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Amazon WorkSpaces

Overview

What is Amazon WorkSpaces?

Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces removes the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

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Rating: 10 out of 10
November 29, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
AWS is a well documented web service which allows users to accessible freely without any capacity issues at low cost. It provides security and helps to protect privacy of any ...
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Verified user
Project Manager
Amazon WorkSpaces3 years of experience

Fully optimised, reliable and secure way to connect to virtual machines

Rating: 8 out of 10
August 6, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Workspaces are used for remotely connecting to our organization's servers and access our virtual machines from anywhere. We use this application widely in our company. It has ...
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Shanaya Desai
Employee - Information Technology
Process Executive
Patra Corporation
Amazon WorkSpaces4 years of experience

Purple Squirrels utilize Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) to find the right tool for remote production

Rating: 10 out of 10
June 24, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) allows our remote work force to access Amazon's comprehensive virtual desktop offerings anywhere without being limited by a fast connection or infrastr...
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🐿 Matthew Karsten
C-Level Executive - Corporate
Purple Squirrel Media
Purple Squirrel Media
Amazon WorkSpaces1 year of experience

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) Pilot Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 17, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Amazon WorkSpaces is currently in an extended pilot in our organization as part of our post-COVID response to creating a "hardware device agnostic" infrastructure that does no...
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Joe Foran
Director - Information Technology
Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer
Continuum of Care
Amazon WorkSpaces2 years of experience

Good and safe product for cloud

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 7, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
[Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)] is used as a virtual machine to connect to our network for troubleshooting purposes
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Verified user
Professional
Amazon WorkSpaces1 year of experience

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) makes VM setups easy.

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 17, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Amazon WorkSpaces as our Virtual Machine software of choice. Whether we use it for consultants or employees, we've found it simpler to manage and easier to roll-out tha...
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Verified user
Employee
Amazon WorkSpaces2 years of experience
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Pricing

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Starting Price

$21.00

Cloud
per month

Maximum Price

$140.00

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Details

What is Amazon WorkSpaces?

Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces removes the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).

Amazon WorkSpaces Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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Purple Squirrels utilize Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) to find the right tool for remote production

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
June 24, 2021
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) allows our remote work force to access Amazon's comprehensive Virtual Desktop offerings anywhere without being limited by a fast connection or infrastructure. Amazon currently offers a large free tier offering and has made the UI much easier to navigate. This is an offering that is currently very reliable and growing rapidly. Amazon is a source for remote desktops with packages to suit an individual, small business or enterprise. The free tier is suitable for learning, an individual or small business to become well versed in AWS.
Pros
  • Configurable to meet any project need, terminate when not in use
  • Substantial free tier
  • Much improved UI
  • Rapidly deploying new offerings
Cons
  • Ease of use, but a bit of set up
  • Could use UI simplification
  • More Mac offerings
Likelihood to Recommend
With a substantial free tier, AWS is a solution for fast, reliable and secure access to tools and workflows for any project. AWS is still the most intimidating cloud solution to approach. While there is no shortage to power and solutions, it is not for the faint of heart. It is easy to get lost while using AWS though the solution is there. Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) requires an IT manager with experience deploying applications and building databases. Comparably, Parallels is a much easier UI to navigate, along with many open source and free options.

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) Pilot Review

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
May 17, 2021
JF
Joe Foran
Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer
Continuum of Care (Hospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Amazon WorkSpaces
2 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Amazon WorkSpaces is currently in an extended pilot in our organization as part of our post-COVID response to creating a "hardware device agnostic" infrastructure that does not depend on traditional hardware to enable employees to perform their computing functions normally. The goal is to be able to present any user with their full range of applications and services, as well as file, from any endpoint. The current trial involves employees in multiple departments using the service to access a virtualized Windows Desktop.
Pros
  • Quick, clean access to the VDI images.
  • Easy provisioning of images to use based on multiple criteria.
  • Integrating with our other products (AV/AM, productivity, etc.).
Cons
  • Streaming of media to the endpoint.
Likelihood to Recommend
For our use case, we found Amazon WorkSpaces well suited to remote work and other "work from home" and "work on the road" situations where the end user did not need to consume HD media (notably 4K) and did not need to produce any multimedia (audio, video, etc), but rather needed to perform more typical tasks such as web-browsing our corporate intranet and internal online apps, accessing files and using them through office productivity suites (Office - both online and desktop, and LibreOffice are under testing), etc.

