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Salman Paracha – Product Manager – AWS

Prakash Kota, VP of IT, Autodesk

Joel St-Pierre - Event Systems & Support Manager, Autodesk

Jason Cradit, Sr. Director of Technology, TRC Companies

November 30, 2016

GPU Amazon WorkSpacesHardware-Accelerating Graphics Desktop

Workloads with Amazon WorkSpaces

What to Expect from the Session

1. Why GPU desktops in the AWS cloud?

2. Specs

3. Key benefits

4. The Autodesk University 2016 Story

5. Customer case study – TRC Solutions

6. Recap

Why GPU Desktops in the AWS Cloud?

Data security AgilityData proximity & enhanced

user productivityProject based work

Graphics Bundle (CAD, CAM, CAE, Media)

1. Display: NVIDIA GPU, each with 1,536 CUDA cores and 4GB of video memory

2. Processors: 8 vCPUs - High Frequency Intel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge) Processors

3. Memory:15 Gb of system memory

4. System Volume: 100GB root volume

5. User Volume: 100GB user volume

Key Benefits

Secure Pay-as-you-go Simple Consistent performance

The Autodesk vision is to help people

imagine, design, and create a better world.

5.4M 200MProfessional Users

Consumer Users

680MStudents and educators with access to freeAutodesk software

$2.5B 2.58MFY16 Revenue Subscriptions

8,575Employees

worldwide

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Autodesk University Story

1. What is Autodesk University?

2. Challenges for AU16

3. Before AWS

4. AU16: 2 years in the making

5. After AWS

6. Software demo on Graphics Workspaces

7. Insights & learnings

How the Desktop PC and its Infrastructure disappeared at AU16

Autodesk University StoryWhat is Autodesk University?

“AU is a chance for designers, architects, and engineers to come

together and learn from the best in their industries, share practical tips

for getting the most from the software, compare notes, and rub elbows

with their peers.”

Autodesk University StoryWhat is Autodesk University?

“AU is a chance for designers, architects, and engineers to come

together and learn from the best in their industries, share practical tips

for getting the most from the software, compare notes, and rub elbows

with their peers.”

Autodesk University StoryAU16: Challenges

Setup from weeks to days Complexity of Setup

Autodesk University StoryBefore AWS

1. 10 Physical Servers

2. Imaging using SCCM

3. Prep time 3 months

4. Push software for 7 days straight on-site

5. Troubleshooting hardware

Autodesk University StoryA Video Is Worth a Million Words http://autode.sk/hol2015

Autodesk University StoryPhysics Problem: Cloud Doesn’t Happen Overnight!

AU14 AU15

AU16

7 Labs + 1 Certification Lab ~500 Units

Amazon Workspaces

1 Lab - 50 Units

EC2 g2.2xlarge

Teradici PCoIP

1 Labs of 100 Units

EC2 g2.2xlarge

Teradici PCoIP

Autodesk University StoryCloud is the new normal: Move all AU workstations to Amazon WorkSpaces!

1. Autodesk is moving it’s software to the Cloud

2. Pioneering: AU in the Cloud

3. Multiple pilots

4. Low-risk profile

5. Scale and simplicity of WorkSpaces

Autodesk University StoryWith AWS – AU Infrastructure = Single Laptop with access to AWS Console

10 Servers vs 1 Laptop to manage

Autodesk University StoryWhat about devices that connect to Amazon WorkSpaces?

PCoIP zero clients

Low cost devices that are hard to break and easy to fix

$5K vs $300

Autodesk University StoryStats: Network bandwidth usage

• Average 185 Mb/s

overall

• Average 0.4 Mb/s

per workspace

Autodesk University StoryInsights & Learnings

1. Scalability

2. Simple to deploy and manage

3. Certification Lab: Consistent performance

4. Only moving forward from here

Customer Success Story: TRC

About TRC

A pioneer in groundbreaking scientific and engineering developments since 1969, TRCis a national engineering, environmental consulting and construction managementfirm that provides integrated services to four primary markets:

Energy | Environmental | Infrastructure | Oil and Gas

Expert problem solvers

120+ U.S. offices; London office

4100+ employees

NYSE: TRR

www.trcsolutions.com

Typical TRC Project

Challenges

Elastic Market

• Drivers• Supply/demand

• Geopolitical

• Regulatory

• Place your bets!

Business Challenges

• Software consistency

• Distributed skills• Maximize exposure

• Availability

• Data accessibility • Subcontractors

• Regions/OOO

• Customer

Journey

Alternate Solutions

Copying files• Status-quo

• Working ad-hoc based on project requirements

• Data management nightmare

Alternate Solutions

Replication• Localize all data everywhere

• Fixes accessibility, introduces unnecessary costs

• Little room for improved efficiency

Alternate Solutions

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Pilot Project

Collaboration Environment

• 3 Projects

• 25 Users

• 1 week

Outcomes

Results

Generating Alignment Sheets

• Cloud – 20 Minutes

• Local – 1.5 Hours

• 4.5x faster

Separating Layouts

• Cloud – 24 Minutes

• Local – 55 Minutes

• 2.3x faster

Attributed Block Updates

• Cloud– 1 Second

• Local – 15 Minutes

• 900x faster

Sketch Generation

• 4-6 Hours of preparation time

eliminated per deliverable

Cost Graph

Solution Benefits

• Performance

• Quality/Consistency

• Collaboration

• Alignment

• Elastic costs

Moving Forward

• Menu driven deployments

• Bundles

• Directory Integration

• No more Workstations

• RDS

• Hourly

• Remove VPN - add MFA

• Project Archive to S3/Glacier

Closing

• Elasticity for an elastic market

• Elasticity for elastic projects

• “Can’t imagine going back”

• Collaboration

• Still work to do

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