2024 reCap: AI, Supercomputers, and Cloud Innovations from AWS reInvent

Hear the key updates and announcements from AWS re:Invent 2024; from innovations in generative AI, machine learning and security to the recent trends and breakthroughs in cloud computing. Learn from AWS Experts about the latest cloud technology and discover how these advancements can help you push your mission forward.

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"Founded just over a decade ago, Canva has become a global design powerhouse, boasting over 220 million users across 190 countries. Today, the platform handles 1.2 million requests a day and sees 450 new designs created every second."

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Hot Topics from the conference attended by 60,000 in-person and 400,000 virtually:

Distributed SQL Databases
AWS announced the public preview of Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless, distributed SQL database featuring active-active high availability. This PostgreSQL-compatible database offers unlimited scalability and enhanced availability, generating significant excitement within the AWS community.
INFOQ

Kubernetes and Cloud-Native Technologies
The conference featured a full track of sessions focused on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies, including Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). These sessions provided insights into building platforms, managing Kubernetes at scale, and integrating cloud-native solutions.

Collaboration with Anthropic on AI Supercomputer
AWS's announcement of a large-scale AI supercomputer project in collaboration with Anthropic generated considerable buzz. This initiative aims to provide robust computational resources for AI model training and deployment, positioning AWS at the forefront of AI infrastructure development.
Wired

Launch of Trainium3 and Availability of Trainium2 Instances
The unveiling of Trainium3, AWS's next-generation AI training chip, along with the general availability of Trainium2 instances, attracted significant interest. These advancements promise enhanced performance for large-scale AI workloads, appealing to organizations seeking efficient AI training solutions.
Investors

Enhancements in Cloud Security and Governance
AWS introduced new capabilities to streamline cloud operations, improve observability, and enforce governance policies. These enhancements aim to provide organizations with more robust tools to manage their cloud environments securely and efficiently.