EUCPERF04-BP03 Determine the running mode and size of hardware bundles needed to support each user type's applications - End User Computing (EUC) Lens
Implementation guidance

EUCPERF04-BP03 Determine the running mode and size of hardware bundles needed to support each user type's applications

It's important to have a high degree of familiarity with the applications that need to be delivered using Amazon WorkSpaces Personal in terms of their compute resource requirements and their usage pattern. By understanding core compute requirements such as the amount of memory, CPU, network bandwidth, latency, and disk space that applications require, you can more effectively determine the optimum WorkSpaces Personal bundle type. The optimal running mode required to support the workload is determined by understanding the pattern of usage of the application.

Implementation guidance

Determine the compute requirements for your applications.

  • Assess your users' applications and tasks and deploy a sufficient level of performance as is needed.

  • Monitor the resulting user feedback to verify that performance meets their needs without overprovisioning their hardware types.

  • If performance or productivity suffers for various users, increase the size of their instances.

  • For Personal WorkSpaces, establish the current or required pattern of usage of the applications or desktops being delivered. Select an Always-On running mode for user environments that are broadly used throughout each month (> 80 hours), select the Auto-Stop running mode where usage will be <80 hours per month. Alternatively, consider implementing the Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces Solution to automatically select the optimum running mode for each instance.

  • Enable self-service WorkSpace management capabilities for your users.