I maybe should have covered these style of issues! Same with the max length for an email message being 20,000 UTF-8 characters - if I remember rightly you donβt get an error and it just uses the fallback π«
10.02.2026 06:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Amazon Cognito Custom Email Lambda Trigger
Using the Custom Message trigger to send branded verification emails with Amazon Cognito, TypeScript, and the AWS CDK
Amazon Cognito Custom Email Lambda Trigger
"Using the Custom Message trigger to send branded verification emails with Amazon Cognito, TypeScript, and the AWS CDK"
blog.serverlessadvocate.com/amazon-cogni...
#AWS #Serverless
10.02.2026 05:39 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A bit of fun with ChatGPT asking it to create a fun image of me based on what it knows about me.
Annoyingly lots of back and forth as it said it wouldnβt generate an image of a public figure until I said βI am Lee Gilmore!!!β π
08.02.2026 07:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#66 Kiro, Kiro, Kiro π»
This week, our expert is AWS Senior Specialist Solutions Architect Joseph Alioto, our spotlight falls on AWS Hero Yasunori Kirimoto, and we look at the latest service releases, news, & more!
Issue #66 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is out! β
This week, our serverless expert is AWS Sr Specialist Solutions Architect Joseph Alioto, and our spotlight falls on AWS Hero Yasunori Kirimoto!
serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/66-kiro-ki...
#AWS #Serverless
12.01.2026 05:20 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
People with deep skills and experience + a product mindset + AI are going to be winning in 2026
28.12.2025 08:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I would love Amazon Aurora DSQL to allow you to save queries in the Cluster Explorer query window.
The amount of times I write some SQL and lose it (especially when the console times out and you need to reconnect!)
#AWS #DSQL #awswishlist
14.12.2025 20:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Anybody else seeing massive slowdowns with Kiro at the moment after it's been running for a few hours? Feels like a memory leak of some type...
#AWS #Kiro
12.12.2025 10:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
My hope for re:Invent next year? A plain marl grey hoodie without aluminous green sleeves π
12.12.2025 08:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The best way to learn cost-optimisation on AWS is to have your own credit card attached to personal side projects
09.12.2025 19:31 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I would love to be able to communicate with AWS Kiro using natural language with a simple microphone button instead of typing all of the time, and can hear the responses back conversationally and not just in the chat window. Choosing the persona, too, would be cool!
#AWS #Kiro
06.12.2025 20:41 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I ran two polls on LinkedIn for 7 days to my 15K+ followers, and these were the results
- Terraform pipped the AWS CDK when it came to go-to IaC frameworks.
- TypeScript/NodeJS came out top for go-to language/frameworks.
#AWS #Serverless #IaC
11.10.2025 13:57 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#AWS North Community Conference is just over two weeks away!
Iβll be speaking on "The CDK Mindset: Building Serverless Solutions as Repeatable Blueprints", and I am happy to be able to offer you access to 20% off using the discount code: LEE_SENT_ME
northcommunityconf.com/speakers
01.10.2025 16:32 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π Issue #52 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out! ππ½
This is one full year of the newsletter, and I am so thankful to all of the experts who have given their own time to support me and the wider community.
A huge thank you from me! π
serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/52-a-year-...
07.09.2025 06:19 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Super excited to be speaking at the AWS North Community Conference, covering "The CDK Mindset: Building Serverless Solutions as Repeatable Blueprints" π§©
π Explore the full agenda and get tickets here ποΈ
northcommunityconf.com
#AWS #Serverless
06.09.2025 15:57 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New books to read π
31.08.2025 16:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
β Issue #51 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out!
serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/51-increme...
This week, our serverless expert is AWS Community Builder @tpschmidt.com, and our spotlight falls on AWS Community Builder Kate Gawron! π
Please share! β»οΈ
#AWS #Serverless
31.08.2025 08:00 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Issue #50 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out! π₯
This week, our serverless expert is AWS DevTools Hero Matthew Bonig, and our spotlight falls on AWS Specialist Developer Advocate Mike Chambers! Go check it out!
open.substack.com/pub/serverle...
#AWS #Serverless
24.08.2025 07:29 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
AWS CDK Blueprints vs Custom Constructs vs Aspects
We compare AWS CDK Blueprints to Custom L3 Constructs and Aspects, with examples in TypeScript and the AWS CDK
AWS CDK Blueprints vs Custom Constructs vs Aspects
"We compare AWS CDK Blueprints to Custom L3 Constructs and Aspects, with examples in TypeScript and the AWS CDK"
blog.serverlessadvocate.com/aws-cdk-blue...
#AWS #Serverles
22.08.2025 10:51 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Kynren was amazing last night! βοΈ
kynren.com
17.08.2025 18:17 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Not the best score, but great to take my eldest to her first Newcastle United game tonight β½οΈ
09.08.2025 18:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."
β Robert Collier
Well over 100 free detailed #AWS articles and GitHub repos with code examples on serverlessadvocate.com now
I hope people find these useful π
05.08.2025 07:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Serverless Rules CDK Nag Pack
"How we can use the Serverless Rules Nag Pack in the AWS CDK, discussing the common findings from running against production apps."
medium.com/@leejamesgil...
#AWS #serverless
03.08.2025 06:28 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π Issue #48 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out!
This week, our serverless expert is AWS Community Builder Robert Bulmer, and our spotlight falls on Serverless Author Mark McCann!
serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/48-serverl...
Please subscribe & share! π
#AWS #Serverless
03.08.2025 06:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Anybody else with kids find when coding all week your singing βSoda Popβ constantly in your head?
26.07.2025 09:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Amazon DSQL Sidecar to DynamoDBβββPart 1
Unlock flexible query patterns by pairing Amazon Aurora DSQL with existing DynamoDB tables as a powerful sidecar strategy.
Amazon Aurora DSQL Sidecar to DynamoDB β Part 1
"Unlock flexible query patterns by pairing Amazon Aurora DSQL with existing DynamoDB tables as a powerful sidecar strategy."
blog.serverlessadvocate.com/amazon-dsql-...
#AWS #Serverless
25.07.2025 16:31 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π Issue #46 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out!
This week, our serverless expert is AWS Community Builder Seth Orell, and our spotlight falls on AWS Senior Solutions Architect Urmila Raju!
serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/46-amazon-...
Please subscribe & share! π
#serverless #aws
20.07.2025 07:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Which ORM framework are you currently using with Aurora DSQL, and what are you using for migrations? π§
13.07.2025 15:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π Issue #45 of the Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out! ππ½
This week, our serverless expert is AWS Community Builder Davide De Sio, and our spotlight falls on AWS Community Builder Daniele Frasca!
serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/45-aws-rea...
#serverless #AWS
13.07.2025 07:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Azure cloud native open source and Azure resource management platform and client experiences.
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Building the future one cloud at a time.
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