SSE Architecture on AWS: API Gateway vs ALB, ECS, and Lambda

The Business Compass LLC Podcasts · Sep 9, 2026 · 7:30

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If you’re building real-time features — live dashboards, activity feeds, stock tickers, or notification streams — you’ve probably run into Server-Sent Events as a solid, lightweight option. But getting SSE on AWS to work reliably at scale isn’t just about writing the right backend code. The infrastructure decisions you make around routing, compute, and connection handling matter just as much.