Amazon WorkSpaces (AWS) Thin Clients & Zero Clients for VDI; why are IT Pros considering cloud computing with endpoint devices?

Although a viable VDI alternative for endpoint devices including Thin Clients & Zero Clients for a few years now, more and more IT Professionals are turning to cloud computing with Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Clients (also referred to as "AWS") and Amazon WorkSpaces Zero Clients in a their computing environments. So, what is it about this cloud computing platform that has people looking towards the friendly, virtual skies?

AWS Thin Clients and AWS Zero Clients; Winning Cloud Computing & Endpoint Device Solutions

As you may or may not already be familiar, Amazon WorkSpaces is a fully-managed, secure Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution that provides end users access to virtual, cloud-based desktops. Amazon WorkSpaces cloud computing is a great alternative for IT Professionals not yet ready to dive full-force into a backend Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. With it, you can provision virtual, cloud-based desktops, providing access to documents, applications, and resources - anywhere, anytime; from any supported device. There are no long-term contracts or upfront commitments with Amazon Workspaces. The pay-as-you-go pricing means you pay only for what you use. You are charged based on monthly or hourly billing, and number of WorkSpaces. Plus, you can delete at any time.

Because “you’re in the Cloud,