AWS Lambda gives you the ability to create standalone functions that run in a serverless environment which are trigged by external events such as web traffic. In this course, learn how to confidently work with the AWS Lambda system and explore the DynamoDB, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), and API Gateway products. API evangelist Kirsten Hunter covers creating a Lambda function in the AWS console for Amazone S3 and basic file handling, explores the Lambda console, and explains how to deploy and invoke a function from the command line. Finally, she shows how to create a Lambda API and test it with HTTPie or cURL.