AWS details steps to digital transformation, highlights machine learning

LAS VEGAS – Amazon Web Services (AWS) chief executive officer Andy Jassy highlighted 27 new services during his keynote at the company's eighth annual re:Invent learning and education conference and urged customers not to procrastinate in starting their digital transformations. He told the 65,000 attendees that not all of the key components in the process are technology elements. First, he said, the senior leadership team needs to be aligned behind the effort. Without that, it's easy for dissenters to block the initiatives. Second, set top-down aggressive goals.