I cut Lambda costs by 98%. Here's how.
AWS FOR THE REAL WORLD
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Main Learning: 5 practical techniques to cut Lambda costs (memory, timeouts, ARM, batching, caching)
Hey 👋🏽 Lambda bills can sneak up on you. One function is often not expensive. But then you scale it up and 💥 it costs you $5,000. Sounds familiar? We had this exact problem with our Shopify fraud detection app. Orders coming in via EventBridge, each triggering its own Lambda.And the bill was $150/month for just one small function. After some changes, we got it down to $3.
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