AWS Lambda MicroVMs: stateful sandboxes with full lifecycle control
AWS just shipped something that reframes what “serverless” can mean. Lambda MicroVMs are not Lambda Functions with a bigger timeout. They are a fundamentally different primitive: stateful, VM-level isolated environments with an explicit lifecycle you control. The key shift: instead of getting a recycled process for 15 minutes, you get a dedicated Firecracker microVM that lives up to 8 hours. You decide when it starts, suspends, resumes, and terminates. What Lambda MicroVMs actually are Regular Lambda Functions are stateless by design....
