Amazon EventBridge Cheat Sheet

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EventB­ridge is a serverless event bus that makes it easy to connect applic­ations together using data from apps, integrated SaaS apps, & AWS services.

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EventB­ridge is a low-cost alternative to building a new backend infrastructure for every new app. With Serverless EventB­ridge, you can connect your existing apps with a few lines of code. You don’t have to build a new backend for every new app you want to connect to.

You can use existing infrastructure as a provider of event data, and connect your apps using Serverless EventB­ridge.

Alternatives

• Azure Service Bus
• TIBCO Cloud Integration (including BusinessWorks and Scribe)
• IBM App Connect
• Google Cloud Pub/Sub
• Apache Camel
• Peregrine Connect
• Software AG webMethods
• IBM Cloud Pak for Integration

Use Cases

Type: Applic­ation integr­ation

Same type services: SNS, SQS, AppSync, EventBridge

• Re-architect for speed
• Extend functionality via SaaS integrations
• Monitoring and Auditing
• Customize SaaS with AI/ML

Question

A food delivery company is building a feature that requests reviews from customers after their orders are delivered. The solution should be a short-running process that can message customers simultaneously at various contact points including email, text, and mobile push notifications.

Which approach best meets these requirements?

• Use EventBridge with Kinesis Data Streams to send messages.
• Use a Step Function to send SQS messages.
• Use a Lambda function to send SNS messages.
• Use AWS Batch and SNS to send messages.

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