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When should I stop using a serverless function for stream processing?

Consider a different architecture when you have high, steady-state throughput (thousands of events per second continuously), need sub-100ms latency guarantees, or when the cost of maintaining provisioned concurrency exceeds the cost of running dedicated containers or clusters.

31 Jan 2026
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Consider a different architecture when you have high, steady-state throughput (thousands of events per second continuously), need sub-100ms latency guarantees, or when the cost of maintaining provisioned concurrency exceeds the cost of running dedicated containers or clusters.

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When should I stop using a serverless function for stream processing?

Consider a different architecture when you have high, steady-state throughput (thousands of events per second continuously), need sub-100ms latency guarantees, or when the cost of maintaining provisioned concurrency exceeds the cost of running dedicated containers or clusters.

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