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AWS re:Invent '24: Generative AI Observability, Platform Engineering, and 99.9995% Availability

I attended Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference. This is AWS's annual user conference, which takes over most of Las Vegas for a week. There’s a lot to do and take in—customer stories galore, new tech, learning different use cases, and all the walking. But you’re here to hear what I learned, so I’ve broken it down into sections. Enjoy!

re:Invent Recap Livestream: 2024

Did you miss this year’s re:Invent? Or maybe you were onsite but too busy deep diving on certifications, new products, and networking. Don’t worry—the Datadog team is streaming right to your home on December 17 to recap all of the highlights from the event. Join Andrew Krug from Datadog’s Technical Community along with a host of AWS guests to hear about exciting announcements from AWS re:Invent 2024, Datadog’s latest product launches, and a rundown of the best on-demand sessions that you’ll want to make sure to tune into.

AutoCon2: The Network of the Future is Automated

AutoCon2 gathered network automation professionals in Denver for three days of insights, workshops, and discussions on the future of automation. Justin Ryburn, Kentik Field CTO, shares his key takeaways, highlights, and why this conference stands out as a top destination for the network automation community.

Lasting Impressions and Technical Tidbits From AWS re:Invent 2024

AWS re:Invent 2024 has officially wrapped up, but not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. We're still gushing over the reception our booth team received from attendees—and we were excited to see even more organizations going all-in on application delivery and security. Naturally, AWS integration was a constant backdrop throughout the week as we showcased the HAProxy platform.

Our team's learnings from Kubecon: Use Exemplars, Configuring OTel, and OTTL cookbook

A few weeks ago, members of Mezmo were at Kubecon and attended several sessions. You can see a post with my recap and session highlights. Today, though, I’m going to discuss three sessions that my colleagues found interesting for our peers in Observability.

Analyze This! Notes from the Gartner IOCS Conference

There was a lot going on at November’s Gartner Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference, but the central theme was inevitably the transformational impact of the AI revolution. IOCS is a major event bringing together leading vendors and thousands of practitioners for a mix of vendor-led sessions, expert presentations, keynotes, roundtables and one-to-one consultations.

AWS re:Invent 2024: Innovation, AI, and the power of seamless data movement

From developers and tech leaders to start-ups and students, over 60,000 attendees from around the world gathered in Las Vegas for the 13th AWS re:Invent. This year’s event showcased continuing innovation from AWS, offered an abundance of content for every type of attendee, plus a sprawling Expo Hall hosting hundreds of AWS partners and industry vendors.

Your 2025 Predictions From AWS re:Invent 2024

From simplifying AI integration and automation to network virtualization and cybersecurity, re:Invent 2024 left us with plenty to think about going into 2025. AWS re:Invent 2024 was a whirlwind. TechRadar reported an estimated 60,000 in-person attendees, and with over 2,000 learning sessions there was no shortage of opportunities to collaborate. Our Megaport booth was buzzing, and we loved connecting with you.

Highlights from AWS re:Invent 2024

Whether or not you made the journey to this year’s AWS re:Invent, there’s always a variety of great announcements lost amid an action-packed week of keynotes, breakouts, expo hall demos, and networking sessions. No need to worry—we’re always happy to be a big part of the re:Invent experience and share our observations with you. You can also join us on December 17, 2024, for a re:Invent re:Cap livestream by registering here.