Application integration and event services: Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Amazon EventBridge, and AWS Step Functions

By the end you’ll be able to

• Explain the role of application integration services in decoupling distributed systems and improving scalability and reliability.
• Differentiate Amazon SQS and Amazon SNS, including queue-based message processing versus pub/sub fan-out messaging.
• Identify Amazon EventBridge as an event bus service for routing events between AWS services, SaaS applications, and custom applications.