This week is AWS re: Invent in Las Vegas (better called “cloud computing Woodstock”). The crowd grows yearly, and it’s a “must-attend” event for the cloud computing crowd.
I typically avoid these. You can get the same information remotely these days, and you can see all of the event online; it’s a better approach if you’re trying to get the complete picture. However, attending in person does let you feel the excitement, which is why these events exist, which are mostly loss leaders for the cloud and technology providers.