2021 re:Invent conference review: Follow Dr. Werner to see the future trend of cloud computing industry

In 2021, the global cloud computing industry has achieved remarkable results. According to the data of major market research institutions, indicators such as the global cloud computing market and the total expenditure of the public cloud industry have increased by about 20%-30% year-on-year, and are still in a stage of rapid growth. Cloud computing technology has become an essential element in the digital transformation of many traditional industries, and is playing an increasingly important role in social life and industrial production.

At the end of 2021, the annual cloud computing industry event and the 2021 Amazon Cloud Technology re:Invent global conference will be successfully held. At this conference, Amazon held hundreds of industry conferences and brought dozens of blockbuster innovations covering computing, Internet of Things, 5G, serverless data analysis, machine learning, database services, etc.

On December 17, Amazon Chief Technology Officer Dr. Werner Vogels wrote that 2022 will be an even more exciting year for technological advancements, and technology will further drive humanity and our planet forward. At the same time, he gave five major technology trends for 2022 and the future: AI-supported software development, infinitely expanding cloud computing, smart space to help elderly care, sustainable development ushering in an exclusive architecture, and new technologies accompanying the birth of low-orbit satellites application. Dr. Werner's predictions combined with information from the 2021 Amazon Cloud Technology re:Invent conference paint a clear picture of the future of the cloud computing industry.

Artificial intelligence leads the revolution in software development

In 2021, the GitHub Copilot programming aid based on AI technology has attracted considerable attention. Although the tool is only in its early stages of development, Dr. Werner believes that starting in 2022 machine learning technology will play an important role in enhancing software development workflows, helping developers create safer and more reliable code.

At this conference, the Amazon CodeGuru code review tool released a password detection and protection function based on machine learning technology, which can automatically discover the plaintext password in the code and encrypt it for protection. Similarly, the Amazon DevOps Guru service uses machine learning to detect application behavior that deviates from normal operating patterns, helping operators identify potential problems early. These two innovations greatly reduce the repetitive work that developers need to review code and software behavior in the software development and operation and maintenance process, freeing their energy to invest in more innovative work.

Dr. Werner also said that in the future, generative AI technology will also play a role in media creation, helping artists create films, music and literature. In terms of false content/fraud detection, Amazon's Fraud Detector service has long been recognized by the industry, using machine learning technology to successfully defend against a large number of potential online fraud attempts. Taken together, 2022 will be the year AI/ML will play a pivotal role in developers’ work and life.

Cloud computing has expanded to more corners, and the importance of the concept of combining software and hardware is highlighted

The global pandemic has skyrocketed the demand for automated supply chains and logistics, and cloud computing has become the necessary infrastructure for solutions in this area. Dr. Werner calls the field's final delivery journey "the last mile," and Amazon has taken a number of steps to address the challenges of that last mile. Amazon's Amazon Scout automatic delivery robot has been deployed for more than two years. The technology makes full use of the cloud computing power of Amazon Cloud Technology to provide customers with safe, contactless delivery services in the context of the epidemic.

More striking innovations come from the "edge": the Amazon Outposts edge small nodes released at this conference bring standard rack server nodes to professional customers such as retail, hospitals, and factories, providing more flexible edge computing deployment capabilities. And Amazon Private 5G can help industrial companies quickly build 5G mobile private networks. In addition, Amazon Panaroama and Amazon Monitron provide software support for visual capabilities and anomaly detection of edge systems.

From the perspective of Amazon's series of edge computing hardware and services, the future cloud computing technology will penetrate into every corner of social production and life, and at the development level, it will pay more attention to the concept of combining software and hardware. Developers need to fully understand the different forms and characteristics of cloud services on data center and edge hardware, and target latency, computing power, and availability requirements. Thanks to Amazon's range of cloud services and hardware support, developers can adapt to this transition faster and develop efficient solutions for the "cloud + edge" computing model.

"Smart Space" cares for the elderly, and the Internet of Everything highlights the humanistic value

Today, aging has become a major social issue facing the world. As more and more people enter old age and labor costs continue to rise, the elderly need more automated technical means to help them improve their quality of life, prevent diseases and emergencies.

