Serverless applications on AWS using Lambda with Java 25, API Gateway and DynamoDB - Part 2 Initial performance measurements

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Learn to measure initial performance of serverless applications on AWS using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB with Java 25

intermediate Published 23 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Deploy a serverless application on AWS using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB with Java 25
  2. Configure API Gateway to trigger Lambda functions
  3. Use DynamoDB to store and retrieve data for the application
  4. Measure the performance of the application using AWS metrics and logging
  5. Optimize the application performance based on the measurement results
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Developers and DevOps engineers can benefit from this tutorial to optimize serverless application performance on AWS

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💡 Measuring initial performance is crucial to optimize serverless applications on AWS

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Learn to measure initial performance of serverless applications on AWS using Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB with Java 25

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