Serverless computing is a cloud computing execution model that abstracts the management of underlying infrastructure from the developer, enabling the execution of code without explicit server provisioning or scaling. As a research concept and methodological approach, it investigates paradigms for building and operating applications characterized by event-driven functions, automatic scaling based on demand (including scaling to zero), and a resource consumption-based billing model. Key areas of academic inquiry include performance characteristics, security implications, optimal programming models (such as Function-as-a-Service), and orchestration patterns for complex serverless systems, highlighting its significance in promoting agility, cost efficiency, and scalability in cloud-native architectures.