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Cloud computing replaces the traditional on-premises model , where companies had to buy, install, and maintain physical servers in their own data centers. AWS shifts this responsibility to a cloud provider, allowing developers to focus on building applications instead of managing hardware.

AWS Lambda is often introduced as a simple way to run code without managing servers. But in real production systems, Lambda is rarely used alone. It usually becomes part of a larger architecture with API Gateway , SQS , SNS , EventBridge , DynamoDB , S3 , Step Functions , and other AWS services.

AWS Lambda cold starts are one of the most discussed topics in serverless architecture. A cold start happens when AWS Lambda needs to create a new execution environment before running your function. This extra initialization time can increase latency, especially for user-facing APIs.