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---
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title: "Amazon Workspaces"
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type: entity
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tags:
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- AWS
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- End-User-Computing
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- Virtual-Desktop
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- VDI
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sources:
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- public-cloud-learning-sessions-aws-end-user-compute-services-20240430-160120-mee
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- ctp-topic-6-aws-workspaces-demo
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last_updated: 2026-05-11
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---
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## Amazon Workspaces
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Amazon Workspaces is an AWS-managed **fully persistent virtual desktop** service that provides cloud-based Windows or Ubuntu desktops. It is part of the [[AWS-End-User-Computing]] portfolio and is designed for knowledge workers who need a complete desktop environment.
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## Key Characteristics
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| Feature | Description |
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| **Persistence** | Fully persistent — application states and user settings persist between sessions |
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| **Instance model** | One-to-one instance management |
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| **OS support** | Ubuntu and Windows |
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| **Protocol** | WSP (Workspaces Streaming Protocol) — designed for high-latency networks |
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| **Deployment** | Deployed from bundles; users can install applications with appropriate permissions |
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| **Network** | Each workspace has two network interfaces (service VPC managed by AWS + customer VPC) |
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| **Cost control** | Auto-stop feature to reduce idle costs |
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## Use Cases
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- Knowledge workers needing full desktop environment
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- Hybrid workforces
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- BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) users
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- Developers
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- Compute-intensive workloads
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## Security Features
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- Active Directory integration
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- Encryption
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- IAM profiles
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- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
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- Device certificates
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- VPC Interface Endpoints for private connectivity
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## Disaster Recovery
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- Build out workspaces in another AWS region for cross-region DR
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- Refer to [[Disaster-Recovery]] and [[RTO]]/[[RPO]] metrics
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## Connections
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- [[AWS-End-User-Computing]] ← is_a ← [[Amazon-Workspaces]]
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- [[ctp-topic-6-aws-workspaces-demo]] ← extends ← [[Amazon-Workspaces]]
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- [[AppStream-2]] ← compared_to ← [[Amazon-Workspaces]] (persistent vs. selective persistence)
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## Sources
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- [[public-cloud-learning-sessions-aws-end-user-compute-services-20240430-160120-mee]]
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- [[ctp-topic-6-aws-workspaces-demo]]
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