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AWS Lambda MicroVMs: Now You Can Run Containers for 8 Hours Straight

Key Takeaways The 15‑Minute Wall Is Gone For years, AWS Lambda had a hard stop at 15 minutes per invocation. That worked fine for quick triggers and micro‑services, but anything that needed a bit more time—think data processing, batch jobs, or interactive coding sessions—was out of luck. Enter Lambda MicroVMs. Built on Firecracker (AWS’s own lightweight […]