If you have ever used AWS (i.e. Amazon Web Services for the uninitiated), I am sure you would have came across the concept of IAM. Now most people when starting with AWS try to directly jump on to core computing and managed services like ec2, lambda, s3, rds etc.

AWS Lambda functions, they sound so mysterious, when you first hear that name. They certainly did to me and I am sure, many of you might share that feeling. However, let me assure you that by the time you are done reading this post, you would be laughing on the