Desktop and Application Streaming

The ephemeral nature of an Amazon AppStream 2.0 fleet instances can pose a unique challenge to administrators when trying to troubleshooting application issues. My previous blog post focused on automating log generation and alerting. In this blog post I will show how you can enable users to report issues themselves when they are currently in […]

August 2022: This post has been updated by Dylan Barlett for Google Workspace (formerly G Suite). If you’re using Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), you can set up federation to third-party web apps using the Google Workspace management console and assign those applications to users in your Google Workspace domain. In this post, I walk through […]

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 […]

AppStream 2.0 recently added support for creating a Domain Name Service (DNS) TXT record that enables you to enable the domain of the URL the user enters. Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed application streaming service that allows you to stream your desktop applications to your users. Your users can use the AppStream 2.0 […]

Many companies that have adopted Amazon WorkSpaces seek out ways to provision desktops for their users efficiently. In this blog, I will show you how to build a serverless solution that uses directory group membership to automate WorkSpaces provisioning and de-provisioning using AWS Lambda. This allows companies to use their existing directory group approval workflows […]

There are situations where Amazon WorkSpaces users access AWS resources through API calls. For example, to upload files to an Amazon S3 bucket, or to access parameters from AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store. There is no built-in option to attach an IAM role to an Amazon WorkSpace. However, we can assume an IAM role via […]

April 21, 2024: This blog post was originally written by Justin Stokes. It has been substantially updated by Michael Spence to reflect changes in Microsoft services. Amazon WorkSpaces offers several options to secure access to your WorkSpaces. This includes working with your RADIUS infrastructure to provide multi-factor authentication (MFA). With the deprecation of Azure MFA […]

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, […]

Earlier today, Jeff Barr shared several ways AWS is helping customers stand up and scale remote work and work from home initiatives, including new offers for Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon WorkDocs. In this post, we would like to share a few more details. We are announcing two new offers that enable you to use Amazon […]

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 […]