Using Amazon RDS Proxy with Serverless Applications
This short lesson is going to explain what Amazon RDS Proxy is and does, and how it can help you better manage database connections for your serverless applications.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will have a greater understanding of Amazon RDS Proxy including:
What this tool is and the benefits it provides
The use cases for Amazon RDS Proxy
How Amazon RDS Proxy interacts with serverless applications
How to use Amazon RDS Proxy with AWS Lambda
Intended Audience
Those who are working with serverless applications that interact with relational databases
Those in roles such as software engineer or infrastructure engineer
Prerequisites
You should have an understanding of Amazon RDS, AWS Lambda, and familiarity of AWS IAM
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Alana Layton is an experienced technical trainer, technical content developer, and cloud engineer living out of Seattle, Washington. Her career has included teaching about AWS all over the world, creating AWS content that is fun, and working in consulting. She currently holds six AWS certifications. Outside of Cloud Academy, you can find her testing her knowledge in bar trivia, reading, or training for a marathon.