How Amazon Could Reshape More Industries in 2017
Anyone who attended the recent Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference — or watched many sessions online, as I did — probably is still trying to absorb the full implications of all of the company’s initiatives unveiled at the event. Although AWS already has redefined the computing and software development industries fundamentally, with its groundbreaking Infrastructure as a Service offerings, it isn’t resting on its laurels. In fact, its Amazon parent company appears to have in mind far broader ambitions to significantly reshape the competitive landscape in more than just the IT industry in the coming years. How Amazon Could Reshape More Industries in 2017 In the Spotlight There isn’t enough room here to list all the new offerings revealed at re:Invent. By my count, AWS made approximately 30 new product announcements at the event. There probably were two or three times as many partner announcements surrounding the conference. The new offerings were aimed not only at fortifying AW...