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Amazon AppStream 2.0 Overview

What is Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed application streaming service. You centrally manage your desktop applications on AppStream 2.0 and securely deliver them to a browser on any computer. You can easily scale to any number of users across the globe without acquiring, provisioning, and operating hardware or infrastructure.

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Product Description

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed, secure application streaming service that allows you to stream desktop applications from AWS to any device running a web browser, without rewriting them.


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Year Founded
2006
HQ Location
Seattle, WA
Twitter
@awscloud
2,230,610 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
136,383 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: AMZN
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$177,866
Description

By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform.


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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"AppStream"
The best part about this feature is the attentiveness of Amazon's customer support. I am able to be walked through any issues I am having free of c...
Nathaniel M.
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Nathaniel M.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Better than VMware View, easier to setup!"
Easy to setup, created images rather quickly and was able to have an App Catalog online same day. Also setup SSO to applications and process was ra...
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4.0 out of 5
"AWS AppStream 2.0"
I like the fluidity of all allowed users to access the information available to them. Any thing you need or want to share can be easily accessible...
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Nathaniel M.
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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Easy to setup, created images rather quickly and was able to have an App Catalog online same day. Also setup SSO to applications and process was rather painless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Interface could be made more friendly, perhaps a wizard process to walk through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Replacing VDI and using for remote application streaming on and off campus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Access to applications is managed completely by Amazon making it one less thing that has to be done. It is also very fast and easy to set up while customizing for your company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

The biggest thing I don’t like it the cost. The quality you get is bar none, but you certainly do pay for what you are getting. It would be more beneyin larger companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Understand that the cost is large, but so are the benefits. The support has been impeccable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to send our techs to the customer to get their machine online and give them all of the tools they need. Now each tech is set up the same way amd each customer gets nearly an identical experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Easy to setup, created desktop images and was able to get a basic App Catalog setup same day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Would prefer more options on displaying applications or controlling access to applications via LDAP Security Groups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Amazon AppStream 2.0:

Have a list of the applications needed and resources required for each application, to correctly size Images. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Replacing our on-premise VDI (VMware View) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

The best part about this feature is the attentiveness of Amazon's customer support. I am able to be walked through any issues I am having free of charge. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

I tend to have issues when trying to access Amazon AppStream from different devices. This is a problem I have been able to resolve each time but it would be best if it did not happen at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

This has helped with my companies conversion to the cloud and allowed for ease of remote interaction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

That we can remove our windows desktops and use a device like a CB to get to things like autodesk Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

the cost is not economical for school budgets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

trying to remove old hardware for cheaper devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

I like the fluidity of all allowed users to access the information available to them. Any thing you need or want to share can be easily accessible from any computer from anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

There is not anything that comes directly to mind that I disliked. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

The use of Amazon AppStream 2.0 is exclusively for delivering secure content, docs and files to our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy
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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Speed and latency of the service are good with some custom settings Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

time for spinnig up a new instance and the error that pop up when the insatnce is not avalible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Amazon AppStream 2.0:

Cost of Appstream looks high compared with Ec2, if the cost reduce we can use with more ease Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our destop based application are moved to Cloud with the help of this service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

The setup wizard included on the image is very useful and easy to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

It can be rather unclear on what's the responsibility of the stack and what's the responsibility of the fleet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it as a replacement for a floating desktop for office applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Very simple ti setup and use as compared to other products in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Still missing some features to compete with players like Citrix and VmWare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Access to business applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

The browser integration with the desktop applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon AppStream 2.0?

Only have windows as a operational system Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon AppStream 2.0 solving and how is that benefiting you?

SAS applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.