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August 2016

Getting Started with Amazon

WorkSpaces

Drew Dennis, Solutions Architect

Business Landscape Is Changing

Security Breaches

In 2015, the average

data breach cost $3.8M1

Evolving Workforce

65% of employees think

a flexible and remote

work schedule would

increase

their productivity2

Dynamic Organizations

Global mergers and

acquisitions reached

$4.3 Trillion in 2015,

an all-time high3

1. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ponemon-institutes-2015-global-cost-of-data-breach-study-reveals-average-cost-of-data-breach-reaches-record-levels-300089057.html

2. https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/sites/default/files/research/csod_rs_workspace_matters.pdf?1

3. http://www.ibtimes.com/merger-acquisition-activity-hits-record-high-2015-report-2213166

What Customers Are Telling Us

Personal Computers

Manage inventory

Secure endpoints

BYOD is complicated

Data must be backed up

Expensive to scale

On-Premises VDI

Upfront investment

Weeks to deploy

Requires management

Servers must be secured

Expensive to scale

BYOD Contract workers Mobile workers Securing data Being agile

What’s not working well for

our customers and why?

Amazon WorkSpaces – Managed Cloud Desktops

Scale consistentlySecure

Pay-as-you-goSimple management

Highly interactive cloud desktops

your users will love

Desktop Experience Your Users Will Love

A formal BYOD policy is four times more likely to result in increased employee

productivity and decreased IT support issues1.

Portable Desktop Secure Usage Any Device, Anywhere,

Anytime

1. Enterprise Strategy Group: TechTruths: BYOD and Productivity, 2015

Simplified desktop deployments

Logistics Storage Networking Monitoring

Amazon WorkSpaces removes the burden of management, and scales instantly

Global Scale

Improved Security Posture

Amazon WorkSpaces encrypts data and streams, and keeps information off devices

No Data On

Devices

Encryption Of

Volumes

Encrypted Desktop

Stream

Plays Well With Existing Tools

Microsoft Active

Directory

Multifactor

Authentication

(Radius)

SCCMIntranet

Amazon WorkSpaces integrates easily with your on-premises tools and network

Amazon WorkSpaces Capabilities

• User Experience

Support for Zero clients and Chromebook devices

Local printing with Windows and Mac clients

High DPI device support

Audio input (Make Skype/WebEx calls from WorkSpaces)

• Management

Custom images

WorkSpaces Application Manager (WAM)

API support (via AWS SDK, CLI)

• Monitoring

CloudWatch and CloudTrail integration

Network health checks and health check website

Amazon WorkSpaces Capabilities

• Performance, Cost and Flexibility Enhancements

Value Bundle

Upgrade Standard Bundle at no additional cost

Bring your own license (BYOL) for Windows 7

Hourly Workspaces

• Security & Compliance

Storage Volume Encryption

Multi-Factor Authentication

Certification – SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001

How do the bits flow?

Managing Apps with WorkSpaces

• Dynamic delivery – deploy, track, and update apps on

users’ WorkSpaces

• Bring your own apps or subscribe apps from AWS

Marketplace

• Available in Virginia, Oregon, Ireland, Singapore, and

Sydney AWS regions

Amazon WAM

Amazon WAM Benefits

Amazon WAM Benefits

Amazon WAM Benefits

Amazon WAM Benefits

Amazon WAM Benefits

Amazon

WorkSpaces

Amazon

WAM

catalog Deploy

apps

Manage Apps at Scale

for Desktop Apps

Applications where you

already own the license

Line of business

applications

Build Your App Catalog

Your applicationVirtualize your app

using Amazon

WAM Studio

Validate using

Amazon WAM

Player

Upload to the

application catalog

using the WorkSpaces

console

Your application

catalog on the

Amazon WAM

console

Select applications Search for users in

your directory and

assign

applications

Use Amazon WAM

desktop app on

WorkSpace to

access

applications

Assign Apps from Catalog to Users

• Use a zero image with a WorkSpace, and deploy all your apps via WAM

• Deliver multiple versions of the same application.

• Example - Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE8 and IE11) to

WorkSpaces users

• Improve business continuity by locking dependencies on frameworks

such as Java and .NET

• Virtualize applications together to manage dependencies between apps

• Configure app settings for activation and customization

• Easily test app versions, manage their deployments, and track usage

Use Cases for Amazon WAM

Managing Apps on WorkSpaces - Demo

1. Start with the WorkSpaces console

2. Launch a WorkSpace

3. Assign apps

4. Sign into the WorkSpace

5. See apps installed

6. View usage on the console

7. Remove apps

8. Show changes on the WorkSpace

Who Is Using Amazon WorkSpaces?

Amazon WorkSpaces…

• Provides fast, secure desktops with consistent performance that users will love

• Simplifies desktop management

• Scales globally within minutes

• Plays well with existing tools

• Provides flexibility and agility

• Lowers complexity and cost