Bahrain Bourse adopts Amazon WorkSpaces

Bahrain Bourse (BHB) has adopted Amazon WorkSpaces, a solution by Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is expected to help the self-regulated multi-asset marketplace to enhance business continuity and strengthen operational agility and resilience.

Amazon WorkSpaces is fully-managed desktop virtualisation service that enables users to access data, applications, and resources on any supported device.

This enables BHB to provide a secure, managed, cloud-based virtual desktop to its employees that is accessible from anywhere, anytime.

The bourse has fully customised the solution to replicate its disaster recovery (DR) site encompassing all its functionality and features to ensure business continuity at all times.

Furthermore, Amazon WorkSpaces is deployed in a virtual private cloud with a secure login and its services are available 24/7.

Hussain Aljamri, director of IT at BHB, said, “The past two years have reshaped the way capital markets operate.

At Bahrain Bourse, we understand the importance of adapting and embedding reliable, secure, and innovative solutions to maintain communication, collaboration, and productivity in an unprecedented time.”

Vinod Krishnan, Head of Middle East and North Africa, AWS, said, “Amazon WorkSpaces gives organisations the ability to scale up and down in minutes as there needs change, on almost any device, so their end users can get the job done anywhere, and at any time, securely and reliably.”

Source: https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/965551/Bahrain-Bourse-adopts-Amazon-WorkSpaces