Highlights from AWS Summit Sydney 2025

There’s always a lot to take in at an AWS Summit, and Sydney’s event in early June was no outlier. This year’s raft of cloud innovations had a strong focus on leveraging AI, automation, and security to optimize workloads and drive efficiency. Let's dive in.

Optimizing Gen AI Workloads
A lot of discussion addressed selection of the right foundational model for generative AI workloads. AWS Nova offers guidance on choosing models tailored to specific use cases, ensuring cost-effective and high-performing AI deployments.

Agentic AI for Task Automation
Is automating repetitive tasks with agentic AI the logical next step? This AWS post caught my eye, showing how tools like DeepSeek R1 on Amazon SageMaker can make it happen.

Strengthening Cloud Security Posture
Security is non-negotiable these days (which is why we maintain our ISO27001 certification). It’s a priority with AWS Security Hub, which offers centralised visibility, automated compliance checks, and helps maintain a robust, proactive security posture.

AWS Day 1 Culture (with one and two-way doors)
AWS emphasised its decision-making philosophy of one-way (irreversible) and two-way (reversible) doors, fostering a culture of agility and innovation. Learn how Amazon’s famous ‘Day 1’ culture drives a relentless focus on customer success, long term value, and rapid iteration. And find out more about those doors…

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Analyzer with Gen AI
The Well-Architected IaC Analyzer uses generative AI to scan IaC templates, identifying misconfigurations and recommending best practices. This tool empowers teams to deploy secure, optimised infrastructure with confidence, reducing risks and enhancing scalability.

Automating Well-Architected Reviews (WARs)
AWS has powerful tools to streamline Well-Architected Framework Reviews, ensuring workloads align with best practices. The Consolidated Report unifies insights across workloads for actionable recommendations. Profiles enable tailored review configurations, while Review Templates standardise and accelerate the process, saving time and ensuring consistency.