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Julian Wood @julianwood.com · 01/06/2026

📢🚀 Learn how AWS Serverless Hero @ranthebuilder.cloud ships with Claude every day and what actually moves the needle. Join Serverless Office Hours. Tuesday: Live on YouTube/Twitch 11AM PT www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzwY...

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Building with Claude: Lessons from real projects | Serverless Office Hours

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 26/05/2026

We don't write code anymore. We debug in plain English. Our tools and ceremonies must adapt to the new pace and ways of work. New blog post alert! ranthebuilder.cloud/blog/ai-chan...

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AI Changed How We Build. Our Tools Didn’t.

AI changed how we build software, but our IDEs, spec reviews, and dev workflows haven't caught up to agentic coding. Here's what tooling must fix.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 23/09/2025

AWS re:Invent is massive and full of opportunities. I share practical tips from two years of experience as both speaker and attendee —this post helps you plan smart, learn deeply, and connect with the AWS community like a pro. www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/guide-t...

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Guide to AWS re:Invent 2025 - Tips & Tricks

AWS re:Invent 2025 is massive, intense, and full of opportunities. In my latest guide, I share practical tips from three years of experience as both speaker and attendee. From arriving early to beat j...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 23/07/2025

🚀 Had a great time with Giuseppe Battista on the AWS Startups Twitch stream! We explored building serverless MCP servers on AWS— how to make it as production-grade as possible (within reason 😄). www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuB4...

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Go to Market with MCP | Let's Build a Startup S3E2: Sedna and Ran Isenberg

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 18/07/2025

🚀 Excited to join forces with Giuseppe Battista on the AWS Startups Twitch stream next Tuesday, July 22nd, at 2 PM BST! We’ll explore building Lambda based MCP servers on AWS—what works, what breaks, and how to make it as production-grade as possible (within reason 😄). Join: bit.ly/basup-twitch

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 09/07/2025

Getting started with AWS Lambda is easy—securing it isn’t. I wrote a practical guide to help you build secure serverless apps from day one. ✅ Input validation ✅ Least privilege IAM ✅ Secrets, caching, observability & more www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/14-aws-... #AWS #Serverless

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14 AWS Lambda Security Best Practices to Secure Your Serverless Applications

AWS Lambda makes it easy to build serverless apps—but security is often an afterthought. This post covers 14 real-world Lambda security best practices, from input validation, secret management, and le...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 30/06/2025

There's more than one answer and many variations

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 27/06/2025

I highly suggested you view the webinar, I talk about all of these and provide examples.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 27/05/2025

🔥 Agentic AI is moving fast—are your guardrails keeping up? Platform teams must lead adoption by wrapping Agentic AI & MCP with secure, scalable foundations. New blog post → Foundations, CLI, prompt libraries, & real patterns. www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/agentic... #PlatformEngineering #MCP #DevE

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Agentic AI & MCP for Platform Teams: Strategy and Real-World Patterns

learn how to build a secure, governed foundation for AI adoption using three key building blocks: a centralized prompt library and CLI, MCP server blueprints, and connectors to organizational data. Di...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 16/05/2025

🎉 1,000+ subscribers! I share real-world lessons from the front lines: 🧠 Using AI for architectural design, not just code ⚙️ Scaling platforms for 1,000+ developers ☁️ Building production-ready serverless services with security, observability, and governance baked in www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 11/05/2025

it doesn't make sense to me to migrate to another provider just for MCP. I'd rather use AppRunner or Fargate ECS

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 10/05/2025

🚨 I tried running an MCP server on AWS Lambda. Spoiler: It ran—but not before it crawled, cried, and cold-started for 5 seconds. 🐢🔥 I break down what worked, what didn't, and why the current developer experience is bad www.linkedin.com/posts/ranbui...?

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I Tried Running an MCP Server on AWS Lambda… Here's What Happened | Ran Isenberg

🚨 I tried running an MCP server on AWS Lambda. Spoiler: It ran—but not before it crawled, cried, and cold-started for 5 seconds. 🐢🔥 In this new blog post, I break down what worked, what didn't, a...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 05/05/2025

🧠 Real-time apps just got easier with AppSync Events, Lambda, and Powertools for AWS Lambda! Build a serverless WebSocket API with CDK, direct event handling, and full observability. Check out my blog post for full code and first impressions! www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/aws-app...

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Build Serverless WebSockets with AWS AppSync Events and Powertools for AWS Lambda

In this post, you'll learn how to use AWS Lambda functions as both data sources and event handlers for publish and subscribe actions in AWS AppSync Events. We’ll walk through setting up a namespace, w...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 02/05/2025

The "in addition to" in the blog was a reference to the fact that we have added 2 new logging destinations—S3 and Firehose—natively (without having to use Extensions or other alternatives). " One issue though - EMF metrics will only work if you're sending to CloudWatch Logs.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 02/05/2025

LOVE this! Mostly lots of pros with just one con: "Yes. When you select S3 or Firehose, the logs won't be stored in CloudWatch Logs and you will pay a lower price for delivery to S3/Firehose. You don't need to add any IAM deny statement." >> aws.amazon.com/blogs/comput...

