Real World Serverless Podcast: Khawaja Shams

In episode 62 of the Real World Serverless Podcast, Khawaja Shams, co-founder of Momento and former leader of the Amazon DynamoDB team, discusses the challenges and solutions related to serverless caching. Shams shares insights from his extensive experience with distributed systems, emphasizing the need for a serverless caching solution that does not require server management, which led to the creation of Momento Cache. The episode explores the limitations of current serverless architectures where caching typically necessitates server involvement, thereby complicating the serverless model. Shams provides anecdotes about building scalable serverless services and how Momento Cache simplifies cache management, enhancing the serverless experience by integrating with tools like S3 for storage and DynamoDB for persistent key-value lookups.