I'd include the triggers as part of that analysis, like being able to invoke a function every time something is pushed to an S3 bucket for example. Just being a

I'd include the triggers as part of that analysis, like being able to invoke a function every time something is pushed to an S3 bucket for example. Just being able to run arbitrary functions without caring about the OS is the core product, but the true value is that you can tie that into innumerable other services that are so helpfully provided. Basically, AWS has so much damn stuff under their belt now, and it all integrates so nicely, every time they add a new feature it lifts up all the other features as a matter of course.