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Podcast #135: Modern DaaS with Amazon Thin Clients

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Amazon WorkSpaces delivers a compelling alternative to traditional desktops.

This week, Brian follows up on a recent review for Amazon WorkSpaces posted in mid-October with an interesting conversation with Amazon’s Director of Product, End-User Computing, Melissa Stein.

<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>Melissa has spent the past four+ years with AWS and specializes in setting product vision and strategy, management, storage, software, and databases, to name a few. Melissa will be speaking at the upcoming AWS re:Invent, covering contact center efficiency with Amazon WorkSpaces (EUC206: Boost contact center efficiency with Amazon WorkSpaces and Thin Client), complimenting this podcast.

For our subscribers interested in thin client technology, AWS, and cloud computing, give this podcast some attention. If you need to hop around, we have broken down the discussion in five-minute increments to help you navigate where you need to be.

00:00 – 05:00 – Introduction

  • The podcast covers topics from Amazon’s thin clients, desktop as a service, and changes in the industry.
  • New Solutions for End User Computing
    • Amazon WorkSpaces
    • AppStream
    • Developing thin clients
      • Design goals
      • Keep the costs down
      • Repurpose devices to reduce turnover and improve security
      • Security
        • Imposed restrictions for thin clients
        • Keep data off the thin client
        • Encrypt everything
        • No access for sideloading applications or connecting removable media

          • 05:00 – 10:00

          • Continue discussion around security
          • The boot process prevents unauthorized access
          • Streamlined fulfillment
          • Pandemic-inspired device availability
          • Simplicity

            • 10:00 – 15:00

            • Thin clients are shipped with a video and brochure
              • No need for help desk support
              • Simple for hybrid and remote workers
              • Desktop as a service
              • Reminiscent of “dumb terminals”
              • Lag and poor performance are mitigated
              • Amazon WorkSpaces
                • Scalable
                • Easy to manage, easy to use

                  • 15:00 – 20:00

                  • Further discussion about scalability
                  • Addressing high turnover
                  • Shifting computing power to the data center
                    • Addressing inefficiencies
                    • Leverage cloud-based solutions
                    • Reducing costs
                    • Catering to seasonal workloads (tax season, open enrollment)
                    • Thin clients for smaller call centers
                    • Amazon WorkSpaces for persistent desktop needs

                      • 20:00 – 26:00

                      • WorkSpaces Pools
                        • Cost-effective
                        • Great for users who don’t require persistent desktops
                        • Close integration between hardware and software
                        • Complying with hardware regulations
                        • Energy-efficient
                        • Efficiencies extend to data centers
                          • Reports of a 75% reduction in endpoint expenses

                            • 26:00 – 30:00

                            • Customers appreciate:
                              • Cost-savings
                              • Reduced maintenance
                              • Eliminate VPN requirements
                              • Thin client strategy is not limited to a single device
                              • Future developments with a focus on broader use cases

                                • 30:00 – 36:00

                                • What’s happening at AWS re:Invent
                                  • showcase thin clients
                                  • Amazon WorkSpaces
                                  • Amazon Connect
                                  • AI-driven analytics
                                  • Testing to ensure performance and reliability
                                  • Secure browsers
                                  • Optimize user experience

                                    • Wrap-up

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