Amazon WorkSpaces is a fully-managed desktop computing service in the cloud. Amazon WorkSpaces allows you to easily provision cloud-based desktops that allow end-users to access the documents, applications and resources they need with the device of their choice, including laptops, iPad, Kindle Fire, or Android tablets. It’s easy to provision WorkSpaces for any number of users with a few clicks in the AWS management console and WorkSpaces can join your existing Active Directory domain so that users can continue to use their corporate credentials to access resources. This session will provide an overview of the key features and benefits of Amazon WorkSpaces, including a live demonstration.

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Amazon WorkSpaces:
Fully Managed Desktops in the Cloud
Paul Duffy, Amazon Web Services
March 26th 2014

2. What we’ll cover:
• Why WorkSpaces?
• What WorkSpaces offers you
• Demo!
• Integrating with your existing infrastructure
• Another demo!
• Q&A

3. Why did we build WorkSpaces..?

4. Some Customer Challenges
• Realizing the “Virtual Desktop Dream”
• BYOD is increasingly popular
• Workforces are increasingly diverse
• Tablet adoption significant
• Keeping all these desktops secure

5. What does WorkSpaces offer you..?
• Fully Managed
• Support Multiple
Devices
• Keep Data Secure
and Available
• Choose Software &
Hardware
• Pay as You Go
• Corporate Directory
Integration

6. Sample Use Cases (there are many more)
• Mobile Device Access
• Secure WorkSpaces
• Remote Employees
• Seasonal Workers
• Student WorkSpaces
• Developer WorkSpaces

7. Fully Managed
• Launch the number of WorkSpaces you need
• All heavy lifting taken care of by AWS
• Users receive email to install clients and connect
WorkSpaces

8. Demo:
Let’s provision a WorkSpace!
(and have a look at the console!)

9. Support Multiple Devices
• iPad
• Kindle Fire HDX (Keyboard & Mouse)
• Android Tablet
• Microsoft Windows
• Mac

10. Demo:
Let’s look at mobile device support

11. Keep Data Secure and Available
• No data stored on end-user device
• Only Pixels delivered to users (PCoIP)
• User volume backed by Amazon S3

12. Keep Data Secure and Available
• Securely backup and sync users data
• Install on the WorkSpace and a PC or Mac
• Data is backed up to Amazon S3
• Users can access their data when they need it

13. Choose Software and Hardware
WorkSpaces Bundle Hardware Resources Applications
Standard 1 vCPU, 3.75 GiB Memory, 50
GB User Storage
Utilities (Adobe Reader, Internet
Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-Zip, Adobe
Flash)
Standard Plus 1 vCPU, 3.75 GiB Memory, 50
GB User Storage
Microsoft Office Professional
2010, Trend Micro Worry-Free
Business Security, Utilities
(Adobe Reader, Internet
Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-Zip, Adobe
Flash)
Performance 2 vCPU, 7.5 GiB Memory, 100
GB User Storage
Utilities (Adobe Reader, Internet
Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-Zip, Adobe
Flash)
Performance Plus 2 vCPU, 7.5 GiB Memory, 100
GB User Storage
Microsoft Office Professional
2010, Trend Micro Worry-Free
Business Security, Utilities
(Adobe Reader, Internet
Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-Zip, Adobe
Flash)
All WorkSpaces Bundles provide the Windows 7 Experience to users (provided by Windows Server 2008 R2 with RDS).

14. Install your own software
• No technical restrictions on software installation
• Use the tools you already use to distribute
• Check with your ISV
• Ask for WorkSpaces support

15. Pay as You Go
WorkSpaces Bundle Monthly Price
Standard $35
Standard Plus $50
Performance $60
Performance Plus $75
• No up-front commitment
• Delete WorkSpaces at any time
• Price includes infrastructure (compute/storage/bandwidth) application access

16. WorkSpaces Connect: AD Integration
• Users: Get to use existing Enterprise Credentials
• IT: WorkSpaces behave like regular desktops

17. Corporate Directory Integration
• Manage WorkSpaces like any other desktop
– Group Policy
– Software Distributions Tool
– Install agents
• Store in the OU that makes sense to you
• Don’t change the way you manage
– Just less heavy lifting

18. Corporate Directory Integration Steps
• Ensure existing AD is reachable (via VPC)
• This could be on-premises or in EC2
• Configure WorkSpaces Connect
• Launch WorkSpaces in connected directory

19. Corporate Directory Integration
Subnet 2
Subnet 1
AZ ‘A’
AZ ‘B’
Workspaces API
End-point
(Customer
Network)
VPN
Connection
OAuth
Gateway
Public IP
Secure Auth (443)
Public IP
WS
User1
Public IP
WS
User2
On-premises
Domain Controllers
Directory
Join
Directory
Join
WorkSpaces
Connect
WorkSpaces
Connect
On-premises
Resources

20. Resource Access
Subnet 2
AZ ‘A’
AZ ‘B’
Workspaces API
End-point
(Customer
Network)
VPN
Connection
OAuth
Gateway
Public IP
Secure Auth (443)
Public IP
WS
User1
Public IP
WS
User2
On-premises
Domain Controllers
On-premises
Resources
Subnet 1 Subnet 3
Subnet 4

21. Demo:
Corporate Directory Integration

22. How to get started?
• Quick Start: Evaluate easily
• Integrate with Corporate Active Directory
• Select Users to receive WorkSpaces
• Choose WorkSpaces Bundle
• Launch WorkSpaces
• Users receive email when provisioned
• Users connect to WorkSpaces

23. Availability
• WorkSpaces is now available to all customers
• AWS region availability:
– US-East-1 (N.Virginia)
– US-West-2 (Oregon)
• Further regions to follow soon

24. Recap
• Amazon WorkSpaces is available to all customers
• Fully-managed desktops
• No commitment – provision in minutes
• Choice of bundles of hardware and software
• Securely sync data
• Support multiple devices
• Integrate with your corporate Active Directory

25. © 2014 Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates. All rights reserved. May not be copied, modified, or distributed in whole or in part without the express consent of Amazon.com, Inc.
Amazon WorkSpaces:
Fully Managed Desktops in the Cloud
Paul Duffy, Amazon Web Services
March 26th 2014
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