The API Gateway 29-second timeout is now a default, not a wall: REST APIs can stream for 15 minutes, and Lambda durable functions and Bedrock AgentCore handle work that runs for hours. This article sets out the current limits, three production patterns for long-running GenAI requests with tested code, and the concurrency and cost consequences of each.
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The Patterns That Actually Matter: What Building Microservices at Scale Taught Me About Distributed Systems
🎓 AUTHORITY NOTE This content reflects 20+ years of hands-on enterprise software engineering and architecture experience. Recommendations are production-tested and enterprise-validated. Executive Summary The transition from monolithic architectures to microservices is often painted as a silver bullet for scalability. However, without the right distributed system patterns, it often results in a “distributed monolith”—a system that […]
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Healthcare API Architecture with Azure APIM HIPAA Compliance Requirements ⚖️ HIPAA Technical Safeguards for API Management ✓ Access Control (§164.312(a)(1)): Role-based access, unique user IDs, emergency access procedures ✓ Audit Controls (§164.312(b)): Log all PHI access, monitor API calls, immutable audit trails ✓ Integrity (§164.312(c)(1)): Validate data not altered, use checksums/digital signatures ✓ Transmission Security […]
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