Amazon WorkSpaces Flexible Workforce Offer Available on August 1, 2021

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic we have focused on helping customers scale up quickly on Amazon WorkSpaces. As a result, our customers were able to run their business continuously while keeping employees safe. Customers tell us about their journey, and that their mix of remote and in office work will change as they learn more and plan for their future. We’ve now entered a different phase in helping customers by making it easier for them to figure out the right mix of remote and office workers.

Increasingly customers’ strategies include a fully managed Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solution like Amazon WorkSpaces. WorkSpaces gives users the access they need to all their apps by providing a persistent desktop they can securely access from anywhere and from almost any device. Today, I want to highlight a new offer to help customers and make WorkSpaces an even better option to consider as companies think about the future of their workforce in 2021.

Preparing for the future of work

I’m excited to share that we are introducing the Amazon WorkSpaces Flexible Workforce Offer to help customers securely access to the desktops and applications anywhere and anytime. WorkSpaces can be used to provision either Windows or Linux desktops in just a few minutes, and quickly scale to provide hundreds or even thousands of desktops to workers across the globe. Effective immediately, new Amazon WorkSpaces customers are able to use up to 50 Windows Standard Bundle WorkSpaces – plus one Windows performance bundle, two Linux standard bundles and one Workspaces Windows Value bundle – through October 31, 2021 at no charge.

Customers such as FOX found success using Amazon WorkSpaces to enable their workforce to work remotely through the Covid-19 pandemic. The company deployed a responsive, flexible remote desktop environment to over 5,000 employees to keep their teams operational and stations on air 24/7.

MAXIMUS, a leading provider of health and human services worldwide, used Amazon WorkSpaces to move 25,000 employees to a remote work environment.

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Flexible Workforce Offer Details

For a limited time, in response to the increased customer demand to create a flexible workforce, starting August 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021, Amazon WorkSpaces Free Tier provides up to 50 WorkSpaces with Windows Standard bundle with 80 GB Root and 50 GB User Volumes, running in AutoStop mode for up to 10,000 hours of combined use per month across all AWS Regions where WorkSpaces Free Tier is currently available. Additionally, the Amazon WorkSpaces Free Tier provides one WorkSpace with Windows Performance bundle with 80 GB Root and 100 GB User Volumes, running in AutoStop mode for up to 200 hours, two WorkSpaces with Linux Standard bundle with 80 GB Root and 50 GB User Volumes, running in AutoStop mode for up to 400 hours, and one WorkSpace with Windows Value bundle with 80 GB Root and 10 GB User Volume, running in AutoStop mode for up to 200 hours. All new customers that start using WorkSpaces for the first time during this period from their AWS account are eligible for the Free Tier. For more details on the offer visit the Amazon WorkSpaces Pricing Page.

If you registered for the previous Work from Home offer in June or July, you will be automatically enrolled in the Flexible Workforce to ensure you receive the offer benefits for your first three billing months.

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