Managing Tasks With Amazon EventBridge Scheduler

Amazon EventBridge Scheduler is a serverless offering of AWS that enables you to schedule automated tasks in the cloud. It is a fully managed service that can be used to schedule tasks that run at regular intervals or at a specific time in the future. EventBridge scheduler can also be used to schedule tasks that run once or multiple times. It is a great tool for automating tasks such as backups, database snapshots, and report generation.

In this lab, you will create a scheduled task with Amazon EventBridge Scheduler. You will also learn how to programmatically schedule tasks using AWS Lambda.

Learning objectives

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

• Create a scheduled task with Amazon EventBridge Scheduler
• Define a Lambda function that schedules a task in response to an event

Intended audiences

• Candidates for AWS Certified Developer - Associate Certification
• Cloud Architects
• Software Engineers

Prerequisites

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

• Amazon EventBridge
• AWS Lambda

The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:

• Introduction to AWS Lambda