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HAQM WorkSpaces Update – Value Bundle, Hardware Upgrade, and Office 2013
I’ve got some good news for HAQM WorkSpaces administrators and users. We are introducing new Value bundles, upgrading the existing Standard bundles, and making Office 2013 available in the Plus bundles. This is the most recent in a series of feature releases for WorkSpaces that includes Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), zero client support, and the ability […]
New – Create HAQM WorkSpaces Golden Images
HAQM WorkSpaces is a managed desktop service in the Cloud. It allows administrators to provision cloud-based desktops that can be accessed from laptops (PC and Mac), tablets (Kindle Fire, Android, and iPad), and zero client devices. Today we are making WorkSpaces even more flexible with the addition of a new image creation feature. Administrators can […]
New AWS Directory Service
Virtually every organization uses a directory service such as Active Directory to allow computers to join domains, list and authenticate users, and to locate and connect to printers, and other network services including SQL Server databases. A centralized directory reduces the amount of administrative work that must be done when an employee joins the organization, […]
HAQM WorkSpaces Supports PCoIP Zero Clients
HAQM WorkSpaces provides a persistent, cloud-based desktop experience that can be accessed from a variety of devices including PC and Mac desktops and laptops, iPads, Kindle Fires, and Android tablets. Support for PCoIP Zero Clients Today we are making WorkSpaces even more flexible by adding support for PCoIP zero clients. WorkSpaces desktops are rendered on […]
Multi-Factor Authentication for HAQM WorkSpaces
HAQM WorkSpaces is a fully managed desktop computing service in the cloud. You can easily provision and manage cloud-based desktops that can be accessed from laptops, iPads, Kindle Fire, and Android tablets. Today we are enhancing WorkSpaces with support for multi-factor authentication using an on-premises RADIUS server. In plain English, your WorkSpaces users will now […]
HAQM WorkSpaces Now Available in Europe
HAQM WorkSpaces provides a desktop computing environment in the cloud. It gives enterprise IT the power to meet the needs of a diverse user base by providing them with the ability to work wherever and whenever they want, while using the desktop or mobile device of their choice. Today we are bringing HAQM WorkSpaces to […]
HAQM WorkSpaces is Now Available
We announced a Limited Preview of HAQM WorkSpaces at last fall’s AWS re:Invent conference and I wrote a detailed blog post at that time. As you may recall, HAQM WorkSpaces provides a desktop computing environment in the cloud. It gives enterprise IT the power to meet the needs of a diverse user base by providing […]
TCO Comparison: HAQM WorkSpaces and Traditional Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Today, we announced HAQM WorkSpaces, a fully managed desktop computing solution in the cloud. HAQM WorkSpaces delivers a users documents, applications and resources to tablets, PCs, and Macs. The service has the benefits of on-premises VDI such as mobility and security combined with all the powerful AWS benefits such as pay-as-you-go and simplified management. With […]