Cross-Region Amazon WorkSpaces Migration at Scale – How Wolters Kluwer Migrated 3,000 Desktops Without Disruption
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This article describes how Wolters Kluwer migrated approximately 3,000 Amazon WorkSpaces from Asia Pacific (Singapore) to Asia Pacific (Mumbai) using a blue-green strategy with automated provisioning and phased rollout.
- Round-trip latency reduced from ~270 ms to ~49 ms (82% improvement) by moving to geographically closer Mumbai region
- Microsoft Teams Optimization feature combined with regional proximity eliminated audio/video synchronization and screen-sharing issues
- Automated deployment via SCCM/MEM and Liquidware FlexApp bundled applications and OS upgrade into single golden image
- Parallel running of both regions during each wave provided rollback safety and user validation time
- 40% reduction in performance-related service desk calls and organic user demand for migration
- Pilot wave with power users created internal advocates and demonstrated success before full rollout
The migration demonstrates that careful planning, comprehensive automation, and phased deployment enable large-scale cross-region WorkSpaces migrations with minimal disruption and measurable improvements in user experience and collaboration.
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