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?SHOW: 674CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Eaton HomepageEaton and Tripp Lite have joined forces to bring more sanity to IT pros days, every day. Visit www.eaton.com/audio to learn more!CloudZero - Cloud Cost Intelligence for Engineering TeamsDatadog Security Solution: Modern Monitoring and SecurityStart investigating security threats before it affects your customers with a free 14 day Datadog trial. Listeners of The Cloudcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.SHOW NOTES:AWS re:Invent Keynotes2022 AWS re:Invent announcements<br/>WHAT WAS THE VIBE FROM AWS IN YEAR 2 OF ADAM SELIPSKY?AWS is the profit center of Amazon50-60,000 attendeesNo 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 reductionsGreat focus on “solutions” - 99% of the building blocks are in placeWHAT WAS THE VIBE FROM ATTENDEES AND PARTNERS/VENDORS?2300 breakout sessions (KubeCon has 200+)Less competition with technology partnersLots of cloud cost-management companiesVery healthy community supportConcern about AWS competing the channel partners - consultingDifficult to get a focus in the show - too many focus areasMore focus on dataFEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet