Week three of three (!) for AWS re:Invent 2020 kicks off and this post will be my ālive blogā for the week. Check back often for reactions, news, and tips on how to get the most out of the week.
Just like the last couple of weeks (week one, week two), the latest entries will be at the top and unlike the conference, the times here are listed in eastern. Scroll to the bottom, if you want to start from the start of the week.
Remember, I have a separate post with just my take on the latest announcements.
Index
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Friday, 18-Dec
- 16:00 Finished my AWS re:Invent experience (at least the initial push) by watching a great livestream featuring Corey Quinn and Jeff Barr. It should be up on YouTube soon.
13:15 AWS re:Invent 2020 is officially over. What a lot of people donāt realize is that there is a second part to this conference! Wednesday, 13-January-2021 to Friday, 15-Jan-2021 there will be another release of all new sessions!
13:25 Re-watching āGetting started with AWS identity servicesā, SEC206, by Becky Weiss, Sr. Principal Engineer at AWSMy tweet š§µ:
thereās enough time before the @QuinnyPig / @jeffbarr livestream at 3pm pacific to sneak in another couple of sessions
Iām currently watching, āGetting started with AWS identity servicesā, by Becky Weiss, https://t.co/Hv2nsKiGcD#reinventā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 18, 2020
Thursday, 17-Dec
09:45 Start my re:Invent day with āAmazon API Gateway HTTP APIs: Beyond the proxyā by Eric Johnson. My tweets:
first up for me at #reinvent today, āAmazon API Gateway HTTP APIs: Beyond the proxyā by @edjgeek #serverlessā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 17, 2020
10:15 Next up, āData protection at scale using Amazon Macieā. My tweets:
next up for me, Data protection at scale using Amazon Macie, SEC310#reinvent pic.twitter.com/pbZmatPwawā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 17, 2020
12:00 Just before lunch, āDeep dive on Amazon Timestreamā. A/k/a DAT310. Tweet-š§µ follows:
now up for me @awscloud #reinvent is, "Deep dive on Amazon Timestreamā, DAT310, https://t.co/bLsGPW2IfR
more on the service at https://t.co/rS3oQrPx4B#serverlessā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 17, 2020
13:15 After lunch I watched, Amazon Location Service: Enable apps with location features. This session introduced the new Amazon Location Service which was announced in the leadership session from Bill Vass, āSpeed up innovation with cloud management and governanceā.Lots of tweets about this one. Follow the š§µ:
back to #reinvent-ing with āAmazon Location Service: Enable apps with location featuresā (EMB057)
hereās @jeffbarrās launch post from yesterday: https://t.co/CNWQgIRvxD#reinventā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 17, 2020
15:45 āDeep dive into AWS Lambda security: Function isolationā. A 400 level on serverless security and I am excited!
kicking off now with @MarcJBrooker#reinvent #serverless #security pic.twitter.com/SqzQ94XkgKā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 17, 2020
17:00 Probably the last talk of the day for me, āAdrian Cockcroftās architecture trends and topics for 2021ā. Always enlightening, this one is sure to be great.My twitter š§µā¦
next up for me is āAdrian Cockcroftās architecture trends and topics for 2021ā, https://t.co/Icm6gg45pM, byāof courseā@adrianco!#reinventā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 17, 2020
Wednesday, 16-Dec
- 11:31 I was note impressed by that session. I get the business desire and angle for the partnership with Grafana Labs but the talk wasnāt well structured. It blurred the line between the core AWS offering and the Enterprise upgrade available from Grafana via the AWS Marketplace. Thatās the exact opposite of what you want to do in a service announcement. Clarity is key
08:45 Watching EMB044, AWS CloudShell: The fastest way to get started with AWS CLI. š§µ on Twitterā¦
starting off my @awscloud #reinvent day with, EMB044, AWS CloudShell: The fastest way to get started with AWS CLI pic.twitter.com/goeX2wkPKLā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 16, 2020
09:30 Next up for me is EMB049, Introducing Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP). My tweet-š§µ follows:
next up, EMB046, Introducing Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus (AMP)
this is @awscloud managed offering of https://t.co/yr3Zi9Nrh3
more on the service at https://t.co/HD6oZbYGNA#reinvent pic.twitter.com/1mzYVwiBdAā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 16, 2020
10:15 Having already attending more live sessions at AWS re:Invent 2020 than in the past five combined, Iām checking out AIM205, āUsing Amazon Transcribe to make content searchable and accessible.ā Tweet-š§µ:
time to get an update on Amazon Transcribe, https://t.co/aYyHwfSmpm with #reinvent session AIM209, āUsing Amazon Transcribe to make content searchable and accessibleā#reinventā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 16, 2020
11:00 Watching, EMB048, āIntroducing Amazon Managed Service for Grafanaā. š§µ:
now up for me, EMB048, āIntroducing Amazon Managed Service for Grafanaā, https://t.co/kRfh3JLBsY#reinvent pic.twitter.com/K9q8moleXjā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 16, 2020
12:15 Next up is the leadership session on architecture, āThe evolution of cloud architectureā with AWSās Rudy Valdez. Rudy is the VP, World Wide Solutions Architecture and Training & Certification at AWS.My tweet-ā:
the #reinvent leadership session on architecture (ARC291-L) is up next for me
āThe evolution of cloud architectureā, by Rudy Valdez from @awscloud
watch live/on-demand at https://t.co/Ak1bOBpRo4 pic.twitter.com/E1UkQ5hycDā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 16, 2020
Tuesday, 15-Dec
10:15 While the DeepRacer finals are playing ahead of Wernerās keynote, I sneak off and watch DAT309, āDeep dive on Amazon Neptuneā
before @wernerās keynote, Iām going to sneak in, āDeep dive on Amazon Neptuneā (DAT309) by @b2ebs
because otherwise, Iām going to make š¾šŖ @joeyskladany š¤£#reinvent pic.twitter.com/kpz0yDbpiYā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 15, 2020
11:00 My favourite keynote every year, Dr. Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon
up next @awscloud #reinvent, what is always my favourite keynote of the show, @Werner! pic.twitter.com/yikftC558oā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 15, 2020
Monday, 14-Dec
- 08:00 Nothing official on the docket today. Week one and week two sessions are available on-demand. This is a great day to catch-up with the past couple of weeks and get ready for a fantastic third week to wrap this all up
09:11 Donāt forget about the charity efforts at the show this year. They are available on the platform under āGive Backā
heading into week 3 of @awscloud #reinvent, please remember the Give Back efforts (https://t.co/hBtLSao0Ko)
it's really easy to help and support these good causes
what have you been doing to stay active?#giveback pic.twitter.com/Kqjk2s0ku6ā Mark Nunnikhoven (@marknca) December 14, 2020