Insights from the AWS Summit NYC 2025: Agentic Portfolios Meet Rising Demand

This IDC Market Note discusses the AWS Summit NYC 2025, where AWS unveiled AgentCore, a comprehensive suite of services for developing, deploying, and managing AI agents, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and innovation. Key features include extended memory, a marketplace for agent discovery, a comprehensive runtime and IDE for agent development, and tools for seamless integration with tools and observability. "AWS' AgentCore services potentially define a clear path for AI agent development, reliability, and scalability for enterprises in the era of agentic AI innovation," said Tim Law, research director, AI and Automation, IDC. "With a significant investment in agentic AI research, AWS is aggressively fighting for the hearts and minds of agentic AI developers."