What Is Serverless Computing?

This lesson provides an introduction to serverless on AWS. If you are looking to learn how something that works on the internet could possibly not have a server involved, you have come to the right place!

Learning Objectives

In this lesson, you will learn:

• How serverless compute is different from standard compute
• How to define the roles that serverless compute can fill
• To understand the true costs of serverless vs standard compute
• To understand there is more to serverless than just compute

Intended Audience

This lesson is intended for solutions architects, developers, or generally curious people who are interested in learning the basics of serverless.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should have a moderate understanding of how standard compute works within the contexts of data centers, servers, and a regular PC.