Deliver virtual desktop and apps with speed and control
The capabilities below help IT teams provision, secure, and manage virtual desktops and apps on Amazon WorkSpaces Core while improving cost control and the end-user experience.
Unified desktop and app delivery
Save time by provisioning and managing desktops and apps in just a few clicks. Automate the preparation and delivery of base images, and customize existing images for specific user groups.
Advanced power management
Automated scheduling policies suspend unused desktops and Amazon WorkSpaces Core instances during off hours. This helps reduce cloud resource costs on weekends, weeknights, or whenever demand drops.
Superior end-user experience
The Blast Extreme protocol from Omnissa delivers crystal-clear visuals and smooth multimedia performance to improve productivity. It also helps enable reliable access across virtually any device.
Full visibility and proactive insights
Manage your VDI environment with advanced visibility and AI-driven insights from Omnissa Intelligence. IT teams gain actionable data to address issues before they affect end users.
Seamless day two management
Manage all endpoints, including Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud desktops on Amazon WorkSpaces and Amazon WorkSpaces Core, with Workspace ONE UEM. This helps consolidate day-to-day operations into one console.
AWS partnership overview
The Omnissa and Amazon partnership helps IT teams simplify virtual desktop and apps operations while giving end users consistent, reliable access.
Simplified management
Consistent user experience
Unparalleled app delivery
Business continuity and disaster recovery
Amazon and Omnissa: better together
Horizon, Workspace ONE UEM, and AWS infrastructure work together to give IT teams centralized management of virtual desktops and apps and cloud scalability.
Combined Value
Horizon desktops and apps deployed natively on Amazon WorkSpaces Core help organizations leverage flexibility, security, and simplified day-two management. IT teams can scale desktop capacity up or down as workforce needs change.
Combined Value
Workspace ONE UEM integration with AWS simplifies endpoint management across hybrid environments. This helps reduce operational overhead and improves the overall security posture.
Combined Value
The combined offering delivers a consistent end-user experience across on-premises and AWS-hosted virtual desktops. Unified policy enforcement and compliance automation help keep every desktop aligned to organizational standards.
Combined Value
A ZERO TRUST security framework spans Horizon, Workspace ONE, and AWS native controls to help protect distributed workforces. This helps ensure comprehensive protection for teams accessing cloud-hosted apps and desktops.
Combined Value
A ZERO TRUST security framework spans Horizon, Workspace ONE, and AWS native controls to help protect distributed workforces. This helps enable comprehensive protection for teams accessing cloud-hosted apps and desktops.
AWS and Omnissa: architecture overview
This overview covers the core components, data flow, and security layers behind Horizon VDI on AWS.
Components
Amazon infrastructure provides the scalable compute, storage, and networking foundation for Horizon VDI deployment. This layer supports elastic scaling as workforce demand changes.
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Amazon compute and storage
Provides the scalable foundation for virtual desktop and app workloads
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AWS networking
Connects VDI resources securely across regions and availability zones
Proof and validation
See how a public-sector agency modernized its VDI environment with Horizon on AWS.
Latest AWS and Omnissa news
Recent content highlighting the AWS and Omnissa partnership.
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Horizon VDI on AWS FAQ
The top features include streamlined delivery of virtual desktops and apps, cost optimization through advanced power management, and a strong end-user experience with simplified day two management. These capabilities help IT teams simplify operations for a security-focused digital workspace. Together, they support organizations looking to deliver Horizon VDI on Amazon WorkSpaces Core at scale.
Omnissa Blast Extreme is the only protocol supported for Automated Pools on Amazon WorkSpaces Core. It delivers the visuals and multimedia performance behind the platform's end-user experience. This protocol supports access across virtually any device and network condition.
Horizon 8 and Horizon Cloud on Amazon WorkSpaces Core deliver high-performance virtual desktops using the Blast Extreme protocol, which helps enable smooth video, graphics, and media across devices and networks. The solution also supports GPU-powered workloads, including those from NVIDIA, for accelerated computing and rendering. These capabilities help improve productivity for demanding applications while simplifying day two operations.
Organizations can get started by contacting an Omnissa sales representative to evaluate current infrastructure and workload needs. The team helps determine whether Horizon 8 or Horizon Cloud is the better fit for a given deployment. From there, IT teams can plan a phased rollout using cloud Pod Architecture for hybrid flexibility.