Amazon WorkSpaces Personal

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Why WorkSpaces Personal?

WorkSpaces Personal is a fully managed, highly configurable virtual desktop service designed to provide knowledge workers with seamless access to the applications and resources they need to do their jobs. With WorkSpaces Personal, users can install applications, save files and data, and configure settings as they would on a local desktop.

Run Windows 11 on WorkSpaces Personal. WorkSpaces offers the flexibility to bring your own Windows 11 desktop licenses.

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Features

WorkSpaces Personal provides users with access to varying amounts of persistent storage (SSD user volumes) on AWS based on the bundle selected. Data stored on the user volume attached to the WorkSpace is automatically backed up.

WorkSpaces Personal uses Amazon DCV and PC-over-IP (PCoIP) to provide users with a high-quality, responsive experience. 

You have the flexibility to bring Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise licenses to run on WorkSpaces Personal or purchase Microsoft Office bundles directly from AWS. This helps you integrate your virtual desktops with the productivity tools your employees need to get the job done. Learn more

WorkSpaces Personal supports AD and non-AD domain joined virtual desktops. If you want to use Entra ID for identity management, AWS IAM Identity Center (IdC) acts as an identity broker to ensure user identity data remains synchronized between AWS and cloud-based identity providers like Entra ID.  WorkSpaces Personal also supports Intune, allowing administrators to manage an entire fleet of physical and virtual desktops through a single endpoint management system.

WorkSpaces Personal supports a wide range of operating systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, Amazon Linux 2, Ubuntu Desktop, and Microsoft Windows.

Benefits

WorkSpaces Personal allows you to support a variety of user requirements by offering an extensive range of operating systems, applications, compute and storage options, and streaming protocols.
WorkSpaces Personal offers a personalized desktop experience; each user gets their own customizable virtual desktop including data, settings, and file storage.
WorkSpaces Personal offers the option to choose between monthly subscription and hourly metering based on your usage and demand.

Use Cases

Install Google ChromeOS Flex or IGEL OS on aging devices that are incompatible with the operating system to access Windows 11 on WorkSpaces.

Provide highly configurable, fully persistent virtual desktops that allow employees to save data, install and run applications, and effectively collaborate, regardless of their location.

Empower developers with a convenient and cost-effective solution to build, test, and deploy applications across multiple environments. Run compute-intensive workloads on high-end GPUs and CPUs without upfront hardware investments or complex setup processes.

Deliver configurable, fully persistent virtual desktops to students and educators with the necessary applications and resources for seamless remote learning experiences.

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