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AWS Lambda introduces tiered pricing for Amazon CloudWatch logs and additional logging destinations | Amazon Web Services

Effective logging is an important part of an observability strategy when building serverless applications using AWS Lambda. Lambda automatically captures and sends logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. This...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 30/04/2025

I'm conflicted about this. I don't like paying of all of a sudden for something I didn't before, plus some of it is AWS controlled. Luckily, I have a blog post that will help you: aws.amazon.com/blogs/comput... www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/is-aws-...

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AWS Lambda standardizes billing for INIT Phase | Amazon Web Services

Effective August 1, 2025, AWS will standardize billing for the initialization (INIT) phase across all AWS Lambda function configurations. This change specifically affects on-demand invocations of Lamb...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 23/04/2025

🐷💻 MCP, Serverless Agentic AI… and Peppa Pig? You read that right. In a hilarious + technical guest post, Anton Aleksandrov builds a stateless MCP server on Lambda, books Peppa Pig tix with OINK-GPT, and drops a GitHub repo. #Serverless #MCP #AI #AWS www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/buildin...

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Building Serverless MCP Servers and What Does Peppa Pig Have To Do With It

This post walks through building a stateless Model Context Protocol (MCP) server on AWS Lambda using Streamable HTTP—no custom bridges or transports. It explores MCP internals, tool/resource definitio...

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Jeremy Daly @jeremydaly.com · 23/04/2025

Issue #325 of Off-by-none is out! In this issue, AWS introduces a new Well-Architected #GenAI Lens, Amazon Q Developer launches a new agent, and Serverless Inc. joins the MCP party. #offbynone offbynone.io/issues/325/

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Serverless is good for the Earth Day 🌎 - Off-by-none

In this issue, AWS introduces a new Well-Architected GenAI Lens, Amazon Q Developer launches a new agent, and Serverless, Inc. joins the MCP party.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 19/04/2025

🧠 Unpopular opinion: Not everything needs to be agentic AI. I've seen too many systems use agents just because. Often, "boring" code works better—simpler, cheaper, and maintainable. Solve the problem first. Choose the tech second. Not every solution needs to brag. #AI #Architecture

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 17/04/2025

AWS re:invent session: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wok... Book consultation - www.ranthebuilder.cloud/services blog: ranthebuilder.cloud newsletter: www.linkedin.com/newsletters/...

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AWS re:Invent 2024 - Best practices for serverless developers (SVS401)

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 13/04/2025

🎤 Speaking at the AWS Israel Meetup on May 6, 18:00 IDT! Sharing 5 serverless patterns you should stop using (and what to do instead). From monolith Lambdas to bad scheduling—real lessons & better alternatives. 🔗 www.meetup.com/aws-il/event... #Serverless #AWS

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AWS on the roof!, Tue, May 6, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Join us for **AWS on the Roof**, a rooftop hangout with great people, great views, and sharp takes on cloud tech. This meetup brings together talks we couldn’t squeeze into

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 08/04/2025

Powertools for AWS Lambda 3.10.0 is out with new AppSync resolver Pydantic models for the parser utility, which makes input validations easier! Want to learn more about input validation best practices for Lambda? Check out my blog post: www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/aws-lam... #AWS #Serverless

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AWS Lambda Input Validation Best Practices | AWS Lambda Cookbook

AWS Lambda handler. This blog focuses on AWS Lambda input validation and parsing best practices.

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Lee Gilmore @serverlessadvocate.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

API Gateway Restricting Resource Path with IP Allow Listing with WAF "In the example, we will restrict one resource path on API Gateway to specific IP addresses using AWS WAF." medium.com/@leejamesgil... #AWS #Serverless

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API Gateway Restricting Resource Path with IP Allow Listing with WAF

In the example, we will restrict one resource path on API Gateway to specific IP addresses using AWS WAF.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 31/03/2025

Has your platform engineering team ever built internal tools nobody used? In my latest post, I share practical strategies to boost adoption, enhance DevX, and build tools developers actually want! www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/platfor... #PlatformEngineering #InternalTools #DevEx #AWS

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Stop Building Internal Tools Nobody Wants: A Platform Engineer’s Guide

Stop building internal tools nobody wants. Platform engineering tips to boost adoption, DevX, feedback, and internal open-source mindset

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 26/03/2025

🚀 Reduce AWS Lambda logging costs without losing visibility! Powertools for AWS Lambda Python Logger buffers logs (DEBUG/INFO), flushing them only when errors occur. docs.powertools.aws.dev/lambda/pytho... #AWS #Serverless #Lambda #CloudWatch #CostOptimization

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Logger - Powertools for AWS Lambda (Python)

Core utility

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 22/03/2025

We often resort to complicated solutions—like pre-signed URLs—to address payload size limitations in serverless applications. But AWS just published a fantastic article reminding us of a simpler, more efficient approach: using compressed payloads. aws.amazon.com/blogs/comput...

