AWS re:Invent is on in Las Vegas, and the whole show is being streamed globally for anyone who wants a front‑row seat without a badge.
If you’re into cloud infrastructure, generative AI or the nitty‑gritties of operating software at scale, the keynotes and live coverage are where epic new features land — and here are all the ways to catch it.
Where You Can Watch the AWS re:Invent Keynotes Live
Keynotes and the main streams are airing on the AWS Events site, YouTube, as well as Twitch (the official AWS channels). These feeds typically feature full keynotes, product demos and interviews, all captioned, with on‑demand replays available shortly after the conclusion of a session. AWS on Air on Twitch offers a more casual, behind‑the‑scenes experience that includes live commentary and guest interviews from the expo floor.
AWS is simulcasting special segments across social platforms and has advertised the option to watch via LinkedIn Live for executive sessions. With a nod to the escalating role and power of in‑game events, AWS further announced that its keynotes can also be viewed within Fortnite for anyone seeking an arguably more immersive, shared watch space.
If your gang likes to gather in front of a big screen, the easiest route is still YouTube’s 1080p streaming with device casting. But developers who desire a chat stream and real‑time Q&A tend to flock instead to Twitch, where moderators and AWS advocates take questions during the show.
Follow Along in Real Time During AWS re:Invent
Best way to keep track of launches as they rain down
Check out the AWS News Blog and What’s New feed, which publish service updates in real time, seconds after being called out on stage. Product pages and SDK docs normally update not long after, making it easy to test features as they are announced.
Community analysis: Enterprise X‑rayed on CIO. The #reInvent hashtag on X and LinkedIn is alive with some sharp, first‑take commentary from builders, partners and analysts. Companies like Gartner and IDC make their bread and butter offering context alongside market share and spending trends — helpful when you’re trying to figure out if a feature is incremental or game‑changing. For instance, independent voices from the ‘field’ such as cloud economists and solution architects often publish their cost breakdowns and migration tips in threaded form during keynotes.
Look out for AWS Heroes, user group leaders and open source maintainers hosting live spaces and post‑session debriefs. These conversations are particularly useful for grasping limits and regional rollout plans, but also the pricing nuances that don’t always get folded into the onstage narrative.
What to Watch on the AWS re:Invent Livestream
re:Invent keynotes usually blend three components: flagship AI announcements, core infrastructure updates, and customer stories. Over the last two years, AWS focused on generative AI services like Bedrock and the Amazon Q family as well as governance, safety and security features targeted at large enterprises. Look for continued depth here — model choice, data controls, agent frameworks and cost optimizations all make the perennial ask from customers.
On the infrastructure side, watch for managed databases, serverless performance, networking throughput and observability integrations. AWS has also doubled down on own‑brand silicon for price‑performance — Graviton for general compute and Trainium/Inferentia for AI workloads — so roadmap updates in this space frequently top the bill. While still No. 1, with almost a third of the world’s IaaS share, according to Gartner, AWS’ traction is alarming enough that even small tweaks to price or performance can reverberate significantly across the market.
Customer segments to watch are highly regulated industries, media and gaming workloads, and data‑intensive startups. These groups usually take the effort to drive practical demos of how features fit into real pipelines, not just benchmarks.
Pro Tips for a Better AWS re:Invent Livestream
Construct a fast watch list from the session catalog and set reminders; AWS has a tendency to drop partner spotlights and industry showcases between keynotes, and these are easy to miss.
If you’re following from another time zone, plan around rebroadcasts and on‑demand versions that often show up within a few hours.
Leave on the captions if you’re in a shared workspace and download the latest SDK or CLI ahead of time so you can play along with the demos. Ownership of live note‑taking and action items means teams get more value — if you can have an engineer or a product manager own flagging, say, a feature preview to trial, a pricing change to model or a security control to pilot in staging.
If you’re having a watch party, Twitch Theater Mode plus something like a shared doc for questions has been great.
Many user groups and universities are running open watch rooms; these can be a good vehicle for the kinds of hallway‑track conversations that you’re not going to get from a solo stream.
After the Keynotes: Replays, Highlights, and More
All the replays and highlights are posted across the AWS YouTube channel and the Events archive, alongside slide decks for deep dives. Skill Builder hands‑on labs, workshops and self‑paced learning paths tend to be refreshed with the change, making it easy to transition from “announcement” to “trial” without waiting for a more formal pilot.
Most of them also land in the What’s New feed with regional availability, restrictions and pricing. Bookmark these if you need to see approval workflow; procurement teams like canonical references when they green‑light previews / service usage mayhem.
Whether you’re a CTO on the lookout for long‑term vision or a developer in search of a granular feature, this year’s re:Invent streams are meant to be as watchable as they are actionable. Queue up the keynote of your choosing, keep the What’s New page handy and listen in on what everyone else is chatting about for immediate context — you’ll be all clued up without even having to step foot in Vegas.