aws webcast - getting started with amazon workspaces
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Deepak Suryanarayanan, Product Manager, AWS
Managed Desktops in the Cloud
March 18, 2015
Getting Started with Amazon WorkSpaces
Why WorkSpaces?
Some Customer Challenges
• Realizing the “Virtual Desktop Dream”
• Increasing popularity of BYOD
• Growing diversity of workforce
• Significant tablet adoption
• Keeping desktops secure
WorkSpaces Benefits
Simple to use
• Launch the number of WorkSpaces needed
• Heavy lifting taken care of by AWS
• On-demand, pay-as-you-go
Simple to use
Use Existing Management Tools
• Manage WorkSpaces like any other desktop
• Compatible with popular tools such as SCCM
Simple to use
Build Golden Images
• Build WorkSpace image templates
• Pair images with hardware types to create bundles
• Launch WorkSpaces from bundles
Support Multiple Devices
• iPad
• Kindle Fire HDX
• Android Tablet
• Microsoft Windows PC
• Mac
• Zero Clients
Keep Data Secure and Available
• No data stored on end-user device
• Only Pixels delivered to users (PCoIP)
• User volume backed by Amazon S3
Keep Data Secure and Available
Implement Multi-Factor Authentication
• Users: Get to use existing one-time tokens
• IT: Integrate with existing MFA solution
Choose the Hardware and Software you need
All WorkSpaces Bundles provide the Windows 7 Experience to users (provided by Windows Server 2008 R2 with RDS).
Monthly Price in N. Virginia and Oregon AWS regions. More here: http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/pricing/
Value Plus
Value
1 vCPU, 2 GB memory
10 GB storage
$25 - Value
$40 - Value Plus
Standard Plus Performance Plus
Performance
2 vCPU, 7.5 GiB memory
100 GB storage
$60 - Performance
$75 - Performance Plus
Standard
2 vCPU, 4 GB memory
50 GB storage
$35 - Standard
$50 - Standard Plus
Active Directory Integration
• Users: Use existing enterprise credentials
• IT: Control policies with familiar tools
Available Globally
Getting Started
• Select Quick Start to begin evaluating easily
• Integrate with corporate Active Directory
• Choose WorkSpaces Bundle
• Select Users to receive WorkSpaces
• Launch WorkSpaces
• Users receive email when provisioned
• Users connect to WorkSpaces
Resources
Web:
http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/
http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/pricing/
http://aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/
Documents:
http://aws.amazon.com/documentation/workspaces/
WorkSpaces deep dive session (re:Invent 2014):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feeJ07QzAiY