One-line summary
Provide each user with a complete managed Windows or Linux cloud desktop for remote work, temporary teams, or VDI replacement.
Core role
- Centrally manage desktop bundles, directories, images, storage, and access.
- Users connect through a client or supported browser while compute and data remain primarily in AWS.
- Fit use cases that need multiple applications, a persistent environment, and user personalization.
Exam focus and pitfalls
- A full virtual desktop points to WorkSpaces; an individual app points to WorkSpaces Applications; an isolated browser points to Secure Browser.
- Accessing a WorkSpace through a browser is only a client method and is not the Secure Browser service.
- Directory integration, latency, user-data persistence, images, software licensing, and endpoint policy still require design.
Key takeaway
A complete cloud desktop means Amazon WorkSpaces.