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A news organisation's publishing pipeline runs rarely during quiet periods and intensely around major events, performing image processing, rendering and distribution. Where does serverless fit, and where would it be a mistake?

A team is choosing between serverless functions and long-running containers for a new workload. What evidence should drive the decision, and which arguments on both sides are usually wrong?