Desktop and Application Streaming
Tag: HAQM AppStream 2.0
Simplify HAQM AppStream 2.0 image management with Application Masking
Application Masking manages access to applications, fonts, and other items for end users based on criteria determined by administrators. Application Masking is one of the features available in FSLogix. With Application Masking, administrators can show or hide applications and folders based on Active Directory security group membership, or based on an assigned HAQM AppStream 2.0 […]
Reimagining End User Computing
We recently completed re:Invent 2020 and the End User Computing team presented six different sessions designed to help you understand why and how to get started and scale deployments of HAQM WorkSpaces and HAQM AppStream 2.0. I presented a session called “Reimagine your workforce with AWS End User Computing Services” where we shared some of […]
How to report HAQM AppStream 2.0 home folder use with HAQM Athena
Customers ask how to analyze HAQM AppStream 2.0 home folder usage so they can track related spend, manage usage, and administer AppStream 2.0 home folders. Customers have questions like: “How much data is User1 using in AppStream 2.0 home folders?” “What are the top 10 largest files being stored and who owns them?” This blog […]
Adding SAML authentication to an HAQM AppStream 2.0 SaaS Portal
The HAQM AppStream 2.0 team released a workshop aimed at helping independent software vendors (ISV) move their Windows applications to a software as a service (SaaS) model. Some ISVs have reported that their customers would like to use their own identity provider with the SaaS to provide easier access to a large user base. This […]
Your guide to End User Computing at re:Invent 2020
re:Invent 2020 will be looking a little different this year, and has gone fully virtual! Our End User Computing (EUC) speakers are excited to present in this new format and share EUC launches, best practices, and more. Registration for re:Invent this year is free and you can explore the session catalogue for our sessions and […]
Enabling Identity Federation with Shibboleth and HAQM AppStream 2.0
Shibboleth is an open-source project that provides single sign-on capabilities and identity federation solution used by research and education communities worldwide. If you are already using Shibboleth IdP, this post shows you how to configure it for Security Assertion Markup Language 2.0 (SAML 2.0) identity federation with HAQM AppStream 2.0. Overview The AppStream 2.0 SAML […]
Cross-account resources and HAQM AppStream 2.0
Some of our customers using HAQM AppStream 2.0 leverage multi-account setups to separate their AppStream 2.0 resources. For these customers, there are many reasons they choose to separate their AppStream 2.0 resources into multiple accounts. However, the most common reasons our customers do this, is for resource and billing isolation and enhanced security. For example, […]
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 […]