![]() ![]() It automatically suspends it not used for 1 hour. In this case, you pay a lower fixed price, plus a price for each hour the Workspace is used. This option is better for full-time employees or people that use the workspaces during most of the workday hours. You can use the workspaces the whole day. You only pay for the Workspaces that are provisioned. PricingĪWS Workspaces is pay per use, similar to other AWS Products. And also other user-specific configurations (eg Group Policies) can be deployed to the WorkSpace based on Active Directory settings. So the users can log in into AWS WorkSpaces using the Active Directory credentials. AWS WorkSpaces can integrate with the company Active Directory. It might be the company email or an external one.īut many companies have all their users managed by an Active Directory. The most simple way to authenticate users is by email. For example Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), or AWS Systems Manager. It might have an additional cost.Ī third option could be using a tool to manage software configuration on multiple devices. This is an AWS tool designed to deploy applications on WorkSpaces. Then, this base image could be used to create the rest of the workspaces. ![]() Note that this rights might be limited using Group Policies for WindowsĪ systems administrator can prepare a base image with all the applications required by the company or user. So the user can install any application as necessary. There are some ways to do it:īy default, the workspace user has Administrator rights on the workspace. But you might need to install additional software on the workspaces. Deploying your softwareīy default, the workspace has installed some basic applications. And the user will receive the workspace connection information by email. A new workspace will be running in seconds. After logging into AWS Console, you need toĬhoose the characteristics of the new Workspace (OS, vCPUs, RAM, and other mentioned above Deploying a Workspaceĭeploying a new workspace is quite simple. So you can also install the applications that you need. These are standard computers with Windows 2010 or Amazon Linux. And Amazon Linux bundles have Firefox, LibreOffice, Evolution, Python preinstalled as well. Workspaces with Windows OS have Internet Explorer 11, Firefox and 7-Zip preinstalled. Region This is the AWS Region where the workspaces will be hosted.Īll the workspaces have utilities preinstalled.Software There are 2 bundles: The standard, and Pro. ![]() SSD User Storage This is the space to store user data.SSD Root Volume This is the space used by the Operating System.You can choose between 2 to 122 GB of memory Operating System This could be Windows Server 2010 or Amazon Linux.These are the main characteristics to choose Then capacity is charged $2 / TB / Months.įor more information, you can go to AWS WorkDocs product page What types of Workspaces are available? This tool is similar to Dropbox or Microsoft One Drive.ĪWS Workspaces offers 50 GB capacity per month included. It keeps a backup of their files on the cloud. This tool offers a drive automatically mounted on their workspaces. AWS WorkDocs integrationĪWS Workspaces is also integrated with AWS WorkDocs. Note that the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is not used. The user can also access them using web browsers like Firefox, and Chrome. There are clients developed for PC, Mac, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android tablet, Chromebook. AWS WorkSpaces provide a new environment where these applications could be installed. There are specific applications that can’t be installed directly in users’ desktop computers (because of HW requirements, OS, or compatibility with other applications). This improves data persistence and makes data leakage more difficult This also works well for contractorsĭata will be stored encrypted on high availability disks on the cloud. The employee can use their preferred computer, and still, have access to the company. You can quickly provision an environment with the desired company tools. And this can run on any device the user has. ![]() Your company can provide a company image with all the tools the employee needs. That prevents an unauthorized physical connection to the computer, and prevent data leakage. What are the benefits?Īll data is stored securely on the cloud. That workspace is a standard computer based on Windows or Linux operating systems. And this application connects to a remote workspace on AWS Cloud. The user launches an application on their main device (computer, phone or tablet). It provides a remote desktop environment for the employees of your company. What is AWS Workspaces?Īmazon Workspaces is Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution. In this article, we will introduce AWS WorkSpaces. ![]()
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