aws lunch and learn - workspaces. may 27th 2014

Amazon WorkSpaces Fully Managed Desktops in the Cloud

Ken Chan – Solution Architect, APAC kenchan@amazon.com

Agenda:    •  Understand  VDI  •  Understand  why  customers  need  VDI  and  current  IT  challenges  •  Value  proposi9on  of  Workspaces  •  Demo    •  Q  &  A  

AWS  Global  Infrastructure  

9 Regions

25 Availability Zones

49 Edge Locations

AWS  Workspace  Available  Today    

US East (N.Virginia)

US West (Oregon)

EU (Ireland)

Asia Pacific (Sydney)

Amazon Web Services Confidential – Shared Under NDA

What  Is  Virtual  Desktop  Infrastructure  (VDI)?  

BeAer  applica9on  compa9bility,  charge  by  total  users    VM  level  isola9on,  persistent  experience  

High  scalability,  charged  by  max  concurrent  users  Not  persistent  &  no  customiza9on  

VDI  Full  Client  Desktops  Running  as  Virtual  Machines  (VMs)  

Individual  Client  VMs  

Session  Virtualiza9on    Single  Server  Desktop  Being  Shared  via  Sessions  

Single  Server  Desktop  

Current Customer Strategies

Virtual Desktop (Non-Persistent)

Remote Desktop Services

Virtual Desktop (Persistent)

Windows or Non-Windows Devices Current

State At what cost did you enable Agility ?

How do we sustain TCO while enabling flexibility and provide compliance? Personas / Profiles, Access & Security, Data Rights Management, Application lifecycle

Need access to apps & data

Windows Environment

Traditional VDI requires a significant investment in infrastructure and licensing

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Sample Use Cases (there are many more)

•  Mobile Device Access •  Secure WorkSpaces •  Remote Employees

•  Seasonal Workers •  Student WorkSpaces •  Developer WorkSpaces

Key Benefits

•  Fully Managed / Faster Deployment

•  Support Multiple Devices •  Keep Data Secure and

Available •  Less “Desk-Side” Visits

•  Choose Software & Hardware

•  Facility Move •  Pay as You Go •  Corporate Directory

Integration

Fully Managed

•  Launch the number of WorkSpaces needed •  All heavy lifting taken care of by AWS •  Users receive email to install clients and connect

WorkSpaces

Support Multiple Devices

•  iPad •  Kindle Fire HDX (Keyboard & Mouse) •  Android Tablet •  Microsoft Windows •  Mac

Keep Data Secure and Available

•  No data stored on end-user device •  Only Pixels delivered to users (PCoIP)

–  compresses, encrypts, and encodes the users’ desktop –  transmits ‘pixels only’ across any standard IP network –  high resolution, full frame rate graphics and HD media, multiple large displays, and high definition audio

•  User volume backed by Amazon S3

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, JRE)

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, JRE)

Performance 2 vCPU, 7.5 GiB Memory, 100 GB User Storage

Utilities (Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-Zip, Adobe Flash, JRE)

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, JRE)

All WorkSpaces Bundles provide the Windows 7 Experience to users (provided by Windows Server 2008 R2 with RDS).

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) and bundle’s software

WorkSpaces Connect: AD Integration

•  Users: Get to use existing Enterprise Credentials •  IT: WorkSpaces control like regular desktops

Direct  Connect  Dedicated  connec+on  between  your  IT  

infrastructure  and  the  AWS  datacenters  

Extend  your  network  infrastructure  and  VLANs  into    AWS  

VPN  Connec9on  A  Hardware  VPN  connec+on  connects  

amazon  environment  to  your  datacenter  

Internet  Protocol  security  (IPsec)  VPN  connec+on  

Commonly  used  hardware  supported  

Virtual  Private  Cloud  Private,  isolated  sec+on  of  the  AWS  Cloud  

Launch  resources  in  a  virtual  network  that  you  

define  complete  control  over  your  virtual  networking  

environment  

Internet  

Internet  

Networking Options

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

Files On The Go

•  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

What’s Next - Iterate. Iterate. Iterate.

Use Cases

Q & A