# What is AWS Lambda?

**URL:** <https://discourse.sst.dev/t/what-is-aws-lambda/308>\
**Category:** Chapter Comments\
**Created:** [July 5, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/what-is-aws-lambda/308 "2018-07-05T19:14:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayair](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sst.dev/jayair/32/9_2.png) [@jayair](https://discourse.sst.dev/u/jayair)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/what-is-aws-lambda/308/1 "2018-07-05T19:14:43Z")

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Link to chapter - [https://serverless-stack.com/chapters/what-is-aws-lambda.html](https://serverless-stack.com/chapters/what-is-aws-lambda.html)

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**Author:** ![evahenry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@evahenry](https://discourse.sst.dev/u/evahenry)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/what-is-aws-lambda/308/2 "2018-10-17T06:59:31Z")

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I am also new in AWS. But if you want to know about AWS check out this blog:

```auto
https://www.iglobsyn.com/aws-the-digital-transformation-driver-of-the-4th-revolution/

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**Author:** ![RaghuveerVarma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ebca7d/32.png) [@RaghuveerVarma](https://discourse.sst.dev/u/RaghuveerVarma)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 11:32am UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/what-is-aws-lambda/308/3 "2018-12-11T11:32:46Z")

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There is a need for update in the statement, on URL [https://serverless-stack.com/chapters/what-is-aws-lambda.html](https://serverless-stack.com/chapters/what-is-aws-lambda.html)

Statement:  
The execution duration means that your Lambda function can run for a maximum of 300 seconds or 5 minutes. This means that Lambda isn’t meant for long running processes.

I guess someone missed to update 300 Seconds (5 minutes) to 900 seconds (15 minutes)

Please update as just above it says 900 seconds (which is correct) on same page.

Regards.

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**Author:** ![jayair](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sst.dev/jayair/32/9_2.png) [@jayair](https://discourse.sst.dev/u/jayair)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://discourse.sst.dev/t/what-is-aws-lambda/308/4 "2018-12-18T00:51:38Z")

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Thanks for letting us know!