Explore serverless architecture patterns in this conference talk by Lynn Langit, a seasoned Cloud Architect and developer. Gain insights from Lynn's extensive experience working with globally distributed teams on serverless solutions. Discover the differences between functions (lambda) and containers, and learn about the practical aspects of deploying Kubernetes. Delve into real-world applications, including cloud-based serverless genomics pipelines for bioinformatics. Examine typical serverless architectures, their benefits, and key takeaways. Follow Lynn's journey through various projects, including work in Australia with Amazon Lambda, pipelines, and data lakes. Understand the role of technologies like Elastic MapReduce and BigQuery in serverless implementations.