We’re excited to announce the general availability of Horizon Cloud on Amazon WorkSpaces Core, a powerful new solution designed to simplify virtual desktop and application delivery for modern enterprises. This is a new addition to the Horizon on Amazon WorkSpaces Core family.   

By bringing Omnissa’s Horizon Cloud DaaS platform to deliver and manage virtual desktop and app workloads on Amazon WorkSpaces Core, this solution provides the performance, flexibility, and cost-efficiency IT teams have been waiting for. IT gains the ability to automate desktop provisioning, optimize management costs, and deliver superior user experiences across a wide variety of use cases. All these capabilities are delivered from a single Horizon Cloud console, giving IT ultimate control and visibility. Now let’s review the benefits this solution can deliver for you. 

3 main benefits of Horizon Cloud on Amazon WorkSpaces Core

1. Unified Desktop & App Delivery Powered with Automation

Provision and manage desktops and apps whether persistent, non-persistent, or RDSH with just a few clicks. Using advanced image management, IT can automate the preparation and delivery of base images, saving valuable time. You can also customize the existing images for various user groups, significantly accelerating deployment times and reducing manual overhead. Some of the other benefits related to desktop and app delivery are:  

• Heterogeneous pool groups: IT can now group and manage desktop resources across various virtual private clouds in AWS as a single pool while allowing policy-based access to the end users.
• App delivery simplified: Built-in integration with Omnissa App Volumes streamlines Windows app packaging, there on demand delivery, and management, saving IT time and effort. 
• Cloud-native, pod-less architecture: As a true DaaS solution, the Horizon Cloud platform comes with faster setup, better scalability, and reduced infrastructure costs as compared to solutions that need manual setup and management.  

2. Advanced Power Management for Optimized Cost Savings

IT can reduce cloud resource costs on weekends or weeknights or when the resources are not required with automated scheduling policies that suspend any unused Amazon WorkSpaces Core instances. Further, IT can choose between instances with hourly billing with auto-on/off or monthly billing with ‘Always On’ for more predictable workloads. 

3. Superior End-User Experience & Seamless Day-Two Management

Powered by Omnissa's Blast Extreme protocol, your end users will get crystal-clear visuals, smooth multimedia performance, and reliable access across devices. For GPU-intensive use cases, NVIDIA GPU support enables responsive graphics and accelerated computing for power users. We are simplifying day-two operations, with: 

• Centralized management: Manage your entire VDI environment from one single console with automation at your fingertips 
• Omnissa Workspace ONE Intelligence integration: For detailed visibility into your workload usage and performance so that you can better manage your environment with information at your fingertips.
• Deep integration with Azure Entra ID, Workspace ONE Access, and Unified Endpoint Management 

Real-World Use Cases That Matter

This solution is designed to meet the demands of diverse enterprise environments. Key use cases include: 

Flexible Windows 10/11 Provisioning

• Persistent Desktops: For users needing a consistent, personalized desktop.
• Non-persistent Desktops: Great for shared environments and shift-based work.
• RDSH Desktops: Cost-effective, multi-user Windows Server desktops. 

Cloud Bursting & Disaster Recovery

• Seamlessly shift workloads across AWS regions or to an on-premises environment.
• Automatically route users to available capacity—no manual work needed. 

Published Applications Delivery

• Deliver targeted apps without spinning up full desktops. Perfect for task-based workers needing secure, focused app access. 

Dynamic Application Updates

• Push app updates instantly with App Volumes—no reimaging or reboots.
• Decouples apps from base images, reducing effort and carbon footprint. 

Enhanced VDI Security

• Restrict virtual desktop registration to trusted networks only.
• Strengthen compliance and prevent unauthorized access. 

Horizon Cloud on Amazon WorkSpaces Core brings together the speed of automation, cost optimization mechanisms, and the freedom of choice in how you deploy and manage virtual desktops and apps. If you are thinking of Amazon WorkSpaces Core for your VDI workloads, this is your best bet to get the maximum return on your investment. However, customers who would like the flexibility of using resources from Amazon and on-premises can leverage our Horizon 8 on Amazon WorkSpaces Core solution. 

Contact your Omnissa sales rep today to get started on a better-managed VDI journey.