Amazon AppStream 2.0 – Independent Software Vendors (ISV)

AppStream 2.0 provides a scalable, reliable, and secure foundation to develop a SaaS solution around your desktop applications. Your applications are available through a web portal, and you can manage users, access, and data with AppStream 2.0's built-in features. You can also integrate your existing solutions or build your own on AWS.

What is Appstream 2.0?

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed application streaming service that provides users with instant access to Windows desktop applications from anywhere on any device.

With AppStream 2.0, ISVs can:

  • Reach customers in new market segments by developing a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering without rewriting their applications.
  • Shorten their sales cycle by delivering frictionless online demos, trials, and training of their desktop applications to a browser so customers can get started in minutes, not days or weeks.
  • Increase their software adoption by publishing deployment guidance or providing a preconfigured AppStream 2.0 image to their customers to install their desktop apps on AWS.

Benefits of Appstream 2.0 for SaaS

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    SaaSify your desktop app with no rewrite:

    AppStream 2.0 provides a scalable, reliable, and secure foundation to develop a SaaS solution for your windows desktop applications with no rewrite. Your applications are available through a web portal, and you can manage users, access, and data with AppStream 2.0's built-in features.

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    Accelerate application adoption:

    AppStream 2.0 shortens your sales cycle by streaming demos, trials, and training of your applications to a browser on any computer. Customers can get started with your applications in a minutes, not days or weeks. There are no downloads or installations required.

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    Scale without infrastructure:

    AppStream 2.0 manages the AWS resources required to host and run your applications, scales automatically, and provides access to users on demand. You can easily scale your environment to any number of users across the globe without acquiring, provisioning, and operating hardware or infrastructure.

  • Pay-as-you-go pricing:

    AppStream 2.0 offers pay-as-you-go pricing, with no upfront investment and no infrastructure to maintain. You only pay for the streaming resources that you use plus a small monthly fee per streaming user. There is no upfront investment and no long-term commitment when using AppStream 2.0

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    Standardize application performance:

    Each user's experience is fluid and responsive because your applications run on virtual machines (VMs) optimized for their use cases, and the NICE DCV protocol automatically adjusts each streaming session to network conditions.

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    Apply your branding:

    To create a familiar experience for your customers, you can customize the appearance of AppStream 2.0 with your own branding images, text, and website links. When you customize AppStream 2.0, your branding is displayed to users during application streaming sessions rather than the default AppStream 2.0 branding.

Maintain one codebase

You don't rewrite your applications with AppStream 2.0. Simply install your desktop applications on AppStream 2.0 the same way you would on a Windows computer. Your customers access the same version of your applications and you don't need to manage multiple codebases.

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Secure applications and data

Applications and data are not stored on users' computers. Your applications are streamed as encrypted pixels. AppStream 2.0 runs on AWS, so you benefit from a data center and network architecture built for the most security-sensitive organizations.

- Develop a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for legacy products

- Expand market reach

CloudHesive Appstream 2.0 Differentiators

  • Centricity Management Platform for Amazon WorkSpaces and Appstream
  • Per Seat Ongoing Managed Services
  • Amazon AppStream Deployment Services
  • Secure solutions for HIPAA / PCI Services
  • Government Services including CMMC compliance
  • Contact Center experience with Amazon WorkSpaces, Appstream and Amazon Connect
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Contact us today to see how we can help you reach new customers using Appstream 2.0