11/30/2023

Amazon Turns Fire TV Cube into a Cheap Cloud Desktop PC for Businesses

The ancient thin client is back

Amazon is repurposing its Fire TV Cube streaming video box as a terminal for cloud users called Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client. The device sheds its streaming capabilities to transform into an affordable tool for enterprise workers, as explained by Amazon, allowing companies to reduce technology costs while enhancing security for their entire cloud-based business.

Amazon's WorkSpaces Thin Client is tailored for the post-pandemic job market, addressing the reality that remote and hybrid work is likely here to stay. Industries such as customer service, technical support and healthcare need to ensure employees have quick and reliable access to business applications and data services, regardless of their location, according to Amazon.

The WorkSpaces Thin Client is the first consumer device adapted by Amazon into external hardware for AWS customers. Melissa Stein from Amazon notes that customers were seeking a lower-cost device for "high-turnover environments" like call centers. The Fire TV Cube hardware provided all the necessary resources to create such a device, allowing employees to access their assigned, cloud-based virtual desktop for their work.

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