Desktop and Application Streaming
Category: Desktop & Application Streaming
HAQM AppStream 2.0 and HAQM WorkSpaces announcements and launches – August
Our team has been hard at work and we have launched new technical documents, webinars, and more. This blog post focuses on our recent documentation, webinars, and resources that we think you can get the most out of: Documentation Best Practices for Deploying HAQM WorkSpaces This whitepaper outlines a set of best practices for the […]
Application Online Trial Expiration Control with HAQM AppStream 2.0
Many customers use HAQM AppStream 2.0 to provide online trials of their desktop applications. Our ISV Workshop Series shows you how to make your applications available through your website, delivered by AppStream 2.0. However, some customers need that access to be for a limited time. Based on their requirements, there will be different expiration periods […]
Using Microsoft AppLocker to manage application experience on HAQM AppStream 2.0
Customers are using HAQM AppStream 2.0 with application control software and policies to manage the streaming of desktop applications to their end users. Customers use the application control software and policies with the clipboard, file transfer, local print permissions, and VPC security groups to provide the right level of integration, control resource access, and manage […]
Network Separation and Data Sanitization using HAQM WorkSpaces, HAQM AppStream 2.0, and HAQM Macie
Data security and privacy are the top priorities of most organizations. Most of the data leakage happens not at the data center, but outside it. Most common reasons of data theft are unpatched desktops, malware attacks, and accidental data sharing. Network separation is a common way to secure desktop environments. Most organizations achieve this by […]
Use HAQM FSx for Windows File Server and FSLogix to Optimize Application Settings Persistence on HAQM AppStream 2.0
In this blog, I show you how to use FSLogix Profile Containers to persist HAQM AppStream 2.0 user application settings in an HAQM FSx for Windows File Server file system. AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed application streaming service that provides users with instant access to their desktop applications from anywhere. In many cases, users […]
Work From Home Offer – Extended – HAQM WorkSpaces and HAQM Chime
On April 1, 2020, we announced offers for new customers of HAQM WorkSpaces and HAQM Chime. For HAQM Workspaces, we enabled new customers to use up to 50 WorkSpaces with the Windows Standard bundle plus a collection of other WorkSpaces bundles for free so they could help their workforces work from home during the COVID-19 […]
Methods of allocating your AppStream 2.0 costs to your business units
Enterprises really like the pay-as-you-go model that HAQM AppStream 2.0 provides, only paying for the instances that they provision. Enterprises are using AppStream 2.0 to replace application streaming technologies that stream line of business and graphics apps to employees, contractors, and temporary workers without acquiring, provisioning, or operating any hardware or infrastructure. However, AppStream 2.0’s […]
User Issue Reporter for HAQM AppStream 2.0
The ephemeral nature of an HAQM 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 […]
Setting up Google Workspace SAML 2.0 federation with HAQM AppStream 2.0
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 […]
Enable your organizational domain for the AppStream 2.0 client with a Route 53 DNS TXT record
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. HAQM 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 […]