Tag: Amazon End User Computing

On September 13, 2023, at AWS End User Computing Innovation Day, I will host a session demonstrating how to convert a desktop application to cloud-based delivery in less than an hour. I will provide an overview of Amazon AppStream 2.0 and discuss newly released features. I will also demonstrate how to use app block builder […]

As the demand for technology-based jobs continues to grow, the need for career and technical education (CTE) as well as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) based curriculum continues to evolve in the classroom to prepare students for their careers. In addition to making improvements in classroom curriculum, K12 organizations have been seeking alternative methods […]

Customers are migrating from commercial databases to open-source databases on AWS like Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon Aurora MySQL. As a best practice, customers configure these databases to be running in a private subnet within an Amazon VPC. When database administrators (DBA) have to perform admin activities on these databases they log in to a […]

Since launching Amazon WorkSpaces Core, customers have asked us numerous questions related to maximizing workload security with this new service. In this blog, we’ll dive deep into the 3 most frequently asked security-related questions. As a refresher, WorkSpaces Core provides cloud-based, fully managed virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) designed to work with third-party VDI management solutions. […]

Amazon AppStream 2.0 applications manager is a feature that streamlines the process of creating an app block. With applications manager, you create and connect to an app block builder instance and utilize the new application builder assistant to monitor your application installation. This new feature expands application compatibility with elastic fleets as well as reduces […]

Zoom has extended support for virtual desktops with a Zoom plugin for Amazon WorkSpaces. This plugin optimizes your video experience when using Zoom with an Amazon WorkSpaces Windows client. How it works On starting a Zoom Meeting in your Amazon WorkSpaces session, the plugin establishes a secure connection with the Zoom Meeting client in the […]

Having just returned from the Gartner Digital Workplace Summit (EMEA) last month, we couldn’t be more excited to attend the Gartner Digital Workplace Summit (North America) on June 12-13 in San Diego. This event provides end-user computing leaders, practitioners, and service providers from around the world with the opportunity to engage in conversations and share […]

AWS End User Computing (EUC) services, including Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon AppStream 2.0, have been delivering value to organizations of all sizes for nearly a decade. Customers trust AWS to provide a secure, reliable, agile, and cost-optimized solution for use cases such as remote workers, contractors, contact center agents, VDI replacement, developers, and users running […]

Virtual labs built with Amazon AppStream 2.0 or Amazon WorkSpaces provide students a flexible and accessible way to participate in lab exercises from anywhere, at any time. While students can connect to these labs remotely the primary challenge faced by the teachers is monitoring the activity of the students and gaining remote control of the […]

A common use case for Amazon AppStream 2.0 is streaming resource-intensive applications that perform long-running calculations or simulations. If the session ends while the simulation is running, user productivity and satisfaction suffer. Consider the following scenario: your users run simulations that normally take three hours to complete. To control costs, you configure your AppStream 2.0 […]