Overview
Systematically evaluate and build out an AWS Workspaces solution or Proof-of-Concept (POC) on Customer AWS infrastructure. Our commitment is to deliver optimal solutions while employing our best efforts. Through a comprehensive process involving exploration, strategic suggestions, and implementation, the Aufsite Team seeks deliver a AWS Workspaces solution that enables performance, increases user satisfaction, and ultimately, greater business success.
DISCOVER PHASE
- Assess current AWS infrastructure
- Access and privileges
- Control access to Workspaces Resources
- Secure resources for premise resources
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Firewalls, routers, VPN Devices, etc
- Confirm service limits
- Request an increase in service limits if needed for POC, especially for creating Workspaces.
- Identify Availability Zones for deploy, which support Workspaces
- Ensure subnets are created in the supported Availability Zones
- Assess and confirm selected applications for proof of concept
- App 1 Low/Medium complexity
- App 2 Low/Medium complexity
- App 3 Low/Medium complexity
- Assess compute requirements
- Assess infrastructure security requirements
- Assess Authentication/Authorization requirements
- Assess current user profiles
- Review budgetary requirements
Design
- Validate AWS VPC environment and create network diagram of solution
- Regions
- Availability Zones
- Subnets, Route Tables, Internet Gateways, Egress Gateways, Nat Gateways, Peering Connections, Network ACLs, Security Groups, Customer Gateways, VPNs, Site-to-Site
- Design Workspaces Solution
- Directory Services Integration
- Bundle Selection
- Protocol (WSP or PCOIP)
- Image creation and management
- Compute size
- CPU, Mem, Disk (encryption)
- User Profile
- Desktop View
- Default User template Configurations
- Define Usage Policy
- Always On
- AutoStop
- Compute size
- Define Security Controls for infrastructure
- Identity Provider Integration
- Persistent Data Solution (if any)
- Apply security at all layers
- VPC/Network Security
- Network Exclusions
- Firewalls and Routing
- Data Ingress & Egress
- Identity and Access Management (MFA)
- VPC Endpoint & PrivateLink
- Design for Cost Efficiency
- Baseline AWS fees related to
- Total # of users
- Actual hours of usage
- On-Demand versus Always-On
- Instance type
- Baseline AWS fees related to
Deploy
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Deploy VPC changes based on Approved Design
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Deploy Workspaces Solution
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Deploy Images
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Configure Security at all levels
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Cost Assessment
- Conduct Total Cost of Ownership
- Define long term cost optimization to deliver business value
- Conduct Total Cost of Ownership
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Validation & Walk Through
- End Client Validation and Testing (1 week)
- Documentation Runbook of Deployed Environment
- Get sign-off from client
- Close PS
Highlights
- AWS Workspaces Solution Up to 50 Workspaces in total
- Cost analysis/TCO
- Documentation on the deployed environment
Details
Pricing
Custom pricing options
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Support
Vendor support
Resource(s) Responsibilities - As Client retains full responsibility for directing activity of resource(s) during designated Timeframe, the above tasks and deliverables are recommendations to efficiently utilize designated resources for given project and not definitively in scope. Following roles are assigned this project:
Architect - Client facing and primary technical point-of-contact. Works with Engineer in Discovery and Deploy process. Also oversees Delivery.
Engineer - Reports to Architect and works behind the scenes with Architect to deploy solution, validate and test.
Project Manager - Functions as scrum master and manages project timelines, scrums, sprints, and delivers Mutual Plan to stakeholders. Also a point-of-contact for Client.
Status Reports - Reports (Mutual Plan) will be sent to client weekly until the specified project is completed.
Flexible ongoing support options available.