Las Vegas is always a lot to handle, but AWS re:Invent 2025 felt different. The noise was there, as always, but the signal cutting through it was stronger than I have seen in years.
Walking the floor and spending time at booth #1382, I saw a fundamental shift in how the industry is building software. The conversation has moved past why we exist. The focus is now entirely on how to scale the patterns everyone knows they need.
Here are my takeaways from a blur of a week.
The validation of Durable Execution#
One moment defined the week: AWS launching Lambda Durable Functions.
For years, we have argued that Durable Execution is the only way to build reliable distributed systems. When the world’s largest cloud provider adopts your terminology and your architectural philosophy, the debate is effectively over. The primitive we championed has become an industry standard.
This validates our entire model. The future of cloud computing requires running workflows reliably, over time, without failure.
The reality of agentic AI#
The other undeniable theme was the shift from chatbots to agents.
Everyone is building AI, but the conversations have matured. We moved past the “hello world” phase of LLMs into real-world application. It was clear at the booth, with the crowd watching Steve Androulakis demo the OpenAI Agents SDK integration.
We saw this in the packed sessions for our talks on AgentCore and Durable Execution. An AI agent is only as good as its ability to complete a task. If an agent hallucinates, that is a model problem. If an agent hangs or crashes mid-task, that is a reliability problem. Temporal solves the latter, and this week proved that reliable plumbing is the missing piece of the AI stack.
Temporal on the move#
We decided to paint the town a little bit this year. If you were moving between the airport, the Venetian, or the various parties on the Strip, you likely saw our fleet of Ziggy cars acting as rides for attendees.
It was a fun way to help folks get around, but it also served as a moving billboard for exactly what we bring to the table. In a city defined by luck and chaos, we bring reliability.
Community energy#
We punched well above our weight this year.
Beyond the booth, the capacity crowd at our House of Kube party was a highlight. We hit almost 1,000 attendees, and the room was packed.
Looking ahead#
The market is coming to us. The cloud giants are validating us. And the AI revolution is relying on us. 2026 is going to be an incredible year for Durable Execution.
Safe travels home, everyone.