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Optimizing network footprint in serverless applications | Amazon Web Services

This post is authored by Anton Aleksandrov, Principal Solution Architect, AWS Serverless and Daniel Abib, Senior Specialist Solutions Architect, AWS Serverless application developers may commonly enco...

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Lee Gilmore @serverlessadvocate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🌟 Issue #28 of the #Serverless Advocate Newsletter is now out! 👇🏽 This week, our serverless expert is AWS Community Builder Christian Bonzelet and our spotlight falls on AWS Serverless Hero Angela Timofte!🔥 serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/28-faster-... Please subscribe and share! 🔔 #AWS

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 11/03/2025

🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 I’m now offering AWS Serverless & Platform Engineering Consulting! My services include: 🔹 Platform Engineering scaling 🔹 Serverless design reviews 🔹 AWS SaaS & DevOps guidance 💡 Book a consultation: ranthebuilder.cloud #AWS #Serverless

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Master AWS Serverless & Platform Engineering | Ran The Builder

Everything AWS Serverless and platform engineering. Learn to build and design production-ready AWS Serverless services with AWS CDK and AWS Lambda best practices. Accelerate development across your de...

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 03/03/2025

🚀 AWS Service Catalog: The Secret Weapon for Platform Engineering 🚀 Scaling tools & patterns across teams is hard. Here’s how AWS Service Catalog improved security, governance & automation in our platform. 🔗 Read more: www.ranthebuilder.cloud/post/aws-ser... #AWS #PlatformEngineering #Serverless

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AWS Service Catalog: A Game Changer for Platform Engineering

Discover how AWS Service Catalog helps Platform Engineers balance flexibility, security, and governance—transforming delivery at scale

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Lee Gilmore @serverlessadvocate.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

🌟 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 #26 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 👇🏽 This week, our serverless expert is AWS Community Builder Danny Steenman, and our spotlight falls on AWS Head of Modern Compute Community Farrah Campbell! 🔥 serverlessadvocate.substack.com/p/26-aws-nor... #aws #serverless

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 25/02/2025

Powertools for AWS Lambda just got even better with the new release! My favorite utility, the parser, now supports IoT Core Registry Events. Also added: The OpenAPI utility now adds support for, for example, documentation, and you can use the Logger with custom handlers. github.com/aws-powertoo...

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GitHub - aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python: A developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity.

A developer toolkit to implement Serverless best practices and increase developer velocity. - aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-python

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 21/02/2025

🚀 RanTheBuilder.cloud is evolving! 🌍 More than just AWS & Serverless → Now covering also Platform Engineering! As Principal Software Architect at CyberArk, I’ve seen our Platform Engineering team grow from 15 to 100+, now serving 1,000+ developers. 🔗 Subscribe www.ranthebuilder.cloud

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Learn AWS Serverless and Platform Engineering | Ran The Builder

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 13/02/2025

🚀 From 18 Weeks to 3 Hours: CyberArk’s Serverless SaaS Transformation 📅 Feb 18 | 5:00 PM UTC 🔗 Register now: www.linkedin.com/events/72783... How did we cut SaaS dev time from 18 weeks to 3 hours? We used Serverless automation, security best practices, and scalable infra. See you on Feb 18! 🚀

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From 18 Weeks to 3 Hours: Serverless Automation for SaaS Delivery | LinkedIn

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 11/02/2025

Trigger means I hit a spot 😅😇 Yeah, it makes sense. No wrong answers, just pros/cons.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 10/02/2025

I 100% agree. That's why I wrote the article, we've had these dilemmas before and we did ALL these patterns before. In some cases, we still do.

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 10/02/2025

In the end, all options work. It's all about pros and cons. Sometimes, it will take years until you "feel" cons, sometime they bite your faster. That's the fun part about being an architect, making designs and talking about architecture like it's a philosophical debate :)

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 10/02/2025

and as for the SQS between them, if i'm not mistaken, you need to configure on the invoked function an SQS for unhandled exception yourself (if you remember to set on_failure config)

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Ran Isenberg (Ran the Builder) @ranthebuilder.cloud · 10/02/2025

Thanks for the clarification.I think that by using async L2L you are exposing the implementation to the caller and creating an extra coupling. In many cases, i ended up moving microservices to another repo, and the SQS interface made it simpler.

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