This could have been a good new year’s resolution: Don’t make funny prediction about the future if you’re not ready to deal with them becoming true 😃.

On my way to:

WS User Group Cologne and Bonn with a special re:Invent recap. Join us to discuss the latest announcements presented by Diana Cheng and Stefan Christoph. Food, drinks, parking space, a warm & cozy place: all inclusive!

📍 DFL Digital Sports - Kaltenbornweg 2 🗓️ 7th January 2026 🕑 6pm - 10pm 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eZWeu8Mu

🚨 Callout for my local network in the Cologne/Bonn/Düsseldorf region!

Diana and I will be providing a Re:Invent Recap for the AWS User Group Cologne (AWSUGCGN [1]) on the 7th January, so save the date and sign up! [2]:

✏️ ==SIGN UP===> https://lnkd.in/exNV7pdT

🧑‍🎓 Homework: Let us know in the comment what are the hot topics from your perspective!

Looking forward to meet you there!

#AWS #AWSReInvent

[1] AWS User Group Cologne as LinkedIn Group: https://lnkd.in/e-4EsmT6 [2] AWS User Group Cologne - Re:Cap Edition: https://lnkd.in/exNV7pdT

Amazing keynote by Swami Sivasubramanian. At least the first 40 minutes are super useful, even if you are not super interested in new service launches. Swami nicely breaks down how AI agents and Agentic AI are relevant, how they work and what are common challenges to adopt them. Being at an AWS keynote, he obviously also explains how you can implement your own Agents successfully.

William Brennan, VP Enterprise Technology at Blue Origin, talked intensively about their journey to take systems built by AI Agents, into space. Well, not everyone flies into space, but a lot of Blue Origin’s insights can be adopted to any enterprise. Some key aspects I noted are:

To all my friends, customers, colleagues & partners who are about to leave for #AWSreInvent - have safe travels and an awesome time!

Pre re:invent phase was crazy already. Take a look at Luc van Donkersgoed’s awesome aws news page at https://lnkd.in/etcCQJPv.

And - not all the firework burned off yet - by far.

We are watching from the sideline and absorb :)

🚨 What a start in the year - Re:Invent Recap Time - Exciting Location update!!!

Christian Bonzelet is hosting this event at DFL Digital Sports GmbH in Cologne.

Diana and I will be providing a Re:Invent Recap with the @AWS User Group Cologne (AWSUGCGN [1]) on the 7th January, so save the date and sign up! [2]:

✏️ ==SIGN UP===> https://lnkd.in/ehaET5pJ

🧑‍🎓 Homework: Let us know in the comment what are the hot topics from your perspective!