Innovations in Serverless & Event-Driven Solutions • Ben Ellerby & Julian Wood • GOTO 2024

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/338 Ben Ellerby - Founder of aleio & AWS Serverless Hero Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS@julian_wood RESOURCES Ben https://twitter.com/EllerbyBen https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminellerby https://github.com/BenEllerby https://medium.com/@bene_37069 Julian https://twitter.com/julian_wood http://www.wooditwork.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood Links https://youtu.be/eexMec1rSEc https://youtu.be/z8qhToMtYRc https://youtu.be/WVAUHT-Jy-U https://youtu.be/lpNzR0fvxDw https://youtu.be/K4EG09ll834 https://youtu.be/A8dVHjRENBQ https://youtu.be/6OGFpN8ghr4 https://youtu.be/fxfjYD_5qUI https://youtu.be/7NAyn1DC420 https://youtu.be/8KntBPOdfWA https://youtu.be/Qv92qaIGbDg https://youtu.be/NGXl1D-KwRI https://youtu.be/VLUvfIm9wnQ https://youtu.be/-5kK50d-duc https://youtu.be/gWPPnuQB4co https://youtu.be/Pv0cfsastFs https://youtu.be/4LDp_GUBWpQ https://youtu.be/FbV9EFHnGOE https://youtu.be/_KVVBOzEJdQ https://youtu.be/L2kkRvqHcFg DESCRIPTION Julian Wood and Ben Ellerby explore the challenges and innovations in event-driven architectures, generative AI, and serverless technologies. They emphasize the importance of well-structured event schemas and the role of platform teams in reducing cognitive load for developers. Ben Ellerby highlights the potential of generative AI in modernizing legacy codebases and discusses the resurgence of event-driven architectures, driven by improved tools and frameworks that promote decoupling and efficiency. The conversation also touches on the future of serverless computing, edge computing, and the significance of data management in global applications, underscoring a transformative shift toward more scalable and flexible cloud solutions. TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:25 Understanding the cloud transformation journey 03:12 Modern cloud & navigating organizational change 09:56 Incentivizing teams & managing modernization costs 14:37 Modernizing microservices: Balancing complexity & cognitive load 21:37 EDA & platform teams 32:57 Future innovations in cloud & serverless architectures 42:54 Outro RECOMMENDED BOOKS David Anderson, Marck McCann & Michael O'Reilly • The Value Flywheel Effect • https://amzn.to/3VcHxC7 Adam Bellemare • Building Event-Driven Microservices • https://amzn.to/3WfNKfM Lauren Maffeo • Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up • https://amzn.to/3QhIlnV Vaughn Vernon & Tomasz Jaskula • Strategic Monoliths & Microservices • https://amzn.to/3AcUscj Gregor Hohpe • Platform Strategy • https://amzn.to/4cxfYdb Peter Sbarski • Serverless Architectures on AWS • https://amzn.to/3hJzEUM Michael Stack • Event-Driven Architecture in Golang • https://amzn.to/3G5e8ST James Urquhart • Flow Architectures • https://amzn.to/3Tyz8cY https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #PlatformTeams #TeamTopologies #CloudPlatform #EDA #EventDrivenArchitecture #SoftwareArchitecture #AWS #EventDriven #Serverless #CloudNative #EdgeComputing #EventDesign #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #BenEllerby #JulianWood CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1