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AWS News: Lambda Web Functions

Originally published at https://www.vaines.org/posts/2029-10-15-lambda-web-functions/ This week, AWS have announced Lambda Web Functions , which, after fighting with Amplify for the last few years…

• AWS launches Lambda Web Functions for Node.js web apps.
• Supports Next.js framework with server-side rendering.
• Improves deployment of React applications on AWS.

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How Databricks is disrupting Retail and E-Commerce with LTAP direct writes: OLTP and OLAP working together without overwhelming your application

Every retailer runs two businesses on two kinds of databases. The first is the store itself: carts, checkouts, order status, loyalty balances, store-level inventory, and the price a shopper sees on a…

• Databricks' LTAP feature enables direct writes between OLTP and OLAP databases.
• Retailers struggle to integrate two systems without affecting application performance.
• LTAP Direct Writes in Beta reduces load on Postgres primary, allowing faster data refreshes.

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Reply Desk: a review-reply assistant for small shops, where customers' words never leave the counter

This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Week 2 — Side Hustle . What I Built Reply Desk is a review-reply assistant for small businesses: the chai stall, the salon, the…

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64-Day Certificates Are Coming: Two Small Tweaks to Your Renewal Logic

Let's Encrypt is dropping certificate validity from 90 days to 64 days starting February 2027. If you're like me, your first thought was probably "64 days is still 64 days, what's the big deal?" The…

• Let's Encrypt reducing certificate validity to 64 days from February 2027.
• Renewal scripts may fail with hardcoded 30-day check before expiry.
• Adjust renewal threshold to 70% of certificate lifetime or monitor at 15 days.

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