What is Amazon WorkSpaces?
Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. Amazon WorkSpaces can provision either Windows or Linux desktops in just a few minutes and quickly scale to provide thousands of desktops to workers across the globe. Amazon WorkSpaces helps eliminate the complexity in managing hardware inventory, OS versions and patches, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), which helps simplify your desktop delivery strategy.
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85 Likeliness to Recommend
91 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
+90 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Amazon WorkSpaces?
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Inspires Innovation
- Caring
- Respectful
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Feature Ratings
Desktop Environment
Desktop Management
Bulk Patching and Updates
Outsourced Backend Administration
Per Unit Time Pricing
Secure Connectivity
Multi Tenant Architecture
Device Support
Vendor Capability Ratings
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Implementation
Vendor Support
Breadth of Features
Quality of Features
Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Customization
Amazon WorkSpaces Reviews
Nayan D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2023
Good VDI solution but comes at a cost
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon WorkSpaces from other similar products?
- Strong support from AWS team - Distros are regularly patched
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
- AWS ecosystem
What do you dislike most about this product?
- Being in a different location than where the VDI is hosted can make this slow - Sometimes establishing a connection and logging in does not happen - Troublesome when it hangs and doesnt let you login - have to ask internal IT team for refresh and sometimes reimage
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
A very effective VDI solution that gets the work done. Comes at a price.
Pros
- Security Protects
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Inspires Innovation
Anthony M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2023
Amazon workspaces is best
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon WorkSpaces from other similar products?
It provides secure cloud desktops. The price bundles are customizable and its simple to deploy & manage.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ideal for light, heavy, and remote workers. The usability of the interface is user-friendly and setting up your directory is easy.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Can't think of anything other than that there are some lags when running programs and apps
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
A logical choice for companies that want to implement Windows, Linux, and Ubuntu desktops. Its more cost-effective than other products and you don't need to make a large investment in order to get started with Amazon Workspaces.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Karanja E.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Oct 2022
Amazing control features
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon WorkSpaces from other similar products?
Amazon WorkSpaces has an effective dashboard with amazing functionality
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Its deployment and provision is easy Management of desktop resources is simplified It is relatively cheap compared to rivals
What do you dislike most about this product?
The UI is not the best Sometimes the speed may be low
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
For simplified desktop services, I would recommend Amazon WorkSpaces to companies. Besides, it is cheap and easy to implement and use.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service