Amazon Web Services Introduces Amazon WorkSpaces

Today at AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company

, announced Amazon WorkSpaces, a fully managed desktop computing service in the cloud. Amazon WorkSpaces allows customers to easily provision cloud-based desktops that allow end-users to access the documents, applications and resources they need with the device of their choice, including laptops, iPad, Kindle Fire,and Android tablets. With a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, customers can provision a high-quality desktop experience for their users at less than half the cost of most traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions. To learn more about Amazon WorkSpaces, visit http://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/. On-premises VDI solutions offer the benefits of centralized desktop management and security at a high