AWS Adds 32-vCPU Option And An Easier On-Ramp To Its Cloudy Desktops
The Register, Friday, January 17th, 2025
Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats
Amazon Web Services has flicked the switch on a pair of workstation-grade cloud desktops that, ironically, highlight a problem with the tech.
The cloud giant's desktop-as-a-service offering is called 'WorkSpaces' and on Wednesday two new instance types were annoucned: the GeneralPurpose.4xlarge with 16vCPUs and 64GB of memory, and the GeneralPurpose.8xlarge which packs 32vCPUs and 128 GB RAM. Both also include a 175GB root volume - the virtual disk that includes the OS image - and 100GB of storage for users' files.