In response to such needs, the technology industry is building a complete "smart space" around the living space of the elderly. According to Dr. Werner, the Japanese company Z-Works has deployed a large number of sensors in nursing home rooms and connected them to the Amazon cloud for continuous data analysis. The cloud-based machine learning model can identify the abnormal condition of the elderly in real time and notify the nursing staff in time. Such a "smart space" can also be combined with Amazon's Alexa smart speakers and Echo smart displays to provide the elderly with a more humanized interactive experience. In the future, such solutions will gradually penetrate into more elderly gathering communities to help nursing homes and family care customers reduce labor burdens and improve the quality of life of the elderly.

The "smart space" is essentially one aspect of the vision of the Internet of Everything supported by the cloud. It fully embodies the humanistic care brought by scientific and technological progress, and can even deeply affect people's social connections and lifestyles in an aging society. Amazon's efforts in this field will also promote the software development industry to pay more attention to the needs of the elderly, and create more software and services that bring convenience to the elderly.

It's everyone's responsibility to protect the planet: developers also need to pay attention to carbon footprint

At this conference, the chairman of the Rust Foundation discussed the relationship between software development technology and the carbon footprint of the computing industry in his speech, saying that a language like Rust can significantly reduce the energy consumption of applications and effectively control the energy consumption of data centers. carbon emission. Echoing his speech, Dr. Werner also predicted that developers would bring "sustainability" awareness to decision-making in the development process. Developers will seek new approaches to cloud-based architectures while meeting and optimizing the needs of protecting the planet and end users.

For example, developers can use efficient languages like Rust in more applications, take advantage of the flexible options provided by Amazon Cloud Technology to take advantage of green energy, turn off unnecessary cloud resources, and more. Correspondingly, Amazon Cloud Technology is working hard to achieve the goal of fully utilizing renewable energy by 2025. The target is five years ahead of the original plan. Dr. Werner believes that, including Amazon Cloud Technology, cloud service vendors, developers, and customers will face the common responsibility and make real efforts for the protection of the earth.

New trends in cloud native development from the perspective of LEO satellites

Dr. Werner said that over the next five years more than 20,000 satellites will be launched in low Earth orbit, of which about 1,500 will come from Amazon's Project Kuiper. Large-scale low-orbiting (LEO) satellite networks will benefit a large number of communities that lack high-quality network services, and also bring new blue ocean markets to the software development field.

Amazon Cloud's Ground Station is a response to this trend. Ground Station can integrate LEO satellite network with traditional terrestrial network in the cloud, customers can easily control the connection and behavior with satellite network, and strike a balance between cheap terrestrial network and wide-reaching satellite network. Combined with Amazon's edge computing service system, customers can make full use of the LEO satellite network to create a ubiquitous service experience covering all regions of the world.

When LEO satellites are incorporated into cloud computing architectures, developers need to adapt and change this as well. In the future, applications and services need to pay more attention to the transmission method at the physical level, and choose high-priced, wide-coverage LEO satellites or low-cost, relatively limited coverage terrestrial networks according to the actual situation. In addition, some applications can also utilize the intercontinental low-latency communication capabilities of the LEO satellite constellation to increase revenue in high-value scenarios that are extremely latency-sensitive.

Amazon Cloud Technology: Realizing Technology Vision with Practical Actions

It can be seen that Dr. Werner's prediction of the five future trends in the cloud computing industry is not out of thin air, but based on a full understanding of industry needs, technology development trends and Amazon's cloud technology capability matrix. For each forecast, Amazon Cloud Technology provides corresponding cloud services, tools and even hardware facilities options, and these solutions are fully utilized and deeply integrated into the Amazon cloud service system, taking a leading position in the industry.

Today, Amazon Cloud Technologies is going all out, uniting customers, developers, communities, and even end users, in an effort to fully realize the above five predicted goals. In this process, many new opportunities will be born in the software development market, creating a larger market space for innovative activities. With the realization of these goals one by one, Amazon cloud technology and the IT industry will bring cheaper, more efficient, more extensive and more humanistic cloud computing services to the world, helping all mankind embrace a better way of life.

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