How We Used Serverless to Speed Up Our Servers

Discover how Honeycomb leveraged serverless technology to dramatically improve server performance in this insightful conference talk from Strange Loop 2021. Learn about the innovative approach of using AWS Lambda as an on-demand accelerator for always-on servers, resulting in a tenfold improvement in response times. Explore the benefits and constraints of this serverless-as-accelerator model, and gain practical advice based on real-world experiences. Delve into the challenges of handling complex, spontaneous, and urgent customer queries in a cost-effective manner. Benefit from the expertise of Jessica Kerr, a seasoned software developer with 20 years of experience, and Ian Wilkes, the principal author of Honeycomb's custom distributed data store. Gain valuable insights into optimizing server performance, managing serverless architectures, and addressing unexpected challenges in implementing this cutting-edge solution.