Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) enables IT departments to design and customize
virtual desktop images, and use them to serve virtual desktops to remote users. Only keyboard, mouse and monitor signals are transferred over the network. Users can access their desktop from any device, retaining their data, settings and applications.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides Amazon Workspace, a cloud service that addresses several challenges that arise when managing VDI. It provides virtual desktops on demand, a deployment model called desktop as a service (DaaS), while supporting businesses that require a large-scale VDI infrastructure. End users can access the workspace from Windows and Mac computers, Chrome and Firefox browsers, and mobile devices, with fully synchronous storage.