AWS Summit NYC recap: Build faster, scale smarter

AWS Summit NYC took over the Javits Center on July 16, drawing more than 11,500 builders, operators, architects, and tech leaders looking for smarter ways to scale and move faster in the cloud.

The Redis team showed up as a gold sponsor—and AWS Partner Network (APN) member, of course—ready to do what we do best: help businesses turn real-time into reality.

Our booth was busy all day with live demos and showcasing what Redis can do beyond caching, which definitely drew a crowd. Redis branded computer key caps, stickers, and baseball hats went to the booth visitors. Swag is good. But speed is better.

The real conversation: real-time data for real growth

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is where businesses go to scale. But scaling isn’t just about size—it’s about speed, reliability, and cost. That’s where Redis fits in. We spent the day showing how Redis on AWS is the missing real-time data layer that unlocks all three. Whether it’s caching, vector search, or powering gen AI apps, Redis makes your data faster to access, cheaper to deliver, and easier to manage.

If you’re building generative AI apps, speed is non-negotiable. Pairing Redis with Amazon Bedrock helps businesses operationalize gen AI with real-time data pipelines. Think retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with caching and vector search—all within the Redis platform. While Bedrock is the key integration, we are also available on the AWS Marketplace.

Who we spoke to (& what we talked about)

Devs: Build faster, with less code. Our fully-featured developer toolset means less stitching together, more shipping. Stop reinventing the wheel just to get data in real-time.

Architects: Simplify your data layer. Redis gives you flexibility and scale on a single platform without the usual architectural gymnastics. Discover how Asurion is delivering world-class customer service with AI-driven Redis solutions on AWS.

DevOps: More automation, less stress. Redis lets you operate and automate large footprints with fewer resources, fewer headaches, and greater reliability. Because no one likes 3 am pages.

IT leaders: Save money, keep customers. We talked about how Redis improves customer retention and lowers the cost to build, deploy, and scale high-throughput data apps.

It wasn’t all business

After the Summit wrapped, we kept the conversations flowing at Arlo Midtown. Alongside our friends—and partners—Kong, LangChain, and Tavily, we hosted a packed happy hour. We’re building better real-time and gen AI experiences together, and the energy in the room proved we’re not the only ones who think so.

Whether you came for the tech, the conversations, the swag, or the drinks—thanks for joining us. We’re already thinking about what’s next.

You can learn more here about Redis on Amazon Bedrock, and how we’re helping businesses build faster, simpler, real-time apps. You can also find a Redis Released event near you, or our upcoming “AI agent tech talk” webinar series to get hands-on with building AI-native apps with Redis. Register here.