AWS EUC @re:Invent: Securely stream AWS workloads to your remote workers

Organizations running traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) miss out on the optimizations offered by cloud-native technologies. Modernizing VDI provides significant benefits to the agility, reliability, and cost optimization of maintaining your workloads at scale. Cloud-native AWS End User Computing (EUC) solutions provide a clear path to achieving these benefits out of the box. AWS EUC offers several fully-managed, cloud-native options that align to your organization’s requirements. For persistent desktops, AWS offers Amazon WorkSpaces, and for non-persistent desktop/application streaming, AWS offers Amazon AppStream 2.0 and Amazon WorkSpaces Web.

In this re:Invent chalk talk, I focus on AWS EUC technologies. IT administrators and VDI experts that are looking to modernize their EUC environment should attend this session. The content will provide an overview of what managed solutions are available, and how to choose between managed vs. self-managed architectures. I dive deep into example scenarios and explain when certain business requirements align to EUC managed solutions or self-managed VDI on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) securely streamed with NICE DCV.

Fully-managed EUC solutions greatly minimize administrative overhead. This is great for organizations that want to inherit all of the modern benefits of cloud-native VDI. Some EUC workloads may require additional flexibility on the components that are managed by AWS. These workload requirements can be met by shifting to self-managed infrastructure on EC2 that is securely streamed with NICE DCV. Identifying these decision-making requirements is not always easy. Furthermore, in this chalk talk, I dive into when it makes sense for your business to tradeoff additional administrative overhead for increased workload flexibility.

Attendees are encouraged to engage throughout this interactive session. Ask questions directly to the product team presenting to better understand how your requirements change the implementation guidance. This chalk talk appears in the re:Invent catalog as EUC 301 Join me at 4:00 PM PST in the MGM Grand, room 101. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Andrew came to AWS in 2019 from a large datacenter environment where he specialized VMware, Cisco UCS, and automation. His AWS career began on the Windows team in Premium Support. By 2020, he was the Lead Subject Matter Expert on Amazon WorkSpaces. He then transitioned to a Solutions Architecture role specializing in End User Computing (EUC). Through his work on EUC services, he developed a passion for the DCV streaming protocol. This year, he started his current role as the DCV Developer Advocate.

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Ariel Fu is a senior product manager at AWS End User Computing team. Ariel has 12 years of experience in the IT industry, including 10 years as product manager in both startups and large corporations. Over the years, she strives to lead cross-functional and cross-border teams to build mobile/desktop apps and SaaS solutions that customers love.