AWS re:Invent 2017 Introduction of Kinesis Video Streams

During the AWS re:Invent keynote, Amazon Kinesis Video Streams was publicly announced as a new service designed to securely and durably ingest, store, and process video streams from connected devices.

Significance

This marked the official entry of AWS into the managed video streaming and storage space for IoT and analytics, simplifying a complex engineering challenge for countless developers and businesses. It enabled a new wave of applications relying on real-time video intelligence.