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Ubuntu Desktop is now available on AWS

Until now, AWS only offered the possibility to choose between two operating systems: Windows or Amazon Linux. Those who wanted to use Amazon Workspaces, therefore, had only two possibilities of choice, to which a third has now been added, which is now available on AWS: ubuntu-desktop.

This option adds a public cloud-managed virtual desktop infrastructure to AWS, and is the first third-party Linux operating system distribution to be available on the platform. With Ubuntu Desktop, developers will have access, through AWS, to various open source tools and libraries from fields such as machine learning, data science or Artificial Intelligence, as well as the Internet of Things and the cloud.

Other professionals who will be able to get more out of Ubuntu Desktop on AWS are DevOps engineers, who will be able to switch from one complex operating system configuration to another with ease, allowing them, among other things, to test in multiple environments without having to reconfigure your systems locally, or have to get hold of multiple physical computers.

Having Ubuntu Desktop on AWS also offers advantages to remote workers, since they can be given access to the tools, environment and permissions they need to perform their tasks from a point outside the company network without increasing their cost. security risks. Ubuntu Desktop workstations in the AWS Cloud benefit from all AWS security controls, have encryption of data at rest, and secure connections using AWS pixel streaming technology.

As for administrators, they have control over their developer desktop environments, and can manage everything from security policies to installed applications. Additionally, they can control user access through Active Directory.

Alex Gallagher, Vice President of Cloud at Canonicalhas underlined that the company has brought Ubuntu Desktop to AWS «so developers can take advantage of designing, coding, pipelines, and deployment of Ubuntu-based workloads, whether they are instances or containers, from within the AWS environment. Additionally, Ubuntu Virtual Desktops in WorkSpaces allow IT organizations to provision high-performance instances of Ubuntu Desktop, delivered as a fully managed AWS service. With increasing pressure to support the security and productivity needs of hybrid workers, it’s a win-win for IT organizations and their end users.«.

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