WUYING Workspace Enterprise Edition is a Desktop as a Service (DaaS) offering from Alibaba Cloud. It provides standardized desktop environments for enterprises based on the self-developed Adaptive Streaming Protocol (ASP). This service addresses the challenges of centralized management, data security, and resource elasticity that are common in traditional PCs and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). You can obtain secure and efficient cloud desktops without managing the underlying virtual machines, network, or storage facilities.
Scenarios
WUYING Workspace provides targeted solutions for different business scenarios by centralizing computing and data in the cloud.
Remote work and secure access
All data and computing are processed in the cloud. No business data is stored on local devices. This design fundamentally prevents data breaches. You can use unified access policies for fine-grained access control to build a remote work system that is more secure and easier to manage than a traditional VPN.
Multiple branch offices
Administrators can centrally create, distribute, and maintain standardized desktop environments and enterprise applications in the console. This achieves unified Operations and Maintenance (O&M) across regions and reduces on-site support costs and management complexity.
Temporary or flexible staffing
For short-term staffing needs, such as projects, training, and internships, you can purchase resources on demand. You can create or release desktop resources in minutes. The pay-as-you-go billing method helps you avoid the long-term investment and idle resources associated with traditional PC procurement.
High-performance graphics processing
WUYING Workspace provides graphics instances with professional GPUs for scenarios such as architectural design, film post-production, and industrial simulation. Designers can access cloud workstations from common devices to perform resource-intensive tasks, such as 3D modeling and video rendering. This eliminates the dependency on expensive on-premises hardware.
Core capabilities
Security and compliance
Data stays in the cloud: All computing and data remain in the cloud. Local devices are used only for display and input.
Fine-grained policies: Supports features such as visible and invisible watermarks, screenshot prevention, screen recording prevention, clipboard access control, and peripheral access control.
Network isolation: Supports domain name-based access rules and security group rules for fine-grained control over network access.
Auditing and traceability: Operation logs are traceable and auditable to meet enterprise compliance requirements.
Performance and experience
Self-developed ASP: The self-developed ASP is a high-performance, reliable, and secure protocol. It supports both TCP and UDP transmission protocols and adapts to network conditions to ensure a smooth experience even in weak network environments.
Network bandwidth: Cloud desktops provide a free basic bandwidth with a peak of 5 Mbps. You can purchase premium bandwidth to enhance network connectivity.
High data reliability: Data is stored in highly reliable cloud storage. The snapshot mechanism provides data backup and recovery capabilities.
Management and O&M
Centralized management: You can use the console or OpenAPI to centrally manage resources such as cloud desktops, images, cloud desktop templates, and enterprise applications.
Rapid delivery: Supports one-click deployment and fast creation, assignment, and release of cloud desktops. Resources are delivered in minutes.
Elasticity and cost
Flexible billing: Supports pay-as-you-go and subscription billing methods to meet business requirements with different usage frequencies.
Elastic scaling: Automatically create or release cloud desktops based on preset policies to handle business fluctuations and optimize costs.
Product comparison
Comparison with traditional PCs and VDI
Deployment mode | Data security | Cost | O&M | |
WUYING Workspace | A fully managed cloud service that is ready to use. | Data is stored in the cloud on highly reliable storage. | No hardware infrastructure investment is required. You can purchase resources on demand and benefit from flexible scaling. | Centralized and standardized management in the cloud for simple and efficient O&M. |
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) | Requires building, deploying, and maintaining an on-premises data center. | Data is centralized on the server side. Security depends on the security measures implemented by the enterprise. | High upfront investment due to large one-time hardware costs. | Can be centrally maintained, but O&M complexity increases dramatically with scale. |
Traditional PC | Independent, distributed, and locally installed. | Data is stored locally, which makes it prone to loss and breaches. User behavior cannot be controlled. | High hardware procurement costs and potential for idle resources. | Long resource delivery cycles. Upgrades and troubleshooting are difficult, which leads to high O&M costs. |
Comparison with Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
Although both WUYING Workspace and Elastic Compute Service (ECS) provide cloud computing resources, they differ fundamentally in product positioning, application scenarios, and management models.
Comparison Item | WUYING Workspace | Elastic Compute Service (ECS) |
Product concept | Desktop as a Service (DaaS). It provides a complete cloud desktop office system that is ready for end users. | Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). It provides a general-purpose compute server that can be fully controlled by administrators. |
Core purpose | Designed for desktop application scenarios such as remote work, secure office automation (OA), and graphics design. | Used to host websites, run databases, perform big data analytics, train AI models, and run other server-side applications. |
Management model | Designed for end users and desktop administrators. Users connect through a client, and administrators use the console for centralized management of desktop pools, users, and policies. | Designed for system administrators and developers. Administrators use Secure Shell (SSH), Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), or APIs for in-depth, server-level configuration and management. |
Network access | Optimized for remote desktop connections. Inbound access is strictly limited to ensure desktop security. | Provides fully customizable security group rules. Administrators can open ports and services as needed to serve external traffic. |
Build a website | Cannot be used as a web server to host external websites. | Supported. This is one of its core application scenarios. |
Technical specifications
Category | Description |
Instance types | Provides multiple instance types to meet different workload requirements, including the following:
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Operating system | Supports Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, Ubuntu 22.04, Rocky Linux, and Kylin V10 operating systems. Note: You cannot create cloud desktops that use the Kylin V10 operating system in regions outside the Chinese mainland. |
Network access | As a cloud-based office desktop, WUYING Workspace has no restrictions on outbound network traffic by default, but strictly limits inbound traffic.
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Account system | Supports convenience accounts, enterprise AD accounts, and integration with other identity providers (IdPs) using the SAML 2.0 protocol to implement single sign-on (SSO). |
Billing components
The fees for WUYING Workspace consist of basic resources and value-added services. For more information about billing, see Billing overview.
Basic resources
Compute resources: vCPUs, memory, and GPUs.
Storage resources: system disks and data disks.
Value-added services
Public bandwidth: includes free basic bandwidth, premium bandwidth, and WUYING Workspace data transfer plans to offset traffic fees.
Enterprise storage: includes enterprise drives for personal files and shared storage NAS for sharing across multiple desktops.
Network interconnection: connects to on-premises data centers (IDCs) or VPCs through Cloud Enterprise Network (CEN).
Identity federation: connects to your existing Active Directory using an AD Connector.
Auditing and collaboration: includes Simple Log Service, screen recording audit, and stream collaboration.
Others: paid applications from the marketplace, snapshot backups, cloud browsers, and more.
FAQ
Does WUYING Workspace Enterprise Edition support secondary virtualization?
WUYING Workspace does not support virtualization or secondary virtualization software, such as Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESXi, or Citrix Xen.
What to do next
Learn about the basic concepts of WUYING Workspace.
Familiarize yourself with the service architecture of WUYING Workspace to understand the business flow and network structure.
When you are ready to try WUYING Workspace, see Quick Start for administrators to create a cloud desktop.