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Nov 12, 202612 min read
AWS Emulator: First Impressions From a Real Serverless App
I moved my open-source serverless service to AWS Emulator and ran integration tests with no AWS account. Here are my first impressions and the gaps.
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Ran is a Senior Principal Architect at Palo Alto Networks.
With 15+ years of software development experience, he designed and built scalable, secure SaaS services and helped organizations design and build their cloud architectures.
He specializes in AI-DLC (the AI-Driven Development Lifecycle), AI adoption, Platform Engineering, and Serverless. He helps engineering teams leverage AI and agentic tools through MCP servers, serverless platforms, and the governance patterns that keep teams fast and safe.
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