This isn't true. I run a Lambda right now that queries a Cassandra connection pool at high volume. In Java, at least, you set up your resources in a static init

This isn't true. I run a Lambda right now that queries a Cassandra connection pool at high volume. In Java, at least, you set up your resources in a static initializer block, as this alludes to. http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/best-practices.html http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/best-practices.h... Problem solved.