Thoughts from AWS re:Invent

AWS re:Invent is the largest Cloud conference of the year, and it was back after a downturn from the COVID pandemic. What was the vibe in Las Vegas in 2022?

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WHAT WAS THE VIBE FROM AWS IN YEAR 2 OF ADAM SELIPSKY?

• AWS is the profit center of Amazon
• 50-60,000 attendees
• No longer focus on “why cloud is better”
• Limited focus on how well AWS is doing (Gartner, scale, new releases, etc.)
• Limited focus on cost savings, and no focus on price reductions
• Great focus on “solutions” - 99% of the building blocks are in place

WHAT WAS THE VIBE FROM ATTENDEES AND PARTNERS/VENDORS?

• 2300 breakout sessions (KubeCon has 200+)
• Less competition with technology partners
• Lots of cloud cost-management companies
• Very healthy community support
• Concern about AWS competing the channel partners - consulting
• Difficult to get a focus in the show - too many focus areas
• More focus on data

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