Serverless functions are extremely popular for a lot of great reasons. They can be cheap. They can scale. You can literally write a function and deploy it in seconds. In this talk we will take a look at Azure Functions and how you can best utilize them to accomplish your workflows. We will answer questions such as: How do I minimize cold starts? and When should I use Durable Functions? We will also do some compare and contrast with AWS Lambda to see how the two platforms differ and how that might affect your approach to solving problems.