Deliver Native Windows 10 and 11 Virtual Desktops on AWS
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I am excited to announce that customers using our Frame Desktop as a Service (DaaS) platform are now able to deploy native Windows 10 and 11 VMs on AWS EC2!
To meet Microsoft licensing requirements, Frame now automatically provisions VMs on AWS EC2 Dedicated Instances whenever Windows 10 BYOL or Windows 11 BYOL image families are selected during the Frame Account creation process. Just like with Windows Server OS, customers will have the option to bring their own image or deploy from Frame-provided base images.
Powered By AWS EC2 Dedicated Instances
While regular AWS EC2 instances run on shared tenancy hardware, dedicated instances are EC2 instances that run on hardware that’s dedicated to a single AWS account. Customers can pay for dedicated instances on-demand, as reserved instances, and as spot instance – just like regular EC2 instances. Customers are also charged an incremental hourly per region fee anytime there is at least one dedicated instance running in that particular region. You can learn more about AWS EC2 Dedicated Instance pricing here.
Bring Your Existing Microsoft 365 Licensing
For many customers the biggest benefit of this new feature is the ability to leverage their existing Microsoft 365 Windows Enterprise entitlements, which eliminates the need to pay for Windows Server OS licensing and Windows RDS-SALs separately. Users also enjoy an enhanced user experience and improved application compatibility compared to using Windows Server OS. To learn more about how to BYOL for Windows, click here.
Note: Microsoft does not permit Microsoft 365 Apps to be run on VMs hosted on AWS Dedicated Instances. However, Microsoft Office Professional licenses purchased prior to October 1, 2019 can be used with AWS Dedicated Instances.
It’s About Customer Choice
Frame’s support for native Windows 10/11 on AWS EC2 is part of Dizzion’s continued commitment to providing our customers with as much choice as possible in their digital workspace journey. We hope you are as excited about this new feature as we are – if you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to reach out to your Dizzion Customer Success Manager or [email protected]
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If you’re new to Dizzion or our Frame DaaS solution, you can try a Frame session for yourself in a matter of seconds at try.dizzion.com!
About the Author
Dizzion was founded in 2011 with a visionary mission to redefine the way the world works.
In an era of legacy Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Dizzion set out to challenge the status quo by making it simple for all customers to transform their workspace experience. By building a powerful automation and services platform on top of the VMware stack, Dizzion delivered virtual desktops as a service before Desktop as a Service (DaaS) even existed.
VP of Product, Dizzion
Yangzhi 'Z' Zhao is the VP of Product at Dizzion responsible for product management, product marketing, product enablement, and GTM strategy. With over 15 years in the end-user computing (EUC) industry, Z started his career at Citrix. There, within the consulting service organization, he supported hundreds of clients with their Citrix deployments as a Field Architect. After leaving Citrix, Z served as SVP of Business Development at Cloud Nine, a NYC-based consulting firm specializing in EUC. Prior to joining Dizzion in June 2023 (as part of the acquisition and merger with Frame), he was the Director of Product for Frame at Nutanix. An alumnus of the University of Michigan, Z currently lives in the Metro Detroit area with his wife and son.
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