Category: HAQM WorkSpaces

This post was co-written with Eli Aleyner, Head of Tech Alliances; Chris McLellan, Principal Product Manager; and Dan Stelzer, Sr Manager Partner GTM at Docker Inc. Note: Current beta Version is on hold. When we speak to customers, they tell us their developers have been unable to use Docker Desktop on Windows personal WorkSpaces due […]

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 HAQM 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 […]

Are you looking to gain additional insight how end users are connecting to HAQM WorkSpaces Personal instances? Would you like to track and report on IP addresses, platforms, and client versions being used to access WorkSpaces Personal? Are you interested better understanding operating system resource utilization within the WorkSpace Personal? Even if you attended our […]

When I speak with customers about HAQM WorkSpaces Personal, they commonly ask about ways to monitor and manage their WorkSpaces at scale. One great option for Ubuntu WorkSpaces is Landscape, provided by Canonical, an AWS Partner. Landscape is available at no extra cost through the Ubuntu Pro subscription included with each Ubuntu WorkSpace. I’m excited […]

As organizations continue to migrate and transform their SAP applications into modern cloud-aware solutions, they seek more scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions. Users need secure access to SAP GUI while maintaining integration with essential tools like Microsoft Office, a crucial but often overlooked aspect of an SAP implementation. Delivering the SAP GUI desktop application through […]

In this post, we explain how the AWS Private CA Connector for Active Directory simplifies and accelerates the configuration of certificate-based authentication (CBA) for HAQM AppStream 2.0 and HAQM WorkSpaces. We provide an overview of AWS Private Certificate Authority and Active Directory Certificate Services in this context. We discuss the benefits of using the AWS […]

Customers in regulated industries like the public sector, healthcare, and financial services often need to meet compliance and audit requirements. This involves storing, archiving, and analyzing user’s browsing trends, such as website visits and session times. HAQM WorkSpaces Secure Browser is a fully managed, remote enterprise browser that allows users to access internal websites and […]

At AWS re:Invent 2022, AWS launched HAQM CloudWatch Internet Monitor, which includes integrations with HAQM WorkSpaces Personal. After you associate your WorkSpaces with Internet Monitor, you can identify potential performance and internet connection issues of your users to their WorkSpaces. The service provides you with IP prefixes and ASN (typically, the internet service provider or […]