Research and Engineering Studio on AWS, Version 2024.06 now available

Today we’re excited to announce the release of Research and Engineering Studio (RES) on AWS Version 2024.06. This latest release brings support for Ubuntu 22.04, the ability to designate users of your RES environment as project owners, and a new demo experience.

RES on AWS 2024.06 now offers users the ability to launch virtual desktops with Ubuntu (22.04.3 - LTS). Users can use either the base image available through RES or create their own Ubuntu RES Ready AMI to preload their custom dependencies and applications. This latest release also allows RES administrators to designate certain individuals in their environment as project owners. Project owners can assist in the administration and management of RES projects by adding or removing users and groups.

The new demo experience automates deployment of a RES environment. The demo automates the process of setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) by using Keycloak as an alternative to AWS IAM Identity Center. Visit our demo page to learn more.

RES 2024.06 is available in US East (Ohio), US East (N. Virginia), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Canada (Central), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Paris), Europe (Milan), Israel (Tel Aviv) and the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Regions.

Check out additional release notes on GitHub to get started and deploy RES 2024.06 today.