Serverless Testing 

Course & Training

Effective testing methods for Serverless functions

In this training, we will look into different methods of testing and validating Serverless functions. They bring quite some new concepts, which also influences how we can mock and stub things and how we can get confident about rolling them out. Our arsenal reaches from simple unit tests, to creating Serverless applications that can easily be run locally for development and manual testing, to canary deployments and automated validation.

In-House Course:

We are happy to conduct tailored courses for your team - on-site, remotely or in our course rooms.

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Content:


Participants of this course will get acquainted with the following contents:

- Fundamentals of testing Serverless functions
- Unit testing for isolated function checks
- Integration testing to verify interactions between functions
- End-to-end testing and comprehensive system tests
- Local development and testing strategies for Serverless applications
- Using mocking and stubbing tools
- Automated testing and continuous integration workflows
- Canary deployments and their role in the testing process
- Best practices for monitoring and troubleshooting Serverless applications


Disclaimer: The actual course content may vary from the above, depending on the trainer, implementation, duration and constellation of participants.

Whether we call it training, course, workshop or seminar, we want to pick up participants at their point and equip them with the necessary practical knowledge so that they can apply the technology directly after the training and deepen it independently.

Goal:

After completing this course, participants will be able to effectively test and validate Serverless functions, from simple unit tests to advanced deployment strategies and automated validation.


Duration:

 2 Days (Is individually adapted for in-house courses.)


Form:

The course is well structured and consists of theoretical explanations and practical exercises. You will be accompanied by an experienced trainer who can answer questions related to the topics of the course.


Target Audience:

This course is intended for software developers looking to dive into the world of Serverless computing and learn how to systematically test and validate Serverless applications.


Requirements:

Basic knowledge in software development and familiarity with cloud computing concepts are required. Experience with Serverless architectures is helpful but not compulsory.


Preparation:

Every participant will receive a questionnaire and a preparation checklist after registration. We provide a comprehensive laboratory environment for each participant, so that all participants can directly implement their own experiments and even complex scenarios.

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Sign up for the waiting list for more public course dates. Once we have enough people on the waiting list, we will determine a date that suits everyone as much as possible and schedule a new session. If you want to participate directly with two colleagues, we can even plan a public course specifically for you.

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More about Serverless Testing



Serverless Testing describes strategies and methods for quality assurance of serverless applications based on cloud functions such as AWS Lambda. Since serverless architectures rely heavily on external services and event-driven communication, testing requires specialized approaches for mocking, local execution, and integration. From simple unit tests through local development environments to canary deployments, serverless testing covers the full spectrum of modern testing strategies.




History


Testing methodology for serverless applications has evolved in parallel with the adoption of Function-as-a-Service platforms. With the introduction of AWS Lambda in 2014, a new category of application architectures emerged that posed new challenges for established testing approaches. Because functions are isolated, short-lived, and heavily dependent on cloud services, teams had to develop new strategies for mocking dependencies and creating local test environments.


In subsequent years, specialized tools emerged such as the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) with local invoke support, and frameworks like LocalStack and Testcontainers that allow cloud services to be emulated locally. Today, the serverless testing ecosystem encompasses established patterns for unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, as well as deployment strategies like canary releases that build confidence in production deployments.