Jenkins Adds New Plugin for AWS Serverless Functions

The Jenkins open-source project has added a new plug-in to help developers easily read and deploy AWS serverless functions from existing Jenkins pipeline automation processes. The plugin, dubbed AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM) improves Jenkins’ support for  configuration as code. This, according to the company, will allow teams to easily automate legacy software and streamline collaboration between the Jenkins community and AWS. “As development teams adopt new technologies and shift to new platforms, Jenkins remains their tool of choice for orchestrating their continuous delivery pipelines,” said Kohsuke Kawaguchi, founder of Jenkins and CTO of CloudBees, in a press release. “Serverless applications require the same rigor of testing, compliance and security that all applications require. The combination of AWS SAM and Jenkins allows development teams to employ the tried-and-true continuous delivery practice to the world of serverless application development, thereby helping organizations create great software faster and more efficiently.”