Real World Serverless Podcast: Kirk Kirkconnell

In the Real World Serverless Podcast episode featuring Kirk Kirkconnell, Lead Developer Advocate at Momento, the discussion delves into various aspects of serverless technology, emphasizing the significance of scale-to-zero. Kirkconnell, with his extensive background in database technologies such as DynamoDB, shares insights on single-table design, its appropriate use cases, and potential drawbacks. The conversation also explores the comparative strengths and weaknesses of DAX versus serverless solutions like Momento Cache. A critical topic of discussion is the emergence of faux serverless services and the importance of true serverless models, where costs are minimized by scaling to zero when no traffic is present.