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Serverless and Cloud Native Application Design

Cloud native and serverless approaches let African teams build scalable services without heavy infrastructure overhead, but they demand new design thinking. This course introduces the patterns behind serverless functions, managed services and event driven architectures. Delegates learn to design applications that scale efficiently while controlling cost, complexity and security.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain cloud native and serverless concepts and when to use them.
  • Design applications using functions and managed cloud services.
  • Apply event driven patterns to build responsive, scalable systems.
  • Manage state, integration and data in serverless designs.
  • Control cost and performance in cloud native applications.
  • Address security and resilience in serverless architectures.

Course outline

  1. 01Cloud Native and Serverless Concepts
  2. 02Functions and Managed Services
  3. 03Event Driven Architecture Patterns
  4. 04State, Data and Integration
  5. 05Cost and Performance Management
  6. 06Security in Serverless Designs
  7. 07Resilience and Operational Practice

Who should attend

Software developers, solution architects and technical leads exploring cloud native and serverless application design.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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