Why Serverless in 2026?
Serverless architectures have matured from experimental to enterprise-standard. AWS Lambda now supports larger payloads, faster cold starts, and native container image deployment.
Core Architecture Patterns
When to Go Serverless
- Variable or unpredictable traffic patterns
- Event-driven workloads
- Microservices with independent scaling needs
- Startups wanting to minimize infrastructure management
When NOT to Go Serverless
- Consistent, high-throughput workloads (containers may be cheaper)
- Long-running processes (15-minute Lambda limit)
- Applications requiring persistent connections
