Comparison of deploying Titiler in Lambda/Azure Functions vs EKS/AKS

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Hi team 👋,

I’m currently evaluating deployment strategies for running Titiler in production and wanted to get insights from the community regarding best practices, cost efficiency, and performance tradeoffs.

I understand that the right deployment option often depends on request patterns and user traffic, but I’m curious to know:

💡 What are the advantages and disadvantages of running Titiler in:
• Serverless environments like AWS Lambda / Azure Functions
• Container orchestration platforms like EKS / AKS

🧩 Specific points I’m curious about:
• Cold start latency in serverless
• Cost-effectiveness at scale
• Popular patterns seen in production deployments (e.g., what are most people doing?)
• Any lessons learned that would help new users decide between these two models

This is a general architecture discussion to gather perspectives from Titiler users and contributors. I believe it could also be useful for others in the community making similar choices.

Thanks in advance! 🙏
Looking forward to your thoughts and experiences.