Advancements in AWS cloud services that can enhance your business

AWS re:Invent 2023 saw a flurry of major announcements and updates across AWS cloud services. Some of the key cloud computing takeaways were:

1. Broad adoption of Graviton processors across EC2, Lambda, containers showing confidence in ARM architecture for cloud workloads. Up to 60% better price-performance over x86.

2. Launch of next-gen Graviton4 chips delivering 2x compute performance vs Graviton3 and supporting powering memory-intensive workloads.

3. Nitro attack surface reduction with Encryption in Transit, Private Link Access Points and Elastic Fabric Adapter firewall. Enhanced security.

4. Evolution of storage services for different access patterns – S3 One Zone IA for frequent access, S3 Glacier Instant Retrieval for seldom accessed archive data.

5. Serverless enhancements – Provisioned concurrency autoscaling for Lambda functions and Step Functions Observability helping adoption.

6. Managed services for modern tech like Graph Neural Networks, Clean rooms for secure data collaboration and Quantum Computing.

7. Sustainability push with solar projects, wind turbine monitoring using ML and supply chain tracking leveraging blockchain.

Overall key themes were faster innovation, more choices for customers, increased focus on security and sustainability – all pointing to public cloud becoming the default IT foundation for a majority of businesses. Contact one of our cloud advisors to find out how we can help you leverage AWS cloud services to your advantage.