Amazon WorkSpaces is a new service from AWS that delivery fully managed desktops in the Cloud. In this session you be able to learn more about the benefits and capabilities of WorkSpaces and see a demo of the user's experience when using WorkSpaces and the administrators' experience in managing it.

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Amazon WorkSpaces:
Fully Managed Desktops in the Cloud
Glen Robinson, Amazon Web Services
April 30th 2014

2. What we’ll cover:
• Why WorkSpaces?
• What WorkSpaces offers you
• Demo!
• WorkSpace Sync + 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. Keep Data Secure and Available
• No data stored on end-user device
• Only Pixels delivered to users (PCoIP)
• User volume backed by Amazon S3

11. 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

12. Demo:
Let’s look at WorkSpace Sync

13. Choose Software and Hardware
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
– Install agents
– Software Distributions Tool
• 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. 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

23. 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

24. AWS Partner Trail
Win a Kindle Fire
• 10 in total
• Get a code from our
sponsors

25. Please rate
this session
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Amazon WorkSpaces:
Fully Managed Desktops in the Cloud
Glen Robinson, Amazon Web Services
April 30th 2014
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