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Serverless at Scale : Event-Driven Architecture, Lambda Patterns, and Cost-Efficient Cloud Engineering

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Overview

Build scalable, resilient, and cost efficient systems without managing servers

Serverless is not just about running code without servers.
It is about designing systems that respond to events, scale automatically, and reduce operational overhead.

"Serverless at Scale" is a practical, engineering focused guide to building production ready serverless applications using modern cloud services, event driven patterns, and cost aware architecture.

This book teaches you how to design systems that are fast to ship, easy to operate, and ready for real world demand.


Why serverless architecture matters

Traditional infrastructure often requires constant provisioning, scaling, patching, and maintenance.

Serverless systems help teams:

  • scale automatically with demand
  • reduce infrastructure management
  • respond to events in real time
  • lower operational costs
  • build faster with managed services

But serverless only works well when designed with the right patterns. This book shows you how.


What you will learn
  • fundamentals of serverless architecture
  • event driven system design
  • Lambda function patterns and best practices
  • API driven and queue based workflows
  • asynchronous processing strategies
  • data storage and integration patterns
  • observability, logging, and tracing
  • security and access control for serverless systems
  • performance tuning and cold start reduction
  • cost optimization for cloud workloads

From functions to scalable systems

Throughout the book, you will learn how to:

  • design event driven applications
  • connect functions, queues, APIs, and databases
  • handle retries, failures, and dead letter queues
  • build resilient serverless workflows
  • monitor production systems effectively
  • optimize cost without sacrificing reliability

Each chapter focuses on real production engineering practices.


Practical applications
  • serverless APIs
  • workflow automation systems
  • event driven microservices
  • real time data processing
  • cloud native SaaS backends
  • cost efficient startup infrastructure

These examples reflect real world cloud engineering use cases.


Who this book is for
  • cloud engineers
  • backend developers
  • DevOps engineers
  • software architects
  • startup builders
  • teams moving to event driven systems

If you want to build scalable cloud systems without managing servers, this book provides the roadmap.

Design around events.
Scale automatically.
Engineer serverless systems that last.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9798196963049
  • ISBN-10: 9798196963049
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publish Date: May 2026
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.59 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.64 pounds
  • Page Count: 236

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