AWS IoT Announcement at re:Invent

AWS CEO Andy Jassy formally announced AWS IoT (later rebranded as AWS IoT Core and its suite of services) during his keynote speech, detailing its capabilities for device connectivity, security, and data processing.

Significance

This marked AWS's official entry into the cloud-based Internet of Things market, providing a scalable and managed service that immediately addressed many of the challenges faced by developers building IoT solutions.