What is AWS Lambda?

AWS Lambda is a serverless computing service provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It allows you to run code without provisioning or managing servers.

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Event Sources

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Automatic Scaling

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Pay-per-Use

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Integration with Other AWS Services

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