Desktop and Application Streaming
How to use Okta claims with application entitlements for HAQM AppStream 2.0
This blog post shows you how to use Okta claims to configure application entitlements for your HAQM AppStream 2.0 stacks. Customers use HAQM AppStream 2.0 to manage applications centrally, and stream them to their end users. With , you control access to specific applications in the AppStream 2.0 application catalog with SAML assertions. In addition, […]
Use HAQM AppStream 2.0 application entitlements with Azure AD
This blog post shows you how to use application entitlements with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) for your AppStream 2.0 stacks. Customers use HAQM AppStream 2.0 to manage applications centrally, and stream them to their end users. With application entitlements, you can control access to specific applications in the AppStream 2.0 application catalog based on […]
Automated Alerting on HAQM WorkSpaces Service Limits
HAQM Web Services (AWS) recently announced the addition of HAQM WorkSpaces Service Limits within Service Quotas. This now allows customers to have visibility into what their current limits are for the various types of WorkSpaces in a given AWS Region. Combined with the API operations to query deployed WorkSpaces, customers now have the tools at […]
Automating AWS Systems Manager activation for HAQM WorkSpaces
Customers want real-time visibility of their deployed configuration and logs for HAQM WorkSpaces. They want to fully automate patch management and enable application delivery. The core ask is to automate operational tasks for maintaining HAQM WorkSpaces using a service, rather than have to build, and maintain, an operational support infrastructure. AWS Systems Manager is the […]
AWS Announces the General Availability of HAQM WorkSpaces Web
We consistently hear from our customers that they are migrating critical workloads from legacy applications to cloud based, SaaS web applications. Unlike traditional desktop or mobile application development, web applications are often easier to build and support, they can offer nearly zero downtime, they can deliver better performance for geographically distributed users who may not […]
Use Elastic fleets and Linux for inexpensive, secure bastion hosts in HAQM AppStream 2.0
We’ve previously written about the security benefits of using AppStream 2.0 instances as bastion hosts. Bastion hosts (also called “jump boxes”) provide secure access to internal, protected network resources via RDP, SSH, VNC or web browser clients. Now, Elastic fleets combined with Linux instances provide several new advantages for bastion host use cases: Improved cost […]
Your guide to End User Computing at re:Invent 2021
re:Invent 2021 is back in person! After our first virtual re:Invent in 2020 we are excited to be with our customers both in person and virtually. Our End User Computing (EUC) speakers are excited to present live and cover EUC this year’s launches, best practices, and more. Start building out your re:Invent calendar and secure […]
Stream applications at a lower cost with HAQM AppStream 2.0 Elastic fleets and Linux compatibility
You can use HAQM AppStream 2.0 to stream Linux applications at a lower cost than Microsoft Windows apps. AppStream 2.0 is an application and desktop streaming service for securely accessing applications, data, and resources through an HTML5 browser or AppStream 2.0 client. With Elastic fleets, AWS manages the capacity users stream from, eliminating the need […]
Automate AppStream 2.0 Elastic fleet application updates with AWS Systems Manager
With HAQM AppStream 2.0 Elastic fleets you can stream portable applications to users without having to manage AppStream 2.0 images, configure scaling policies, or predict utilization. A portable application is an application that can have all of its dependencies reside in a single mounted path. Elastic fleets download a virtual hard disk (VHD) that contains […]
AWS announces availability of Elastic fleets with HAQM AppStream 2.0
HAQM AppStream 2.0 Elastic fleets help customers remove capacity management tasks and reduce costs. AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed, non-persistent application and desktop streaming service that enables users to access the resources they need securely, from anywhere. Applications and data are securely streamed across the network as encrypted pixels. With AppStream 2.0, companies can quickly […]