AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog
Author: Andrew Kloman
Using Elastic Load Balancing for Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud on AWS Deployments
With Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud on AWS, customers can enjoy the agile, flexible consumption models and management of the AWS Cloud. This is great for temporary desktop and application capacity, application locality, data center expansions,POC, and disaster recovery use cases. In this post, we provide guidance on how customers looking to deploy Horizon 7 on VMware Cloud on AWS can make use of Amazon Route 53 and Elastic Load Balancing to provide greater scalability, availability, and fault tolerance.
Using AWS Directory Service and Amazon RDS with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory and Amazon RDS are now in the Citrix Ready Marketplace, and we’ve provided a deployment guide to help you launch Citrix on AWS. In cooperation with Citrix, we have also assembled an AWS Accelerator to help you plan and execute a successful trial migration while using your existing licenses. You can also use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Service on Citrix Cloud to manage your AWS-based resources.
Building an AWS Consulting Practice That Offers Desktop and Application Streaming Services
The time has never been better to build a thriving business on AWS, and APN Partners have the opportunity to see a 6X – 11X+ multiplier uplift over AWS spend when delivering a comprehensive suite of value-added services to customers. In this post, we give APN Consulting Partners an overview of why specializing in Desktop and Application Streaming Services helps customers who are looking to migrate to AWS. We also explore some of the offerings APN Consulting Partners can build into their practice.
New AWS Solutions Training for Partners: Desktop and Application Streaming
We are excited to announce two new training opportunities for APN Partners—Amazon Desktop and Application Streaming for Technical and Business Professionals. These courses are intended for Partners who work with desktop applications hosted on AWS. They are delivered through a mix of web-based training and demonstrations of product features and functionality, and includes an assessment to validate what was covered.
End User Computing: 2017 Year-in-Review and Key Wins by APN Partners
In 2017, many APN Partners invested in efforts to enhance their solutions and help customers migrate enterprise desktop applications to AWS. These partners are demonstrating the value of supporting AWS services that provide customers with solutions that are secure, easy-to-use, scalable, and cost-effective. We have high expectations Partners will continue to build and optimize products to run on AWS, and provide high-quality technical content, labs, and workshops to guide customer adoption.
Citrix Customers – Bring Your Own Windows Client Licenses for Use on AWS
By Andrew Kloman, Partner Solutions Architect at AWS Citrix customers, did you know that you can bring your own Microsoft Windows client licenses and use them on Amazon Web Services (AWS)? This includes deploying Windows 10 on AWS for your Citrix XenDesktop deployments. Within the Studio console, Citrix XenDesktop supports the desktop deployment model called […]