Desktop and Application Streaming

Following close on the heels of IGEL Disrupt 2023 in Munich, the Amazon End User Computing (EUC) team is busy preparing for IGEL Disrupt 2023 in Nashville (April 3rd – 5th). Kevin Goodman, Director of Product Management for AWS EUC, captured some interesting takeaways from the IGEL Disrupt 2023 Munich event, and is excited to […]

With Amazon AppStream 2.0, applications run securely in the cloud, isolated from end users’ local machines. In some scenarios, customers require interaction between remote and local applications. For example, consider a hosted application that exports data to an external program, such as a spreadsheet or PDF application that is installed and licensed on a local […]

Enterprise Connect 2023, March 27-30, brings together a broad range of enterprise communications and customer experience (CX) professionals focused on showcasing and learning about exciting new technology, sharing perspectives, and discussing strategies for enabling world-class collaboration, communication, and contact center operations. The AWS End User Computing (EUC) team looks forward to attending this exciting event. […]

The Leostream Platform offers a variety of components that provide an intuitive way for remote end users to securely access NICE DCV servers. The Leostream platform consolidates the IT management of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, as well as prioritizes the security posture of your deployment. Through its interface, end users visualize their resources through a high-performance […]

Introduction A well-architected failover strategy for on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is an important consideration for any business. Most organizations are unable to provide sufficient failover for both their applications and virtual desktops. In the wake of COVID-19, Hurricane Ian, and an increase in security breaches, organizations must reimagine how to reliably provide applications. This […]

Amazon WorkSpaces delivers fully managed, secure and reliable virtual desktops for every workload. In my earlier post, Building for Business Continuity with Amazon WorkSpaces and AWS Directory Services, I presented a highly available solution for Amazon WorkSpaces. The setup can be supported by AWS Managed Microsoft AD or your self-managed Active Directory. Today, I present […]

It’s an exciting time to be in the end-user computing business! A few weeks ago, the AWS End User Computing (EUC) team attended IGEL DISRUPT 2023 in Munich. Congratulations to Jed Ayres, Jim Airdo, and the entire IGEL Technology team for a phenomenal event! It was great to see old friends and make new ones […]

Customers with strict compliance requirements such as financial industries, healthcare, and government sectors use End User Compute (EUC) solutions to regulate access and centralize tooling. For these organizations, users are often required to connect to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the private corporate network. In this blog, I explain how users with such […]

If you are to take advantage of the WSPv2 feature and performance enhancements, you must validate that your end users are connected with a supported client. Amazon WorkSpaces using PCoIP can be converted to WSP using the modify protocol API. WorkSpaces that already use WSP will be updated during API initiated reboots. In this walkthrough, […]

When an Amazon AppStream 2.0 instance session is complete, the instance is ended. This means all application logs used in the session are lost. But what if you must persist your application logs? This post shows you how to persist your application logs by streaming them in real-time to Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose using Kinesis […]