Deploying building information modeling software on Desktop as a Service platform

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Perustieteiden korkeakoulu | Master's thesis
Date
2017-05-08
Department
Major/Subject
Mobile Computing, Services and Security
Mcode
SCI3045
Degree programme
Master’s Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences
Language
en
Pages
68
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Abstract
Desktop as a Service (DaaS) is a novel cloud computing service that provides cloud-based virtual desktops on-demand to end users. The major advantage of DaaS is the capability to quickly deliver expeditious control of a full desktop environment to end users from various device platforms such as Android, iOS, MacOS or Web access from anywhere and at any time. This master thesis is a proof of concept to demonstrate the practicability to deploy the case company's graphics-intensive building information modeling software, Tekla Structures on Amazon Web Services' DaaS solution, named Amazon WorkSpaces. We investigated the whole deployment process of the software to the Amazon WorkSpaces. After clarifying the deployment process, we developed the working prototype consisting of different Amazon Web Services to automate the process. Furthermore, we implemented operational test cases for the prototype and for the Tekla Structures running on Amazon WorkSpaces to determine the feasibility of using this novel cloud service for the production purpose in the case company. In summary, Amazon WorkSpaces is a highly anticipated DaaS solution that can simplify the desktop and software delivery process to the case company's customers. The prototype developed in the thesis can automate the deployment process and launch new Amazon WorkSpaces to a sufficient extent. Moreover, the evaluation shows that the prototype can handle its automation tasks correctly based on the proposed architectural design and the Amazon WorkSpaces with Graphics hardware configuration are capable of operating Tekla Structures impeccably as in physical Windows desktops.
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Supervisor
Ylä-Jääski , Antti
Thesis advisor
Hellemaa, Paula
Gatto, Mirko
Keywords
Amazon WorkSpaces, desktop as a service, Tekla structures, cloud computing, virtual cloud desktop, graphics- intensive software
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