Desktop and Application Streaming
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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 […]
New Omnissa Horizon 8 features supported by Amazon WorkSpaces Core
Omnissa, formerly VMware, announced new features for Horizon 8 in version 2406. With this announcement, Horizon 8 virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) customers can take advantage of these features using Amazon WorkSpaces Core: Reduce costs, improve security, and optimize user productivity with new automated provisioning enhancements and power management features. With this announcement, you can reduce […]
Citrix announces general availability of Citrix DaaS on Amazon WorkSpaces Core
Introduction With Citrix DaaS on Amazon WorkSpaces Core moving from public tech preview to general availability (GA), you can extend your on-premises Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to the highly scalable AWS Cloud—helping reduce costs, improve security, and optimize user productivity. Citrix DaaS on WorkSpaces Core provides the flexibility to integrate with AWS infrastructure by simplifying […]
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 […]
Automating Foundational NICE DCV Infrastructure
In this blog, learn how to accelerate a foundational cloud deployment of NICE DCV running on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) with AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK). Customers use DCV to visualize remote workloads running on Amazon EC2 on lower powered client machines. The provided AWS CDKs cover deploying the DCV Connection Gateway […]
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 […]
Announcing the NICE DCV Access Console
We are pleased to announce the NICE DCV Access Console, a simple web-based component that allows customers to centralize their DCV session management. This product complements the existing DCV Session Manager, a tool that manages the lifecycle of DCV sessions across a fleet of DCV servers. The DCV Access Console provides an out-of-the-box solution for administrators […]
Key considerations for single versus multi-session fleets on Amazon AppStream 2.0
With Amazon AppStream 2.0, users securely stream their applications and/or selectively persistent desktops. As an administrator, you provide each user with their own instance for their streaming session, or share those resources and host multiple users per instance. When using well-architected principles, AppStream 2.0 multi-session fleets can help you substantially reduce costs. However, there are […]