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Tag: Amazon WorkSpaces
Optimize costs and security with Amazon WorkSpaces Family services
Facing constant pressure to do more with less, IT organizations strive to reduce costs without sacrificing security. Please join Matt Olson and me at re:Invent 2024, where we present Chalk Talk session EUC205 “Optimize costs and security with Amazon WorkSpaces Family services”. During this session, we’ll explore how Amazon WorkSpaces Family services can help your […]
Simplify and secure your SAP GUI deployments with M365 integration on Amazon WorkSpaces Pools
As organizations continue to migrate and transform their SAP applications into modern cloud-aware solutions, they seek more scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions. Users need secure access to SAP GUI while maintaining integration with essential tools like Microsoft Office, a crucial but often overlooked aspect of an SAP implementation. Delivering the SAP GUI desktop application through […]
Simplify certificate-based authentication for AppStream 2.0 and WorkSpaces with AWS Private CA Connector for Active Directory
In this post, we explain how the AWS Private CA Connector for Active Directory simplifies and accelerates the configuration of certificate-based authentication (CBA) for Amazon AppStream 2.0 and Amazon WorkSpaces. We provide an overview of AWS Private Certificate Authority and Active Directory Certificate Services in this context. We discuss the benefits of using the AWS […]
Utilizing CloudWatch Internet Monitor with Amazon WorkSpaces Personal
At AWS re:Invent 2022, AWS launched Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor, which includes integrations with Amazon WorkSpaces Personal. After you associate your WorkSpaces with Internet Monitor, you can identify potential performance and internet connection issues of your users to their WorkSpaces. The service provides you with IP prefixes and ASN (typically, the internet service provider or […]
Enhanced management for Amazon WorkSpaces Personal with ControlUp
In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses are increasingly adopting cloud-based desktops to provide their employees with flexible and secure work environments, regardless of their location. With distributed work environments and complex technology stacks, customers need comprehensive observability solutions to monitor, manage and optimize their digital infrastructure and applications effectively. ControlUp offers a rich set of […]
Accessing AWS resources using AWS IAM Roles Anywhere from Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces Personal provides a secure, persistent desktop computing environment in the cloud. Customers often ask if there is a method to configure WorkSpaces to use AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles to issue temporary credentials. In this blog, we explain how you can configure WorkSpaces to use AWS IAM Roles Anywhere and enable […]
Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces 2.7 released
The Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces is a tool that analyzes Amazon WorkSpaces usage data and can automatically convert the WorkSpace instance to the most cost-effective billing option depending on the individual usage. You can use the Cost Optimizer with a single account or with AWS Organizations across multiple accounts. Today, we are pleased to […]
Hardening DNS Resolution for Amazon WorkSpaces Personal
Amazon WorkSpaces Personal is a managed, secure Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution. You can use WorkSpaces to provision Windows and Linux desktops in just a few minutes and quickly scale across the globe. With WorkSpaces your users get a fast, responsive desktop they can access anywhere, anytime, from any supported device. Customers using WorkSpaces want to maximize […]
Best practices for successful BYOL image creation for Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces Family solutions provide the right virtual desktop solution for varied worker types, from any location. Amazon WorkSpaces is a flexible virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that lets you quickly and easily deploy cloud-based desktops. Amazon WorkSpaces Core is designed to work with third-party VDI solutions, allowing them to utilize WorkSpaces fully managed virtual […]
Optimize user experience in Amazon WorkSpaces across AWS Regions
Providing a consistent end user experience is important for productivity, especially during disruptive events. By preparing for failure, you can enable users to continue working as normal without having to learn new business processes. Amazon WorkSpaces, a persistent desktop solution deployed in an AWS Region, offers the Multi-Region Resilience (MRR) feature to help deploy WorkSpaces […]