Serverless architectures have been touted as the next evolution of cloud-hosted software. Indeed, the promise of resiliency and scalability without the need for infrastructure management sounds too good to be true! But what exactly does a serverless architecture look like? And what are the trade-offs to weigh up when considering using one on your next project?This presentation will give an introduction to the world of serverless architectures. We’ll look at their benefits and drawbacks, the existing tooling and service ecosystems, as well as learnings taken from our usage of AWS Lambda and API Gateway on a recent project.