This article outlines how you can interact with workspaces in Udemy Business courses.
Please note: Workspaces are only available to Udemy Business Pro users.
What is workspaces?
Workspaces is a feature that helps learners become more proficient by engaging in real-world, hands-on activities designed by top instructors. Workspaces are provided for you to get hands-on learning while you take the course.
Which Udemy Business courses on IT have workspaces?
Workspaces is currently available in the following courses:
- Ultimate AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate 2025
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate 2024
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 2024 [NEW]
- Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2025
- Ultimate AWS Certified Security Specialty [NEW 2025] SCS-C02
- AWS Certified Data Engineer Associate 2025 - Hands On!
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional 2024
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional 2025 - DOP-C02
- [NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 2025
- Ultimate AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate 2025
- Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2025 DVA-C02
- [NEW] Ultimate AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02 2025
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Exam Training
- [NEW] Amazon S3 Deep Dive: The Ultimate Guide to AWS Storage
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02) Exam Training
- Ultimate AWS Certified Developer Associate 2025 DVA-C02
How to access workspaces
Users who have access to the workspaces can follow the steps below:
- Click on the Workspaces tab in the course player. NOTE: The Workspaces tab is only available in the courses above.
- Click Launch to open the AWS workspace. This will open the AWS Management Console in Amazon Web Services.
- In the AWS Management Console, you can practice your skills while following along the course.
- You can Pause or End instance in the course player. Share any comments or feedback by clicking Leave Feedback.
Workspace session timeouts
Please note that workspaces will time out after three hours. When this happens, there is a period where the workspace will time out, or be put 'to sleep'. When this occurs you may see an error notification similar to below. If the workspace times out, please pause and resume the workspace.
Resource limit
Workspaces have a budget limit on available resources. When the resource limit is reached, the session may be terminated, and an error message similar to the one below will be displayed.
The ‘AWS sandbox is no longer available’ message
The ‘AWS sandbox is no longer available’ message indicates that the resource budget limit has been reached. If you wish to continue using that workspace, you will need to set up your own AWS account by clicking the ‘Signup’ button below the message.
We want you to use the workspaces to learn and have set the limits to provide sufficient opportunity to practice. By using IT workspaces you agree to the guidelines here and here.
Workspace sessions and restrictions
Some services are restricted: Workspaces allow you to access most of the functionality of a full AWS account. But some services are restricted (IE: IAM, larger instance types.) If you try to launch a restricted service, you will see a permissions error. If there is a service that you’d like to use please let us know.
- Review more important information about workspace sessions and restrictions on Udemy.