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DevOps & Automation · Intermediate

AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)

An AWS framework that extends CloudFormation with simplified syntax for serverless resources like Lambda functions and APIs.

Definition

SAM templates include Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31 and resources such as AWS::Serverless::Function. The SAM CLI builds, tests locally, and deploys, and supports gradual Lambda deployments via CodeDeploy.

Example

sam build && sam deploy --guided

Exam tip

The Transform line identifies a SAM template.

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