One Step Ahead: Modern Application Architecture with AWS Step Functions

In today’s world of complex distributed systems, managing the flow of application logic can be challenging. AWS Step Functions is a serverless workflow service that enables you to build resilient, scalable, and event-driven applications quickly. In this talk, we will highlight the implementation of common architectural patterns in cloud-native, distributed applications using decoupling and orchestration with AWS Step Functions. We’ll dive into real-world examples, demonstrating how Step Functions can simplify the development and operation of your applications. Whether you’re a developer or an architect, you’ll come away with a better understanding of how to build modern applications that are one step ahead of the competition.

Code Your Way to the Cloud: Infrastructure as Real Code with AWS CDK

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become an essential component in modern software development and deployment as managing and provisioning IT infrastructure can be challenging and time-consuming. The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) provides a high-level, object-oriented abstraction for defining AWS resources in a more concise and efficient manner. This session will give an in-depth look at AWS CDK and its benefits including repeatable deployment, easy rollback, drift detection, and utilizing familiar programming tools and workflows. You will learn how to use AWS CDK to automate infrastructure deployment, utilize well-known programming languages, and industry-standard tools for testing, code review, and code completion. This session will cover AWS CDK's features such as its command-line interface, the use of logic when defining infrastructure, and the ability to organize your project into logical modules. Additionally, you will learn about the different components of AWS CDK including apps, stacks, and constructs, and how to use them to build a scalable cloud infrastructure. By attending this session, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to deploy your cloud infrastructure faster and more efficiently, while also reducing the risk of errors and maintaining high quality standards.

Unlocking Business Agility with Event-Driven Architectures

Companies aim for agility in their digital business models, but the architecture of their underlying software systems may be too inflexible to support that need. Event-driven architecture and asynchronous integration address this with loosely coupled systems one can evolve and operate independently. In this talk, we discuss a selection of typical challenges companies face in that regard, and how event-driven patterns and asynchrony can help with adding overall flexibility and even resilience to software systems. Leave this talk with a solid understanding how event-driven architecture can help every company with being more flexible to changing business needs.

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