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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