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Amazon WorkSpacesFully Managed Desktops in the Cloud

Rolf Kersten – Amazon Web Services Germany GmbH

Thién D. Nguyen – Cortado AG

May 15th, 2014

What we will cover today:

• A challenging morning

• Introducing Amazon WorkSpaces

• Demo!

• Printing with Amazon WorkSpaces

• Another demo!

• Q&A

Why did we build WorkSpaces..?

A Day in Life of Claire…

6am – at home

• Check eMail

• Prepare

presentation

A Day in Life of Claire…

7am – On the train

• Take iPad

• Get latest XLS

from Sharepoint

• Update slides

• Send to

customer

• Drop iPad

• Panic…

A Day in Life of Claire…

10am – customer

presentation

• Calm down

• Borrow Kindle

from colleague

• Pitch slides

• Do demo

• Browse internal

catalog

• Place order on

internal system

Changing Customer Priorities

• Workforces are increasingly diverse and mobile

• BYOD is increasingly popular, tablet adoption

significant

• Data centralized and secure, access from

anywhere, on any device

Building the „I“ in VDI is Painful

• Data Center Buildings

• Physical Security

• Power & Cooling

• Server, Storage and

Network Infrastructure

• Purchase Hardware

• Install Hardware

• Operate Hardware

• Replacement/Repairs

• IT Security

• Compliance

What does WorkSpaces offer you..?

• Fully Managed

• Supports Multiple

Access Devices

• Pay as You Go

• Corporate Directory

Integration, Keep

Data Secure and

Available

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

Demo:

Let’s provision a WorkSpace!

(and have a look at the console!)

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)

• User volume backed by Amazon S3

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

Install your own software

• No technical restrictions on software installation

• Use the tools you already use to distribute

• Check with your ISV and ask for WorkSpaces

support

Pay as You Go

WorkSpaces Bundle Monthly Price (Ireland)

Standard $37

Standard Plus $52

Performance $64

Performance Plus $79

WorkSpaces Connect: AD Integration

• Users: Get to use existing Enterprise Credentials

• IT: WorkSpaces behave like regular desktops

Printing in Amazon WorkSpaces

A Home Office Day in Life of Claire…

8am – at Home

• Working at

home with

Amazon

WorkSpaces

• Needs to print a

contract

People love Paper

True Cloud Printing

Cloud Print Service in Amazon AWS

True Cloud Printing

We are hosting over 6000 printer

drivers for you

True Cloud Printing

Thousands of documents can be

rendered simultaneously

True Cloud Printing

Hundreds of thousands of printers

connected at the same time

Seamless Experience

Amazon WorkSpaces Cloud Printer Server

AWS Cloud

Hundreds of thousands of printers

and zero problems

AWS enables us to do great things

AWS enables us to do great things

5:00 PM Berlin

AWS enables us to do great things

5:00 PM Berlin8:00 AM San Francisco

Installation in Amazon WorkSpaces

Easy to set up

Installation in Amazon WorkSpaces

Connect Printer

Easy to set up

Installation in Amazon WorkSpaces

Print using Cloud PrinterConnect Printer

Easy to set up

Connect any printer

Hassle free printing experience

• Connect and print!

• No drivers needed

• No complex printer management

True cloud printing experience

• Always available from anywhere

Thank you!

Get Started Quickly in Seven Steps

1. Choose „WorkSpaces“ in AWS Console

2. Integrate with Corporate Active Directory

3. Select users to receive WorkSpaces

4. Choose WorkSpaces bundle

5. Launch WorkSpaces

6. Users receive email when provisioned

7. Users download a client connect to

WorkSpaces

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Questions

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