In the realm of serverless computing, AWS Lambda stands as a powerhouse, providing the backend for many of today's most scalable and robust applications. A fully managed compute service capable of running your code at any scale, its surface-level simplicity can be misleading: when operating under a high influx of requests, an adecquate management of the intricate dynamics of the Lambda concurrency model is key to success.

In this talk, we will demystify Lambda concurrency and throughput to help you design your applications for optimal performance under high load. We will explore strategies for optimizing individual Lambda functions for latency and illustrate how to strategically employ concurrency controls.

Tailored for AWS developers, architects, and system administrators, this session seeks to transform AWS Lambda from a 'black box' to a transparent and fine-tuned engine for your serverless applications.