Summary

In this chapter, you have gained a comprehensive understanding of the key serverless and application integration services provided by AWS. You have explored the benefits of serverless computing through AWS Lambda, including its event-driven model, concurrency management, and monitoring capabilities. Additionally, you have learned about the role of services such as Amazon SQS, SNS, and EventBridge in enabling asynchronous communication and fan-out distribution for your serverless applications. Finally, you have explored how AWS Step Functions can help you orchestrate complex workflows by coordinating the execution of various AWS services and Lambda functions. With this knowledge, you are now equipped to design and build robust, scalable, and event-driven serverless architectures on the AWS platform, which are highly relevant for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate exam. You will learn about the key AWS security services in the next chapter.