Tag: AWS End User Computing

As companies look to provide around the clock support, helpdesks must scale accordingly. Often, support demands exceed available resources. Prior blogs discuss creating a self-service portal for Amazon WorkSpaces users to manage their environments easily. Self-service portals work well for users who have clear requests. However, it is a challenge when users do not know […]

We are pleased to announce that the Amazon DCV Access Console is now available as open source. This release unlocks the capability for builders to integrate custom frameworks into the DCV Access Console components. By using the open-source DCV Access Console on GitHub, you now have the opportunity to tailor the components to meet your […]

Traditional application deployment methods have become increasingly unsustainable. Management and delivery of applications to the end-users in an enterprise environment is a daunting task. With multiple versions of applications running across different systems and environments, IT teams often face time-consuming processes, increases administrative overhead, and high operational costs. Omnissa App Volumes offers a solution to […]

The Amazon WorkSpaces client end of life (EOL) policy is applicable to major and minor versions of WorkSpaces clients for WorkSpaces Personal and WorkSpaces Pools. In this post, I will help you gain insights into your Amazon WorkSpaces clients and help you prepare for client upgrades where needed. The lifecycle of a WorkSpaces client version […]

Customer often ask how they can improve the experience for users connecting to Amazon WorkSpaces. End users may be connecting from long distances or over unreliable networks. WorkSpaces Personal now integrates with AWS Global Accelerator (AGA) to enhance WorkSpaces connection performance by optimizing streaming traffic through the AWS Global Network and edge locations. This feature […]

The Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces is a tool that analyzes your Amazon WorkSpaces usage data and automatically converts the WorkSpace to the most cost-effective billing option depending on the individual usage. You can use the Cost Optimizer with a single account or with AWS Organizations across multiple accounts. Customers in highly-regulated environments often have limited or no […]

Facing constant pressure to do more with less, IT organizations strive to reduce costs without sacrificing security. Please join Matt Olson and me at re:Invent 2024, where we present Chalk Talk session EUC205 “Optimize costs and security with Amazon WorkSpaces Family services”. During this session, we’ll explore how Amazon WorkSpaces Family services can help your […]

When we speak with customers they tell us that self-managing on-premise virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is expensive and limits IT agility. Additional concerns over potential VDI software price increases are causing organizations to accelerate plans to migrate to the cloud. This year at re:Invent 2024, we are looking forward to hosting EUC204, a Chalk Talk […]

Automating key processes is essential to managing the Amazon WorkSpaces Family of services effectively at scale. Proper use of automation maximizes efficiency and productivity for managing virtual desktop environments. In this hands-on builders’ session, you’ll learn how to optimize management of WorkSpaces Family services at scale through automation using scripts and other workflows. You will […]

Consistent, timely software updates are essential for the security of the enterprise. Too often, however, this unglamorous task – or should I say tax – is not executed with enough rigor. Time and again critical security fixes are not pushed with urgency, leaving businesses subject to damaging and costly exploits. This problem is compounded when the […]