AWS Unveils Major Serverless and Data Analytics Updates at re:Invent 2021
AWS kicks off its biggest annual event by launching a suite of new services focused on serverless computing and advanced data analytics. These updates aim to simplify infrastructure management and streamline data integration for developers.
AWS showcases its most noteworthy launches at re:Invent 2021, highlighting a strong push toward serverless technologies and streamlined data management. Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr and the global developer advocate team share their top picks from the event, helping users understand how to get started with these new tools. Because the volume of new releases is so massive, AWS provides additional resources like the What's New page and official podcasts to help users track every update.
A major highlight in the analytics category is the introduction of Amazon Redshift Serverless, which allows users to run analytics at any scale without the burden of managing data warehouse infrastructure. Alongside this, AWS launches Kinesis Data Streams On-Demand to stream data at scale without capacity provisioning, and it brings cell-level security and governed tables to general availability in AWS Lake Formation to simplify secure data lake creation.
Additionally, AWS announces AWS Data Exchange for APIs to help developers find, subscribe to, and use third-party APIs with consistent authentication. This new capability significantly reduces the friction of integrating and securing access to multiple external services. The event features even more previews across categories like artificial intelligence, compute, databases, and security, proving AWS continues to expand its cloud ecosystem rapidly.