AWS Lunch and Learn session - Amazon Workspaces

1. Amazon WorkSpaces
Fully Managed Desktops in the Cloud
Ken Chan – Solution Architect, APAC
kenchan@amazon.com

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

3. AWS
Global
Infrastructure
9 Regions
25 Availability Zones
49 Edge Locations

4. AWS
Workspace
Available
Today
US East (N.Virginia)
US West (Oregon)
EU (Ireland)
Asia Pacific (Sydney)

5. 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

6. 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
x4
x4

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

8. 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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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).

13. 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

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

20. What’s Next - Iterate. Iterate. Iterate.
Use Cases

21. Q & A