1. © 2016, Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its Affiliates. All rights reserved.
Moving Your Desktops to the Cloud
with Amazon Workspaces
Drew Dennis
June 30, 2016

2. 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

3. 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?

4. Amazon WorkSpaces – Managed Cloud Desktops
Scale consistentlySecure
Pay-as-you-goSimple management
Highly interactive cloud desktops
your users will love

5. 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

6. Managed Service With Pay-As-You-Go Pricing
Logistics Storage Networking Monitoring
Amazon WorkSpaces removes the burden of management, and scales instantly
Global Scale

7. Improved Security Posture
Amazon WorkSpaces encrypts data and streams, and keeps information off devices
No Data On
Devices
Encryption Of
Volumes
Encrypted Desktop
Stream

8. Plays Well With Existing Tools
Microsoft Active
Directory
Multifactor
Authentication
(Radius)
SCCMIntranet
Amazon WorkSpaces integrates easily with your on-premises tools and network

9. 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

10. 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
• Security & Compliance
 Storage Volume Encryption
 Multi-Factor Authentication
 Certification – SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 9001 and ISO 27001

11. Your custom
WAM catalog
Applications where you
already own the license
Line of business
applications
for Desktop Apps
Amazon WorkSpaces Application Manager
Amazon WAM offers a fast, flexible, and secure way for you to deploy and manage applications from
the cloud for Amazon WorkSpaces
Deploy
apps

12. Amazon WorkSpaces or On-Premises VDI
On-premises VDI
Weeks or months
Expensive, upfront capital investment and
ongoing maintenance costs
Data stored in corporate datacenters
Requires buying, configuring, and deploying
expensive hardware and software
Requires investment to deploy a complete VDI
solution in a new region
Server infrastructure must be manually
patched, upgraded and maintained
Amazon WorkSpaces
Minutes or hours
Pay-as-you-go pricing with no upfront costs
Data stored on the AWS cloud with 256-bit
encryption at rest and in transit
Additional Amazon WorkSpaces can be added
in minutes
Create Amazon WorkSpaces in new AWS
regions in minutes or hours
AWS manages the server infrastructure
Time to
provision
Cost
Security
Scalability
Global
Expansion
Management
Amazon WorkSpaces compared to on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure

13. Utilities Bundle includes Internet Explorer 11, Firefox, and 7-Zip
Bring Your Own License and Save $4
Amazon WorkSpaces Options
Add Trend Micro and Microsoft Office Pro for an additional $15/month
Deploy applications with Amazon WAM for $5/month
Value ($25 USD)
• 1 vCPU, 2 GB memory
• 10 GB storage
• Utilities software bundle
• 50 GB Amazon WorkDocs storage
Standard ($35 USD)
• 2 vCPU, 4 GB memory
• 50 GB storage
• Utilities software bundle
• 50 GB Amazon WorkDocs storage
Performance ($60 USD)
• 2 vCPU, 7.5 GB memory
• 100 GB storage
• Utilities software bundle
• 50 GB Amazon WorkDocs storage

14. Amazon WorkSpaces Regions

15. 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
”
“
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

16. Customer Success Story: Louisiana Department of Corrections
 Louisiana Department of Corrections provides inmates with
training to prepare them for reentry into society
 The department wanted to launch a broader education program,
but lacked a secure desktop solution to deliver training content
 The solution chosen uses ATLO Software’s learning application
running on locked down Amazon WorkSpaces on zero clients in
a secure lab
 The department can offer more training options, in partnership
with local employers, resulting in better opportunities for
employment for offenders
“With ATLO’s Learning System delivered on
Amazon WorkSpaces, we can offer inmates
sophisticated and targeted training opportunities
in a secure environment to improve their chance
for success after they have served their time.”
Dawson Andrews
IT Director, Louisiana Department of Corrections
”
“
The Louisiana Department of Corrections is responsible for
the custody and care of adult offenders across the state of
Louisiana with a mission to ensure public safety while
preparing inmates for successful reentry into society.
Use Case | Secure Training

17. 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 invevitable 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
”
“
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

18. Who Is Using Amazon WorkSpaces?

19. Remember, Amazon WorkSpaces…
 Provides fast, secure desktops with consistent performance that users will love
 Makes it easy to support a diverse and dynamic workforce
 Improves security by storing desktops on the AWS cloud
 Scales globally within minutes
 Plays well with existing tools
 Reduces complexity and cost

20. Thank you!
drewdenn@amazon.com