Over the last several years, serverless computing has steadily become more in vogue. By now, most of us have heard industry experts and cloud hyperscalers extol the benefits of leveraging "functions as a service." We have seen the basic demos and heard the punchlines that there are, of course, still servers in serverless. However, many development teams are not exploring the use of serverless computing as a viable solution for their needs, and often they do not even know when they should.

In truth, serverless is not a panacea for ALL of our cloud woes, but there are many compelling use cases that will speed solution deployment, lower costs, and improve efficiencies. This talk will identify practical scenarios for serverless computing. Using Azure Functions, we will explore several built-in triggers and connectors, integrate serverless solutions with third-party systems, and learn how to chain functions and other components together into useful workflows. Even if you are only now coming to the party, it is not too late—under the correct circumstances—to join the serverless revolution.