Category: HAQM WorkSpaces

Important note: Microsoft Azure MFA Server has been a popular Multi-Factor Authentication(MFA) solution. If you are still using Azure MFA Server, this blog post provides instructions on integrating it with WorkSpaces. As of July 1, 2019, Microsoft no longer offers MFA Server for new deployments. Azure Multi-Factor Authentication customers must deploy a Network Policy Server […]

As organizations transition to the cloud, managed directory offerings are becoming more prevalent. Administrators appreciate the robust controls without the management overhead of an on premises solution. To make these transitions successful, administrators must find ways to join their desktop fleets to cloud-based directories. While AWS Managed Microsoft AD natively supports HAQM WorkSpaces, customers can […]

Update (September 7, 2022) – This blog post is no longer up to date. Refer to Okta’s documentation for the latest configuration steps.   HAQM WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. You can use HAQM WorkSpaces to provision either Windows or Linux desktops in just a few minutes and quickly scale to provide […]

HAQM WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. You can use HAQM WorkSpaces to provision either Windows or Linux desktops, and quickly scale to provide thousands of desktops to workers across the globe. With HAQM WorkSpaces, users can connect securely from anywhere using a software client or a supported web browser. Administrators have full control of the platforms […]

One of the most surprising things we discovered when we launched HAQM WorkSpaces was that the most popular client for users to connect to their Windows WorkSpaces was…Windows. Back in 2013 when we launched HAQM WorkSpaces we were being guided by AWS customers that they wanted Windows desktops so they could connect to them from mobile […]

HAQM WorkSpaces provides users with secure access to their desktop application environment. Key to be able to use applications effectively is the ability to save and access data – documents, spreadsheets, reports, interesting pictures of cats. WorkSpaces users can make use of HAQM WorkDocs Drive to store their data. You can access files stored in […]

HAQM WorkSpaces is a secure, and managed cloud desktop as a service. With HAQM WorkSpaces, you can provision either a Windows or Linux desktop for your users in minutes and allow them to access to desktops from any supported devices from any location. The WorkSpaces self-service portal helps customers streamline the process to deploy WorkSpaces […]

HAQM WorkSpaces is a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) service lets customers build scalable and secure cloud-based desktops for any number of users. It provides users access to the documents, applications, and resources that they need – anywhere, anytime, and from any supported device. Customers using HAQM WorkSpaces usually start with specific use cases. An example use case […]

We recently released Custom Branding for HAQM AppStream 2.0. With this launch, you can now customize your users’ AppStream 2.0 experience with your own logo, color, text, redirect URLs, and help links in the application catalog page. In this blog post, I walk through how you can customize AppStream 2.0 with an example from BiZZdesign. BiZZdesign uses AppStream 2.0 […]

Welcome to the Desktop and Application Streaming blog! Managing corporate desktops and applications is hard, and it’s been getting harder for a long time. If you’re responsible for providing desktops and applications to end users you know what I mean. When we talk with customers, we see a repeated pattern of challenges in delivering and […]