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Running self-hosted AI agent sandboxes with AWS Lambda MicroVMs
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/running-self-hosted-ai-agent-sandboxes-with-aws-lambda-microvms/
Published: September 18, 2026 15:10
Learn how to run AI agent tool calls in secure, isolated sandboxes using AWS Lambda MicroVMs. This post shows how to architect a self-hosted control plane that launches a fresh, VM-isolated MicroVM for each agent session, keeping credentials, networking,…
Announcing 90-minute function timeout on AWS Lambda Managed Instances
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/announcing-90-minute-function-timeout-on-aws-lambda-managed-instances/
Published: September 9, 2026 19:08
AWS Lambda now supports a 90-minute function timeout for asynchronous and event source mapping (ESM) invocations on Lambda Managed Instances, a 6x increase from the previous 15-minute limit. Data processing, media transcoding, AI inference, and batch…
Introducing public preview runtimes on AWS Lambda, starting with Node.js 26 and Python 3.15
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-public-preview-runtimes-on-aws-lambda-starting-with-node-js-26-and-python-3-15/
Published: August 15, 2026 14:09
AWS Lambda introduces public preview runtimes, a new way to try upcoming language versions before GA. Start using Node.js 26 and Python 3.15 today, provide feedback, and help shape runtime quality before general availability.
Implementing dynamic feature flags with AWS AppConfig on AWS Lambda
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/implementing-dynamic-feature-flags-with-aws-appconfig-on-aws-lambda/
Published: August 14, 2026 16:25
Feature toggles allow you to change application behavior in real time without deploying new code. Learn how to implement dynamic feature flags with AWS AppConfig on AWS Lambda for safe deployments, gradual rollouts, and instant rollback.
Observability best practices for Lambda durable functions
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/observability-best-practices-for-lambda-durable-functions-2/
Published: August 14, 2026 12:49
Learn observability best practices for AWS Lambda durable functions, including CloudWatch metrics, custom alarms, structured logging, and X-Ray tracing for debugging callback timeouts end-to-end.
Collecting CPU and memory metrics for AWS Lambda MicroVMs
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/collecting-cpu-and-memory-metrics-for-aws-lambda-microvms/
Published: August 14, 2026 11:11
Learn how to collect CPU and memory metrics from AWS Lambda MicroVMs using the CloudWatch Agent. Configure telegraf and OTel to monitor and right-size your workloads.
Low-latency, high-throughput SQS event processing with AWS Lambda provisioned mode
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/low-latency-high-throughput-sqs-event-processing-with-aws-lambda-provisioned-mode/
Published: August 10, 2026 13:42
Customers building event-driven applications on AWS rely on Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) and AWS Lambda event source mappings (ESMs) to process millions of events every day. The fully managed polling infrastructure of ESMs eliminates the need…
Serverless ICYMI Q2 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/serverless-icymi-q2-2026/
Published: July 20, 2026 16:40
In this 33rd quarterly recap post, discover the most impactful AWS serverless launches, features, and resources from Q2 2026 that you might have missed. Stay current with the latest serverless innovations that can improve your applications. In case you…
Introducing self-managed Amazon S3 buckets for AWS Lambda function code
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/introducing-self-managed-amazon-s3-buckets-for-aws-lambda-function-code/
Published: July 17, 2026 10:49
If you manage Lambda functions at scale, you’ve likely hit the 75 GB code storage limit or explained to your security team why deployment artifacts live in an S3 bucket you don’t control. Today, we’re announcing self-managed Amazon S3 buckets for AWS…
Eliminating Java cold starts with AWS Lambda Managed Instances
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/eliminating-java-cold-starts-with-aws-lambda-managed-instances/
Published: July 13, 2026 20:23
A single cold start can push your Java Lambda function’s response time from milliseconds to seconds, enough to violate your p99 SLA, timeout a downstream service, and page your on-call. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) performs best in long-running…