Amazon WorkSpaces the Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS)

Amazon offers a managed desktop service called AWS Workspace.

The beauty behind Amazon WorkSpaces is that you can access your desktop from anywhere, at any time, from any device at your convenience.

AWS WorkSpaces allow you to create Microsoft Windows or Amazon Linux based virtual, cloud desktops which can be used as WorkSpaces. It frees you from the hectic hardware or complex software installations and also cuts costs. Also, it allows you to add or remove multiple users as you like and they can access these WorkSpaces with any device across the globe and pay as you launch.

Benefits of Amazon Workspaces:

1. Simple Desktop Delivery

AWS Workspaces make you free from the need to manage all hardware and software components of your desktop including OS, and you do not need to create any complex virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).

You do not need to know about your desktop life cycle. When you create one, it's automatically provisioned and deployed. It is maintained by Amazon.

 2. Manage your Desktop Resources 

You can choose the resources from a range of CPU, memory, and solid-state storage resources that reduce the unnecessary purchase of hardware to meet your Amazon workspace needs.

3. Get Flexible Os Deployment 

AWS Workspaces provide Windows 7, Windows 10, and Operating System by Amazon Linux and the desktop experience of these operating systems can be achieved by any device and allow you to use your personal license to run them on the workspaces with your default settings.

4. Centralized Management and Scaling of your Global Desktop Deployment 

Amazon Workspace is available in 13 AWS areas and provides access to high performance cloud desktops which allows you to manage the global deployment of many thousands of verticals from the AWS console. As you can change the needs of your employees, you can make quick provisioning and de-provisioning desktops.

5. Cost Minimisation

Amazon Workspace eliminates the need to purchase more desktop and laptop resources by providing on-demand access to cloud desktops to meet your users' performance needs.

6. Data Security

Amazon Workspaces are deployed in the Amazon Virtual Private Network (VPC), providing each user with access to a permanent, encrypted storage volume in the AWS Cloud and integrating with the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) where users data is not stored on the local devices, so it improves the security of the user's data.

Furthermore, we will have the Features, Functionality, WAM, and Hands on for the Amazon WorkSpaces in the forthcoming Articles.

References: Official Amazon Website