Cold Starts Are Dead

It never fails. Every time I talk about serverless, someone pushes back with the cold start argument. I still see it in forums, in blog comments, in architecture review meetings. "Sure, but what about cold starts?" I get it. Five or six years ago, that was a legitimate concern. But it's 2026. The data tells a different story. And if you're still making decisions based on the cold start argument, you're arguing against a version of Lambda that hasn't existed in years. How Long Are Lambda Cold Sta