Desktop and Application Streaming
Author: Jeremy Schiefer
Converting a desktop application to a cloud service in less than an hour
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 […]
AWS Summit Washington, DC: What’s new with AWS and End User Computing (EUC) services
At the upcoming AWS Summit in Washington, DC, Tushar Dhanani and I are hosting a chalk talk (session EUC 201) focused on what’s new with AWS and End User Computing (EUC) services. In this chalk talk, we will provide a high-level overview of AWS EUC services and new features for Amazon WorkSpaces Family services and […]
AWS EUC @re:Invent: Create an online software trial with Amazon AppStream 2.0
At re:Invent 2022, I am hosting EUC 305: Create an online software trial with Amazon AppStream 2.0. In this workshop, learn how independent software vendors (ISVs) use Amazon AppStream 2.0 to deliver applications. Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a secure, fully managed application and desktop streaming service that allows you to provide access to your applications […]
Workshops for Amazon AppStream 2.0 and Amazon WorkSpaces updated
The End User Compute on AWS workshops have been updated. These workshops are hands-on labs to teach or introduce practical skills, techniques, or concepts to help you solve business problems. In getting started with Amazon AppStream 2.0, you learn how to deploy and stream desktop applications with Amazon AppStream 2.0. Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a […]
Use Amazon AppStream 2.0 application entitlements with Azure AD
This blog post shows you how to use application entitlements with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) for your AppStream 2.0 stacks. Customers use Amazon AppStream 2.0 to manage applications centrally, and stream them to their end users. With application entitlements, you can control access to specific applications in the AppStream 2.0 application catalog based on […]
Create a Single Identity Provider for all your Amazon AppStream 2.0 Stacks with Azure AD
Customers use Amazon AppStream 2.0 to centrally manage applications and stream them to their end users. Organizations have multiple stacks associated with different fleets to separate workloads based on underlying resources, applications, or different user permissions. Administrators want a way to manage permissions for multiple stacks without having to create an IAM identity provider for […]
Enabling Federation with SimpleSAMLphp and Amazon AppStream 2.0
SimpleSAMLphp is an open-source project written in native PHP that deals with authentication for SAML 2.0 as a Service Provider and as an Identity Provider. You can use single sign-on with Amazon AppStream 2.0 with many identity services that are compliant with Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 (SAML 2.0). This post explains how to configure federated user […]
Use Session Tags to Simplify AppStream 2.0 Permissions
Customers use Amazon AppStream 2.0 to centrally manage applications and stream them to their end users. Organizations have multiple stacks associated with different fleets to separate workloads based on underlying resources, applications, or different user permissions. In this blog post I show you how to use session tags in the SAML assertion to be used […]
How to report Amazon AppStream 2.0 home folder use with Amazon Athena
Customers ask how to analyze Amazon AppStream 2.0 home folder usage so they can track related spend, manage usage, and administer AppStream 2.0 home folders. Customers have questions like: “How much data is User1 using in AppStream 2.0 home folders?” “What are the top 10 largest files being stored and who owns them?” This blog […]