AWS Lambda is a flexible, cost-effective, and scalable compute service available in the public AWS cloud. Among its many features, it supports being deployed into an existing Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). Doing so enables you to AWS Lambda functions to access non-publicly accessible VPC-hosted resources.

By learning how to deploy an AWS Lambda function into a private subnet, you will be able to build system architectures that use AWS Lambda and adhere to the principle of least privilege.

In this lab, you will create and implement a new AWS Lambda function in an existing Amazon VPC.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this beginner-level lab, you will be able to:

• Create an AWS Lambda function in an Amazon VPC
• Implement an AWS Lambda using Python
• Use Amazon EventBridge to run your function on a schedule

Intended Audience

• Candidates for the AWS Certified Developer Associate certification
• Cloud Architects
• DevOps Engineers
• Software Engineers

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:

• AWS Lambda
• Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Amazon EventBridge

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisite:

• Understanding AWS Lambda to Run & Scale Your Code
• AWS Virtual Private Cloud: Subnets and Routing
• Connecting Application Data using Amazon EventBridge

Updates

• May 31st, 2023: Updated instructions to utilize EventBridge Scheduler