Introducing AWS Lambda Managed Instances: Serverless simplicity with EC2 flexibility

This article announces AWS Lambda Managed Instances, a new capability combining serverless simplicity with EC2 flexibility for specialized compute and cost optimization.

• Run Lambda functions on EC2 instances while maintaining serverless operational simplicity
• Access specialized hardware, CPU architectures, and EC2 pricing models without infrastructure management
• Multiple concurrent requests per execution environment reduce compute consumption significantly
• Up to 72% cost savings using Compute Savings Plans and Reserved Instances
• AWS handles instance lifecycle, OS patching, load balancing, and auto scaling automatically
• Eliminates cold starts with preprovisioned execution environments
• Capacity providers absorb 50% traffic spikes by default with circuit breaker protection
• Available in five regions: US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Europe (Ireland)
• Pricing: $0.20 per million invocations plus EC2 charges plus 15% management fee
• Supports Node.js, Java, .NET, and Python runtimes initially

Lambda Managed Instances expands Lambda's capabilities for workloads requiring specialized compute or cost optimization while preserving the serverless operational model.