Serverless Cloud Computing: Concepts, Platforms, and Services
1h 7mIntermediate2025-02-27
Authors

David Linthicum
Chief Cloud Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting
Course details
Serverless computing allows you to build and run applications and services without having to manage infrastructure. This course is targeted at IT professionals who need to gain a foundational knowledge of serverless computing—what it is and why it's important—and what's offered by serverless computing technologies like AWS Lambda and Azure Functions. Instructor David Linthicum begins with the basics: what serverless computing is and the problems it can solve. He then explores effective use cases for serverless computing and runs through demos of both AWS Lambda and Azure Functions. This course also explores AI considerations and services as they relate to serverless computing.
Skills covered
Cloud ServicesCloud PlatformsCloud ComputingOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Introduction to serverless computing
Serverless Computing Basics
- Why serverless computing
- What is serverless computing
- What problems does serverless computing solve
- The emerging market of serverless
- Serverless and AI
Serverless Computing Use Cases
- A good fit for serverless computing
- Serverless use case - Voter registration
- Serverless use case - Research application
- Serverless use case - Serverless AI
Serverless Computing Platforms
- AWS Lambda
- Azure Functions
- Emerging serverless platforms
- Selecting a serverless platform
- Serverless database platforms
- Serverless container platforms
AWS Lambda
- Plan your applications
- Steps to building applications
- AWS Lambda for AI dev
- Demo - AWS Lambda
Microsoft Azure Functions
- Plan your applications
- Steps to building applications
- Azure Functions for AI dev
- Demo - Azure Functions
Moving Forward with Serverless Computing
- Step 1 - Identifying a use case fit
- Step 2 - Planning your applications
- Step 3 - Mapping to serverless deployment
- Step 4 - Testing and deployment
- AI dev tool integration and use cases
Conclusion
- Conclusion and continued growth