AWS Summit for Public Sector Partners: Big on Gen AI

AWS SUMMIT — Amazon Web Services is holding its latest event for public sector partners and customers this week in Washington, DC. 

This AWS Summit will feature a large focus on generative AI for five verticals: government, education, nonprofit, health care and aerospace. But Mike Cannady, global director, partner programs and strategic initiatives, public sector, told Channel Futures, it’s not just about the buzz of generative AI. 

“We’ve really moved past the experimentation phase,” Cannady said. “And we're now in what I would call the beginning of the value stage.”

That means many of the partners gathering at AWS Summit this week not only have invested in gen AI services, they’re also building their own as well as providing consulting around them.

Gen AI, however, isn’t the only topic of focus. AWS has some significant announcements that managed service providers will want to know. The overarching idea is to help partners who are “driving profitability in their businesses,” Cannady said.

In the slideshow above, find out what’s on deck at this week’s AWS Summit for public sector partners and their end users.