Serverless Is a Lie (But It’s Still Useful)

ECS Fargate dominates 24/7 stateless APIs, dodging those pesky Lambda cold starts. Meanwhile, Lambda thrives in event-driven bursts but hits a 15-minute ceiling. For lean, mean APIs with built-in auth, lean towards API Gateway. But if speed matters, marry Fargate with an App Load Balancer. Step Functions streamline multi-step processes with state machines. Yet, don't overcomplicate—often a simple Lambda does the trick.