Fully optimised, reliable and secure way to connect to virtual machines

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
August 06, 2021
SD
Shanaya Desai
Process Executive
Patra Corporation (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Amazon WorkSpaces
4 years of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Workspaces are used for remotely connecting to our organization's servers and access our virtual machines from anywhere. We use this application widely in our company. It has a simple and clean UI for any user to understand. Especially during work from the home period, it has been our part of daily work life. It runs smoothly without any stutters. It's a great option for accessing virtual machines. It is fast, secure, and reliable.
Pros
  • Minimalistic UI
  • Multi factor authentication is enabled for better security
  • Secure and reliable
  • Less vulnerable to virus attacks
  • Has application for every major Operating system
Cons
  • Restarting workspaces takes lot of time
  • MFA can be done only via email. Text or dedicated app would be a great choice.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is best suited for work-from-home situations. It doesn't require any VPN to connect. It runs smoothly and without any lags. But when the internet is slow it gets disconnected instantly without intimating the user. It is well designed and completely optimized to run on any operating system. However, macOS client suffers while closing the application. Updates are regular.

Start innovating in AWS Today

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
November 29, 2022
Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Pharmaceuticals Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Amazon WorkSpaces
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
AWS is a well documented web service which allows users to accessible freely without any capacity issues at low cost. It provides security and helps to protect privacy of any data being stored. As there are many users of AWS, VDS Lagging is the main issue many of the users are facing. It helps me in privacy protection of project data and easily accessible for the files which are being stored. It's flexibility lets us to use any operating system, programming languages and web application platforms.
Pros
  • In flexibility and security of database
  • Stability of services
  • Continuous manchine learning and focuses on cost reduction of their services
  • No capacity limits
Cons
  • Lagging issues sometimes
  • Paid support packages should be avoided in urgency cases
  • Backup protection is needed
  • Only few professionals are skilled in AWS
Likelihood to Recommend
It's very useful for data base storage and security.
It helps the users to maintain data base at ease.
AWS provides virtually unlimited data storage and offers easy access and faster data retrieval.
It's useful for us to connect with customers and stakeholders through AWS social networking engine.
Users like us can create and customize profiles as per our needs and can stop it whenever not required which saves the cost.


Good and safe product for cloud

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
May 07, 2021
Verified User
Professional in Customer Service
Internet Company, 10,001+ employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Amazon WorkSpaces
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
[Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI)] is used as a virtual machine to connect to our network for troubleshooting purposes
Pros
  • Effective Token validation
  • Safe way to manage our credentials
  • The machine state is preserved to continue the next day from the same point
Cons
  • Copy and paste does not work well
  • The performance is degraded during the day being slow at the end of the journey
  • Some user interface issues displaying the page
  • Sometimes when I type a word a letter is pasted many [times]
Likelihood to Recommend
[Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) is] well suited in security aspects

Not always appropriate in user experience with the interface as typing and using shortcuts don't work as expected

Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) makes VM setups easy.

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 17, 2020
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Amazon WorkSpaces
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Amazon WorkSpaces as our Virtual Machine software of choice. Whether we use it for consultants or employees, we've found it simpler to manage and easier to roll-out than other VM services such as VMWare or Windows Remote Desktop. Hosted by AWS, this service allows us to quickly scale our virtual desktop needs.
Pros
  • Amazon WorkSpaces provides us with total control over our employee/consultant workstations.
  • We can spin up new workstations in minutes.
Cons
  • At the moment, I have no complaints about this service. I've used other VM software for years, and this is by far the simplest and easiest I've tried.
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon WorkSpaces (VDI) is easy to set up from both an IT perspective and a user perspective. Being a cloud-based virtual desktop, you have all your data, programs. and workflows accessible from anywhere with a simple download and sign-in. IT management is just as easy. Security, network, permissions, they're all easy to control from Amazon WorkSpaces.
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