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AWS Lambda Pushes Serverless Toward Long-Running Workloads
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AWS Lambda is evolving to meet the demands of modern workloads. Recent updates now permit Lambda functions, specifically those utilizing Managed Instances, to execute for up to 90 minutes—a significant sixfold increase over the prior 15-minute restriction. This expansion effectively bridges the gap between serverless invocations and traditional server operations. While synchronous requests maintain the existing 15-minute limit, this change empowers developers to tackle longer, more complex tasks within the serverless paradigm.
AWS Lambda now allows functions running on Lambda Managed Instances to run for up to 90 minutes, six times longer than the previous 15-minute limit, further blurring the line between a Lambda invocation and a traditional server. The limit remains unchanged for traditional synchronous requests.
By Renato LosioRead on the original site
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