Organizations today are striving to provide a more flexible environment for their end users, allowing them access to corporate resources from any device, anytime. At the same time, securing corporate information remains a top priority for CIOs. Traditional solutions such as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) offer worker flexibility and security benefits, but they are expensive to purchase, complex to deploy, and they don’t scale well. In this session, you’ll learn how Amazon WorkSpaces combines the benefits of VDI with the economics of the cloud to deliver better value for organizations. We’ll show you just how easy it is to get started, and talk through how customers are using Amazon WorkSpaces today.
2. What to Expect from the Session
1. Desktop productivity challenges faced by organizations
2. The failed promise of on-premises VDI
3. Overview of Amazon WorkSpaces
4. Use cases
5. Key benefits
6. Capabilities
7. Customer stories
8. Recap
3. What’s your motivation?
Admins are motivated by:
• Providing a highly productive desktop environment
• Securing resources
• Lowering cost structure
• Ease of administration
• Scale & Agility
Users are motivated by:
• Instant access
• Working anywhere
• On any device
• Get their work done
4. The failed promise of on-premises VDI?
Long lead times Hard to scaleSpecialized resourcesHigh Capex
5. Amazon WorkSpaces – Managed Cloud Desktops
Scale &
Secure
Pay-as-you-go
Simple to deploy and
manage
Highly Interactive Secure Desktops
Your Users Will Love
consistent performance
6. Amazon WorkSpaces Use Cases
Call centers
Temporary workers
Dev/Test
Amazon WorkSpaces can help you realize benefits across many scenarios
Mergers and
acquisitions
Securing data
Compliance
requirements
Mobile workersKnowledge Workers
- BYOD
Training and labs Developers
7. Benefit: simplifies desktop deployments
Logistics Storage Networking Monitoring
Amazon WorkSpaces simplifies physical and virtual desktop deployments
Global Scale
8. Benefit: plays well with existing tools
Microsoft Active Directory MFA (Radius) SCCMIntranet
Amazon WorkSpaces integrates easily with your on-premises tools and network
9. Benefit: flexible billing options
HourlyMonthly
Best for
Fulltime employees
Simplifying your AWS bill
Instant access
Running scheduled tasks
Best for
Part-time employees
Optimizing your AWS bill
Quick access
Running ad hoc tasks
11. • Windows 10 BYOL Amazon WorkSpaces – Bring your Windows 10 Licenses to Amazon
WorkSpaces
• Hourly WorkSpaces – Pay for Amazon WorkSpaces by the hour; Amazon WorkSpaces auto stop
when users remain disconnected
• Global Expansion – Frankfurt
• Graphics Bundle – A GPU-enabled Amazon WorkSpace for 3D, CAD/CAM apps
• Amazon WorkSpaces Web Access – Connect to Amazon WorkSpaces using a web browser
(Firefox/Chrome)
COMING SOON!
Windows 10 WorkSpaces – Support Windows 10 (Server 2016) WorkSpaces
Releases (past 6 months)
14. Customer success story: Endemol Shine Nederland
• Endemol Shine Nederland uses contract video crews in
locations around the world to create their shows
• Preparing for a project took two weeks as the team had to set
up, secure, and ship hardware to a production site
• Endemol Shine Nederland decided to provide contract video
crews with Amazon WorkSpaces to run on their own devices
• The switch saved Endemol Shine Nederland 70% in PC
capex, 30% in PC operations, and reduced preparation time
to two hours.
Leon Backbier
IT Manager, Endemol Shine Nederland
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Endemol Shine Nederland is a world leading creator,
producer and distributor of multiplatform entertainment with a
portfolio that includes Big Brother, MasterChef, Man vs.
Food, The Biggest Loser, and Wipeout.
“With Amazon WorkSpaces, we are able to
provide video crews with a secure cloud
desktop they can run on their own devices while
onsite. By using Amazon WorkSpaces, we
have saved 70% on PC capital expenditure, and
30% on desktop operations, while reducing our
preparation time from two weeks to two hours.”
Use Case | Contract Workers
15. Customer success story: Yamaha Motor Company
• Yamaha Motor Company uses virtual desktops to provide
their users greater flexibility
• When Yamaha introduced new applications, their existing
on-premises VDI solution needed to be upgraded
• Yamaha chose Amazon WorkSpaces to provide a secure
managed cloud desktop as an alternative to their VDI
solution
• With Amazon WorkSpaces, Yamaha was able to roll out
their new applications without buying any new hardware
“With Amazon WorkSpaces, we no longer
need to worry about the inevitable virtual
desktop infrastructure refresh cycle. We are
now working to retire our on-premises VDI
solution entirely.”
Taku Harako
Senior Supervisor – IT Technology Strategy Group
Yamaha Motor Co., LTD
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Yamaha Motor Company makes motorcycles, scooters,
ATVs, outboard engines, motorized bicycles, golf carts,
snowmobiles, and other multi-purpose engines. Yamaha
Motor is a global company, with operations in 30 countries.
Use Case | VDI Refresh
16. Remember, 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