Amazon AppStream allows rendering applications in the cloud and streaming them to any device, scaling on demand. It removes device constraints, saves development time, provides instant-on delivery, simplifies updates, and improves security. The document discusses Amazon AppStream's architecture, benefits, pricing, latency, deployment process, and provides examples of use cases such as 3D design, medical imaging, and video games.

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Amazon AppStream
Collin Davis & Jerry Heinz
March 26, 2014

2. Tradeoffs

3. What is Amazon AppStream?
• Render Content in the Cloud
• Stream to any device
• Scale on Demand
• Enjoy Responsive, Fluid, HD-Experience
• Host Entire Application or Only Part

5. The EC2 G2.2XLarge Instance
• 15 GiB memory
• 8 vCPUs, 26 EC2 Compute Units
• 1 x NVIDIA GRID GPU
• 60 GB SSD
• 64-bit platform

6. Benefits of Amazon AppStream
Removes
Device
Constraints
Saves
Development
Time
Instant-On
Delivery
Simplifies
Updates
Improves
Security

7. Deploying an Application

8. Benefits of Amazon AppStream
Removes
Device
Constraints
Saves
Development
Time
Instant-On
Delivery
Simplifies
Updates
Improves
Security

9. Removes Device Constraints
• App development is not
limited by end-users’
hardware
• AppStream helps reach
broadest audience
• Users get rich experience
on broad device range

10. Saves Development Time
Write complex code once, deploy to:

11. Instant-On Delivery
• Users can start using application immediately
• No large file downloads
• No time-consuming installations
• A 700MB application can become 5MB

12. Simplifies Updates
• Provide a new application version to AppStream
• Immediately upgrade all users
• No action on users’ part

13. Improves Security
• Your application is never downloaded to the users
device
• Data is streamed as video
• Create Entitlement Service to authorize connections
• Clients connect to Entitlement Service for access
• Your application is secured in AWS Cloud

14. Automatic Scaling
• Based on the limits you set your application
• The AppStream service takes care of scaling
• AppStream uses the G2.2XLarge Instance
• You can focus on your application, not infrastructure

15. Customer Use Cases
3D CAD
Design
Medical
Imaging
Media
Video
Games
Consumer
Electronics
Productivity
Applications

16. Let’s check on that Deployment…

17. Customer Use Cases
3D CAD
Design
Medical
Imaging
Media
Video
Games
Consumer
Electronics
Productivity
Applications

18. • Only runs on high-end hardware, Expensive per-seat software licenses
Use Case: CAD / 3D Design

19. Use Case: Video Games
• Best game experience requires high-end hardware
• Large upfront download hurts adoption

20. • Device Portability, Immediate Collaboration
Use Case: Medical Imaging

21. Use Case: Consumer Electronics
• Less capable hardware limits creativity

22. • Video / Film Production applications require high-end hardware & Bandwidth constraints limit
creative UI
Use Cases: Media

23. Use Cases: Productivity Applications
• Running Custom Applications on broader sets of hardware.

24. STX Protocol

27. STX: Real-Time Adaptive Video/Audio Protocol
TCP / TLS for Control & Input
UDP / RTP for Video, Audio, and FEC
UDP / RTCP for Video, Audio, and FEC
Assures a smooth, low-latency,
HD experience
Encoder
Developer Code
Input &
Control
API
Audio
API
Video
API
Adaptive Streaming
Controller
AppStream Host

28. STX: Real-Time Adaptive Video/Audio Protocol
TCP / TLS for Control & Input
UDP / RTP for Video, Audio, and FEC
UDP / RTCP for Video, Audio, and FEC
H.264 and OPUS Audio
Encoder
Developer Code
Input &
Control
API
Audio
API
Video
API
Adaptive Streaming
Controller
AppStream Host

29. STX: Real-Time Adaptive Video/Audio Protocol
TCP / TLS for Control & Input
UDP / RTP for Video, Audio, and FEC
UDP / RTCP for Video, Audio, and FEC
Adaptive Encoding
Encoder
Developer Code
Input &
Control
API
Audio
API
Video
API
Adaptive Streaming
Controller
AppStream Host

30. STX: Real-Time Adaptive Video/Audio Protocol
TCP / TLS for Control & Input
UDP / RTP for Video, Audio, and FEC
UDP / RTCP for Video, Audio, and FEC
Adapts to 70+ data points every second
Encoder
Developer Code
Input &
Control
API
Audio
API
Video
API
Adaptive Streaming
Controller
AppStream Host

31. STX: Real-Time Adaptive Video/Audio Protocol
TCP / TLS for Control & Input
UDP / RTP for Video, Audio, and FEC
UDP / RTCP for Video, Audio, and FEC
User input returned on over TCP
Encoder
Developer Code
Input &
Control
API
Audio
API
Video
API
Adaptive Streaming
Controller
AppStream Host

32. How Much Does it Cost?
• Free to try for up to 20 hours per month
• $0.83/hr including:
– Compute Power of G2 in AWS
– Bandwidth
– Windows License
– Automatic Scaling
– STX Protocol
• No up front commitments
• Pay only for the time your customers stream

33. What About Latency?

34. Latency =
Time for your application
to react to user input

35. Tolerance of latency varies by individual and
by the type of application.

36. Deployment…

37. Putting it all together

38. Streaming Your Application
Your Client
AppStream Host
AppStream Service
Your Entitlement Service

39. Request Authorization
Your Client
AppStream Host
AppStream Service
Your Entitlement Service

40. Create a Session
Your Client
AppStream Host
AppStream Service
Your Entitlement Service

41. Create a Session
Your Client
AppStream Host
AppStream Service
Your Entitlement Service

42. Redeem Entitlement
Your Client
AppStream Host
AppStream Service
Your Entitlement Service

43. Start Streaming Your Application
Your Client
AppStream Host
AppStream Service
Your Entitlement Service

44. Demo…

45. To Recap…
Removes
Device
Constraints
Saves
Development
Time
Instant-On
Delivery
Simplifies
Updates
Improves
Security
Generally available. Free to try.