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Our friends on the AWS Architecture team published a blog highlighting how our customer BBVA implemented a global remote working plan that protects customers and employees alike using Amazon AppStream 2.0. BBVA has more than 86,000 employees from across BBVA’s international network of offices and its central service functions now work remotely. The post dives […]

Note – The Amazon WorkSpaces Free Tier Offer has been extended to September 30th, 2020. For more details please see the Work From Home Offer – Extended Blog. On March 18, 2020, Jeff Barr shared some of the things AWS is doing to help your workforce to work remotely, including providing services like Amazon Connect, […]

Our friends at AWS Security recently published a blog post on improving LDAP security in AWS Directory Service with client-side LDAPS. Client-side secure LDAP (LDAPS) support enables applications that integrate with AWS Directory Services like Amazon WorkSpaces to connect to AD using Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS). To get started with Amazon WorkSpaces create an AWS Account, sign […]

In my customer conversations, I am frequently asked how customers can use Amazon WorkSpaces in their Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Questions involve what are the design options for their Amazon WorkSpaces service, and what other services must be planned for. This is especially important when end users are running Amazon WorkSpaces […]

With only 20 days left to re:Invent, I’ve broken down our breakout sessions, chalk talks, workshops, and builder sessions into a few categories to help you find the right content: 1) introductions to EUC, 2) getting started with EUC, and 3) diving deep into EUC. 1) Introductions into EUC These sessions help you understand how […]

We’ve had some customers reach out this week regarding Microsoft disabling automatic backups to the RegBack folder starting in Windows 10 version 1803. WorkSpaces with Windows 10 powered by Windows Server 2016 are not impacted– no action is needed. The system registry backup is working as expected. And, your WorkSpaces automatically back up data on the […]

Our friends at Liquidware Labs published a blog showing how you can stream your Liquidware Labs FlexApps with your Amazon AppStream 2.0 environment. FlexApp enables you to manage your user’s application entitlements and deliver their applications to them in real-time to fleet streaming instances, versus installing them directly into the AppStream 2.0 image. FlexApp enables you […]