Amazon WorkSpaces - The Secured Virtual Desktops on AWS

Amazon WorkSpaces - The Secured Virtual Desktops on AWS

COVID-19 changed views about what can be done remotely.

As published in Forbes on April 17, 2020, The Unsung Application Heroes Of AWS Come Through During COVID-19 Crisis, Amazon WorkSpaces provide an appealing, cost-friendly alternative to on-prem VDI solutions and traditional desktop PCs, allowing for the speedy provisioning of Windows and Linux desktops in “mere minutes”

Here is a statement from CIO of an Indian Bank to IANS in an interview:

"We have realised that certain kinds of work can be done purely through Amazon WorkSpaces directly from contract resources sitting at contract locations, instead from our office premises,"

Organisations are increasingly looking for options for employees to work securely from any location. Whether it is to support work from anywhere, global workforce collaboration or to ensure business continuity in the face of disasters, organisations want remote work solutions that they can depend on.

Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed desktop computing service running on the AWS Cloud. WorkSpaces allows you to easily provision cloud based desktops that allow you to access any file they need from all kinds of devices. Your documents, applications and resources can be accessed on devices including Windows, mac, chromebook, ipad, fire tablets, android tablets, web browsers like chrome and firefox.

WorkSpaces lets you provision high quality desktop experience for any number of users at a cost that is competitive with the traditional desktops and half the cost of most virtual desktops infrastructure VDI solutions.

This course is designed keeping in mind both Administrators and Users.

You could be a Student, Contractor, Employee working remotely and want the applications and tools to quickly deploy and use at a global scale.

So you are at the right place !!!

For Administrators it helps in securing resources, lowering the costs, delivering high quality user experience, simplifying administration and scaling on demand.

For Users, WorkSpaces helps to get instant access to apps and data going between devices and getting work done from anywhere.

About the Course:

During this course we will start with a basic overview of each service, one by one, then move on to a more practical experience by demonstrating an integration of all these services with an on-premises network, and a discussion of the available options to configure these services to make them suit your company's needs.

So here is the complete package for you to work with AWS services

WorkSpaces

WorkDocs

AppStream 2.0

WorkSpace Application Manager

WorkLink

Concept and Lab Exercises for each service on AWS Console

Updates and Advanced Topics arriving soon...

Working with Desktops simplified. Learn to use WorkSpaces, WorkDocs, WorkLink, AppStream 2.0 & WAM from AWS

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What you will learn

• Benefits of using AWS WorkSpaces and AppStream 2.0
• Use WorkSpaces to setup your own Virtual Desktop
• Use AppStream 2.0 for streaming apps directly on Browser

Rating: 3.85

Level: All Levels

Duration: 2 hours

Instructor: Jasvinder Singh Bhatia