This is still the #CTOShort. So, I’m going to limit myself to 3-takeaways from reInvent 2021. I attended the Hallway Track (where you go to a conference without a badge).
The ability to take third-party APIs to integrate them into the AWS SDK. As our relationship with data becomes more complex, the need to centralize API access becomes more appealing.
Amazon is all over the place trying to answer the challenge of the edge. I’m going to sneak the new AWS Outposts form factors. As AWS couples Outposts with their private 5G service, the vision for AWS’ edge strategy begins to crystalize.
Just to drive home that hybrid is a thing and will be a thing. AWS continues to try to crack the mainframe migration nut. Mainframes are a center of gravity for workloads. If AWS can get more companies to move their mainframe workloads to the public cloud….