us for some pre-event networking.

- Enjoy pizza 🍕 and refreshments while get-to-know fellow AWS enthusiasts.

- Kick off the meetup with a warm welcome and a brief introduction to the evening's exciting agenda.

Talk 1 - Supercharge Lambda functions with Powertools for AWS Lambda

• Description: AWS Lambda functions are a crucial part of any serverless workload in modern architectures in the cloud. While it can be used for synchronous tasks like handling api calls or do the work in an async manner like consuming SQS queues or DynamoDB stream. Lambda functions are there to do the job.
  But as an developer this comes with quite some challenges. Things are always failing in the cloud, and with a lot of lambda functions, there is a lot of repetition which are not not business logic relevant and are highly aws specific.
  Powertools for AWS Lambda helps you with all kind of task in your Lambda functions. The library supercharge your lambda functions in the areas of observability, resiliency and operational excellences.
  In this talk we dive into the capabilities of the Powertools library and apply it to a real world application to see how it can supercharge your lambda functions to get closer to the aws well-architected pillar.
• Speaker: Raphael Manke
  IT Consultant Cloud | Public speaker | AWS Community builder | AWS Usergroup Leader

Q&A and Networking Break 🤔

- Following the first talk, we'll have a short Q&A session.

- Feel free to ask questions and exchange ideas with your peers.

Talk 2 - What engineers need to know about modern CI/CD

• Description: The increasing scale and diversity of software delivery environments have made maintaining consistency, security, and reliability in CI/CD pipelines more difficult. This session, led by AWS community and employee experts, provides insights into addressing these challenges through best practices and modern techniques. Participants will learn about methods for ensuring consistent deployments, effective configuration management, progressive delivery strategies, drift detection, and automated auditing using generative AI. The session will also explore practical solutions for enhancing reliability, safety, and efficiency, ultimately enabling faster delivery and reducing errors by standardizing processes and streamlining workflows across projects.
• Speaker:
  Gunnar Grosch
  Principal Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  Johannes Koch
  AWS DevTools Hero | Passionated builder, architect & engineer, focused on CI/CD & AWS
  Thorsten Höger
  Cloud Automation Evangelist @ Taimos | AWS DevTools Hero

Closing Remarks 🙌

- As we conclude our meetup, we'll have some closing remarks and invite attendees to continue networking and discussions.

Important Information:

- This event is open to all AWS enthusiasts, from beginners to experts.

- Pizza and drinks will be provided to keep you fueled throughout the evening. 🍻

- Please RSVP to secure your spot, as space is limited.

- Don't forget to bring your questions, enthusiasm, and a willingness to learn and connect with the DevOps community.

Join us on November 20th at codecentric AG Karlsruhe for an evening of knowledge-sharing, networking, and delicious food. RSVP now to reserve your spot, and we look forward to seeing you there! 📅