This presentation is from our webinar focusing on Amazon WorkSpaces. Learn how, with a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, you can provision a high-quality desktop experience for any number of users at a cost that is highly competitive with traditional desktops and half the cost of most virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions.
• Understand the features of Amazon WorkSpaces
• Learn how to launch Amazon WorkSpaces, integrating with either a cloud directory or an existing Active Directory
• Find out more about integrating Amazon WorkSpaces within an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Learn about syncing documents to Amazon WorkSpaces with Amazon Zocalo Sync
You can view a recording of this webinar on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/6VLzMMLzB1g
2. Masterclass
A technical deep dive beyond the basics
Help educate you on how to get the best from AWS technologies
Show you how things work and how to get things done
Broaden your knowledge in ~45 mins
3. Amazon WorkSpaces
A managed desktop computing service in the cloud
Easily provision cloud-based desktops
Supports laptops, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android tablets, and zero clients
Provision a high-quality cloud desktop experience for any number of users
4. Simple to Use
Support Multiple Devices
Secure & Available
Amazon WorkSpaces
Choose the Hardware
and Software you need No Up-front Investment
Integrate your
Corporate Directory
5. Agenda
Use-cases for Amazon WorkSpaces
Amazon WorkSpaces Bundles
Provisioning Amazon WorkSpaces
Securing WorkSpaces within a VPC
Active Directory Integration
Amazon Zocalo Sync
WorkSpaces Golden Images
9. Amazon WorkSpaces Bundles
WorkSpaces Bundle Hardware Resources Applications
Value 1 vCPU, 2GiB Memory, 10GB Storage Utilities (Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-
Zip, Adobe Flash)
Value Plus 1 vCPU, 2GiB Memory, 10GB Storage Microsoft Office Professional*, Trend Micro Worry-Free
Business Security Services, Utilities (Adobe Reader,
Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, WinZip, Adobe Flash)
Standard 2 vCPU, 4GiB Memory, 50 GB User
Storage**
Utilities (Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-
Zip, Adobe Flash)
Standard Plus 2 vCPU, 4GiB Memory, 50 GB User
Storage**
Microsoft Office Professional*, Trend Micro Worry-Free
Business Security Services, Utilities (Adobe Reader,
Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, WinZip, Adobe Flash)
Performance 2 vCPU, 7.5 GiB Memory, 100 GB
User Storage
Utilities (Adobe Reader, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, 7-
Zip, Adobe Flash)
Performance Plus 2 vCPU, 7.5 GiB Memory, 100 GB
User Storage
Microsoft Office Professional*, Trend Micro Worry-Free
Business Security Services, Utilities (Adobe Reader,
Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, WinZip, Adobe Flash)
*For the Plus bundles, you will have the option to select either Microsoft Office Professional 2010 or Microsoft Office Professional 2013 when you select the software.
Microsoft Office Professional includes Microsoft Excel, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft
Access.
**The Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region Standard bundle hardware is currently 1 vCPU, 3.75 GiB Memory, 50 GB User Storage
10. Amazon WorkSpaces Supported Clients
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7 & Microsoft Windows 8
Apple Mac OS X – 10.8.1 and above
Tablet Devices
Apple iPad 2 (iOS 7.0 and above)
Apple iPad Retina (iOS 7.0 and above)
Kindle Fire HDX and Kindle HD 7
Samsung & Nexus Tablets (Android 4.2 +)
Zero Clients
PCoIP zero clients with the Teradici Tera2
chipset
http://www.teradici.com/product-finder/aws/
zero-clients
40. Securing Amazon WorkSpaces within a VPC
Using a VPC allows complete control over your virtual
networking environment, including selection of your
own IP address range, creation of subnets &
configuration of route tables and network gateways.
41. Securing Amazon WorkSpaces within a VPC
The first time you connect to the WorkSpaces
Management Console, you can choose an easy
‘getting started’ link that will create a new VPC and
two associated subnets for you as well as an Internet
Gateway and a directory to contain your users.
42. Securing Amazon WorkSpaces within a VPC
INTERNET
Public Subnet Public Subnet
Availability Zone A Availability Zone B
Learn more about Amazon VPC: aws.amazon.com/vpc/
43. Securing Amazon WorkSpaces within a VPC
NAT NAT
INTERNET
Public Subnet Public Subnet
Private Subnet: 10.0.0.1/24 Private Subnet: 10.0.0.2/24
Availability Zone A Availability Zone B
Learn more about Amazon VPC: aws.amazon.com/vpc/
Corporate Network via Direct Connect or VPN
Standby
44. Securing Amazon WorkSpaces within a VPC
You have full control over the routing tables and the security
policies that apply to your Amazon WorkSpaces via the VPC
and EC2 Security Groups features within the AWS Console
48. AD Connector Prerequisites
Check these links for full details how to prepare to use AD
Connector to connect AWS Directory Service to your on-premises
directory & provide Internet access for WorkSpaces
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/adminguide/connect_prereq.html
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/prep_connect.html#connect_reqs
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/connect_internet_access.html
50. Amazon Zocalo Sync
• Client application installs in a WorkSpace
• Continuous and automatically backs up
documents to Amazon Zocalo
• Install an additional client on a Mac or PC
to sync documents between that client
and your WorkSpace
• Enabled/disabled on a per-directory basis
52. Amazon WorkSpaces Golden Images
• Create customized golden images
• Add/remove applications
• Set configurations
• Provide an environment that
is appropriate for your needs
docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/
latest/adminguide/bundle_tutorial.html
56. Simple to Use
Support Multiple Devices
Secure & Available
Amazon WorkSpaces
Choose the Hardware
and Software you need No Up-front Investment
Integrate your
Corporate Directory
58. AWS Training & Certification
Certification
Demonstrate your skills,
knowledge, and expertise
with the AWS platform
aws.amazon.com/certification
Self-Paced Labs
Try products, gain new
skills, and get hands-on
practice working with
AWS technologies
aws.amazon.com/training/
self-paced-labs
Training
Skill up and gain
confidence to design,
develop, deploy and
manage your applications
on AWS
aws.amazon.com/training