In production we're using Lambda to generate thumbnails of user uploaded images and it works like a charm. I've got another function that executes on a schedul

In production we're using Lambda to generate thumbnails of user uploaded images and it works like a charm. I've got another function that executes on a schedule to generate statistics from our production database and send us a Slack message with the roundup. So yes, it may well be the case that the API Gateway + Lambda solution is not ready for prime time however there are other use cases that certainly are.