The history of AWS Lambda and the Future of Serverless Computing with Jeremy Edberg

Jeremy Edberg, the first customer of AWS Lambda, talks about the 10-year journey of Lambda from its inception to its current capabilities. He shares his unique experiences working at top tech companies, including Reddit, Netflix, and his own startups, and dives into the development and early adoption of AWS Lambda. He is joined by Khawaja Shams, another very early customer of Lambda and former VP of engineering at AWS, and the two discuss key innovations, including HTTP endpoints, API Gateway, Firecracker, Snapstart, and the impact of event-driven architectures.

Jeremy also introduces his latest venture, DBOS, a serverless compute platform that aims to simplify cloud infrastructure by integrating workflows and storage. Reflect on a decade of Lambda and look forward to the future of serverless computing.

00:00 Introduction
00:56 Early Career and AWS Hero Journey
03:04 First Encounter with AWS Lambda
05:41 Initial Lambda Experiments and Prototypes
12:43 Production Use and Startup Experience
15:58 Reflections on Lambda's Evolution
21:44 Challenges with Serverless Compute
22:42 Introducing D Boss: Simplifying Serverless
24:35 Technical Deep Dive into D Boss
27:30 Serverless Compute and Database Integration
30:33 Firecracker and Snapstart Innovations
38:07 Event-Driven Architectures and Step Functions
39:16 The Evolution and Future of Lambda
41:06 Final Thoughts and Call to Action