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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Thoughts from AWS re:Invent