Amazon wants to rent you a 32-core virtual workstation in the cloud for $4.40 per hour and yes, you'd still need to have a thin client to access it
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- GeneralPurpose.8xlarge delivers 32 virtual cores and 128GB memory plus 275GB storage
- This is far cheaper than Azure or Google Cloud, but more expensive than onprem if you plan to keep it for 6 months or more
- You will - of course - need a separate computer to access that virtual workstation
AWS has expanded its WorkSpaces desktop-as-a-service offering with the introduction of two new workstation-grade instance types.
The company says these new instances will provide its customers with powerful cloud desktops for resource-intensive Windows workloads.
The new instance types, GeneralPurpose.4xlarge and GeneralPurpose.8xlarge, feature 16 and 32 virtual CPUs (vCPUs) with 64GB and 128GB of memory, respectively. Both include a 175GB root volume and 100GB for user file storage.
Windows-only
Amazon is positioning the two new offerings as being ideal for developers, scientists, financial analysts, and engineers who need to run demanding applications.
“Developers can ...
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