AWS Serverless Lambda Functions 2 hr. Hands On Crash Course (Udemy.com)
Master AWS Lambda, create serverless functions and microservices, and see real life demos! Beginners welcome!
Created by: Rick Crisci
Last updated May 2026
What you will learn
- Understand basic Lambda concepts and create your first function.
- Learn key concepts for microservices, containers, and serverless functions.
- Downloadable PDF study guides make it easy to review key lessons
- Configure scheduled Lambda functions and monitor Lambda logs.
- Understand and configure scaling with Lambda using unreserved, provisioned, and reserved concurrency.
- Frequent quizzes help to reinforce your knowledge as you go
How it compares
Against the other 848 rated Udemy courses in IT Certifications on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 43% of them
- Reviews1,969#186 of 849 by number of reviews
- Length2.5 hoursshorter than 85% of them
- Last updatedMay 2026more recently than 64% of them
Course Description
"This is a very good introduction course. It contains the basics of creating and managing Lambda functions, along with key information about integrating with other AWS services and/or VPC's. Additionally, it touches upon pricing and high level performance considerations. It was well worth my time." -Susan
"Very good live demonstrations, it is very helpful." -John
Are you brand new to AWS Lambda? If you need to get a strong understanding of AWS Lambda quickly and clearly, this is the course for you.
Frequent quizzes and downloadable PDF study guides are recent additions to this course that will help you learn even faster!
Most lectures in this course are 5 - 10 minutes long. This course gives you an understanding of how Lambda works, how it is billed, and how to create your own AWS Lambda Functions!
Follow along with real-life demos in your own AWS account!
You can begin this course now, and in two short hours you will have a strong understanding of Lambda. So don't wait - give this course a try now and learn how to manage Lambda!
Lessons include:
Introduction to Microservices and Containers
Introduction to Serverless Functions
Invoking Lambda
Introduction to the Lambda console
Scaling and performance of Lambda Functions
Lambda Logging Demo
Traditional vs. Serverless architecture
Lambda, IAM, and VPCs
Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Lambda Functions
Create a Basic Lambda Function
Create a Scheduled Lambda Function Integrated with IAM, CloudWatch logs, Eventbridge
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
1,969 Reviews
Rick Crisci
I am the owner of TrainerTests and have delivered thousands of hours of official live training to my students, and I love teaching people new skills.
I provide video training unlike any other organization. I believe in using high quality illustrations and animations to simplify complex concepts. In my courses you will get the technical depth that you need, with a focus on making sure that you completely understand the underlying concepts.
Please feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, I always enjoy making new contacts with my students!
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Reviews
By AJAY S on 2/18/2026
It explains everything well. Understanding the concept is really good. But I though we can work on that in parallel. It would be better, if you include any section to setup the account.
By Yuan Brustoloni on 12/5/2025
This is a good course that introduces Lambda functions and how they enable running code without managing servers. The instructor also explains the serverless architecture and its advantages over traditional infrastructure. Short, focused lessons make it easy to grasp fundamentals quickly.
By Ivan Carrazco on 11/3/2025
All videos explain the material in detail. The information is concise and clear. I'm trying to learn AWS services and this was a great introductory course.
By Manish Kumar on 8/29/2025
Very good course of lambda as far as theoretical part concerned, but showing how to write lambda function from scratch and how things go on, it would have been great.
By Lileana Diaz on 3/25/2025
Awesome instructor! He uses simple examples that are easy to understand. I am looking forward to taking advantage of his other courses. Great thanks! You are really a great instructor.
By Jordi Villar on 2/22/2025
The basics of Lambda functions are well explained, the instructor has a good pace, and it's very understandable for non-native English speakers. I would have rated him five stars if, instead of using a whiteboard to draw arrows, notes and lines, he used the full potential of a digital presentation.
By Susan G Trottier on 10/14/2024
This is a very good introduction course. It contains the basics of creating and managing Lambda functions, along with key information about integrating with other AWS services and/or VPC's. Additionally, it touches upon pricing and high level performance considerations. It was well worth my time.
By Jacques Coetzee on 9/12/2024
It helped with basic lambda functionality & python code, however, some of the examples like aliases became a bit confusing with Prod / prod naming conventions, which could be named with more clarity (e.g. rather call "prod" alias something like "stable")
By Gaston Pauletti on 5/9/2024
This course is %100 recommendable. This course covers all topic necessary to understand how lambda works with a clear explanation about each function or resource.
By Ricardo Silva on 2/18/2024
The essential. It will not make you an expert but it will give you exposure to the main concepts. Not all concepts are clearly explained (Example, what is a NAT gateway or a VPC) but it is clear that with a quick search you can get up to speed.
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