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What if your AVD environment could fix itself? Discover how to transform your infrastructure into a self-maintaining powerhouse using Nerdio Manager for Enterprise. Learn to implement proactive monitoring that automatically detects and resolves common issues - from VM failures to session host overloads. See live demonstrations of automated remediation in action, including intelligent scaling, automatic restarts, and hotfix deployment. Leave with a blueprint for building an AVD environment that practically manages itself. Speaker: Quinn Simpson, Technical Account Manager, Nerdio

Want to turn your CISO's security concerns into enthusiastic approval? This session reveals how to implement Zero Trust security across your virtual desktop environment without sacrificing user experience. Master essential security controls including identity management with conditional access policies, RBAC implementation, and automated compliance monitoring through Nerdio's toolkit. Watch live demonstrations of CIS-hardened image deployment, endpoint protection strategies, and comprehensive audit logging configurations. Learn to automate security baselines, implement data encryption both in transit and at rest, and maintain continuous compliance through Nerdio's advanced automation. Leave with a blueprint for building a virtual desktop environment that satisfies the most stringent security requirements. Speaker: Bas van Kaam, Principle Technical Trainer, Nerdio

Join Microsoft's Christiaan Brinkhoff (Azure Virtual Desktop & Windows 365 Product Group) and Nerdio's Neil McLoughlin for an insider's look at Windows 365 and the future of Cloud PC technology. Get firsthand insights into Microsoft's latest innovations and learn how leading organizations are transforming their desktop strategies. Through live demonstrations, explore the key architectural decisions, deployment considerations, and management capabilities that make Windows 365 a game-changer for modern workplaces. Discover how Nerdio's automation capabilities can enhance your Windows 365 journey, accelerating deployment and simplifying management. Whether you're evaluating Cloud PC options or expanding your existing implementation, learn the critical factors that determine project success. Speaker: Stefan Georgiev, Principal Product Manager and Community Director for Windows Cloud & AI

What's all this performance testing stuff really about? Demystify the process of finding optimal cloud performance through systematic testing and analysis. Learn to design tests that matter, capture the right data, and transform raw metrics into actionable recommendations for your virtual desktop environments. Through practical demonstrations, explore both commercial tools and homegrown testing methods, understanding when to use each approach. Master techniques for comprehensive desktop performance testing - from designing realistic workload simulations to collecting meaningful metrics and analyzing results. This session provides a clear framework for making data-driven decisions about your cloud environment's performance and cost optimization.

Join us to discover how the Parrtnerd Enterprise Program helps you capture more revenue at every stage of the customer lifecycle – from initial deployment through ongoing optimization and expansion. You'll learn about:

• Fresh revenue opportunities in customer success and professional services
• Enhanced training and certification paths for your technical teams
• Exclusive promotions designed to help you close more enterprise deals

Speaker: Damian Siriani, Senior Director, Channel, Nerdio

Join Neil McLoughlin, Nomi Rabhan, and special guest Róbert Þórir Sigurðsson from Össur - a former Citrix Innovation Award winner - as they reveal their strategic six-month migration journey. Through candid conversation and real examples, discover precisely how this global leader planned and executed their transition from Citrix to AVD. See their actual project timeline, from initial assessment through final user migration. Learn how they tackled common challenges with Nerdio's automation, maintained user productivity during the transition, and leveraged hands-on support from Nerdio's Customer Success team to keep their ambitious timeline on track. Perfect for organizations wondering if they can match their Citrix capabilities in the cloud. Speaker: Neil McLoughlin, Principal Technical Account Manager, Nerdio

Drowning in Microsoft 365 admin tasks? Step into the future of Modern Work management and discover how top MSPs are automating their way to higher profits using Nerdio Manager's latest innovations. In this hands-on session, you'll see how new features can eliminate hours of repetitive work while strengthening your security posture. We'll cover:

• Game-changing automation that turns day-long tasks into 15-minute workflows
• Advanced security controls that protect your clients without overwhelming your team
• Smart monitoring tools that catch issues before your client's notice
• Multi-tenant management capabilities that let you scale without adding headcount

Speaker: Gido Veekens, Product Manager, Nerdio

Take your Intune management from complex to automated with Nerdio's multi-tenant toolset. Starting with core MDM features like device enrollment and app management, see how leading MSPs are managing thousands of endpoints without drowning in configurations. Learn how Nerdio simplifies policy deployment across multiple clients with just a few clicks. Through practical demonstrations, master essential MDM tasks including compliance policies, conditional access setup, and zero-trust security implementations. Discover how to leverage Nerdio's application-centric approach to automate your entire device management workflow - from initial setup to ongoing maintenance across all your clients. Learn how configuration policies and conditional access work together to enable modern workforce management, all from within Nerdio Manager for MSP. Speaker: Rolando Jimenez, Sales Engineer, Nerdio

Confused about Azure Marketplace transactions? Join experts from Microsoft, Nerdio, and successful partners as they demystify the various ways to transact and succeed in the marketplace. Learn how Nerdio supports every possible transaction type and discover which approach best fits your business model. Through candid discussion, hear how partners are navigating marketplace opportunities profitably, what challenges they've overcome, and how Microsoft continues to enhance the partner experience. Get clarity on MPO, CSP, and other partnership models while learning how Nerdio's partner team supports your success every step of the way. Speaker: Pete Durkin, Partner Development Manger, Nerdio

Join Dr. Benny Tritsch for a deep dive into his mission to establish repeatable, scientific benchmarking for AVD and Windows 365. Through a unique combination of synthetic testing, real user workloads, and screen video analysis, discover how VM types, GPU acceleration, network conditions, and protocol settings actually impact user experience. See live visualizations of performance data collected across Azure VM types, revealing the true impact of different configurations on daily user experience. Learn his proven methodology for conducting scientific benchmarks that combine telemetry data with video analysis, producing unbiased results you can replicate in your own environment. Perfect for teams seeking hard data to drive cloud desktop planning, migration, and optimization decisions.

Stop leaving powerful features on the table. This fast-paced session reveals the most impactful yet often-overlooked capabilities in Nerdio Manager for Enterprise that transform AVD management from complex to automated. Through live demonstrations, see how leading customers and partners use advanced cost optimization, automated scaling rules, enhanced security controls, and intelligent monitoring to streamline their operations. Watch real-world examples of how these often overlooked tools and settings help automate routine tasks, simplify complex workflows, and enhance environment monitoring. From automated host maintenance to advanced scripting capabilities, discover why these features make administrators say 'I wish I'd known about this sooner'. Speaker: Travis Roberts, Technical Account Manager, Nerdio

Transform your AVD environment with Nerdio's latest AI innovations - Nerdio Copilot and AI-Powered Auto-scale Insights. Watch as these intelligent tools revolutionize how you handle proactive troubleshooting, cost optimization, and user experience management. Through real-world scenarios and live demonstrations, see how AI transforms daily AVD administration from reactive to predictive. Learn how Nerdio Copilot acts as your AI-powered assistant, effortlessly searching through Nerdio Manager's vast feature set to streamline workflows and boost productivity. See AI-powered Auto-scale in action as it analyzes usage patterns, predicts resource needs, and automatically optimizes your environment for both cost and performance. Whether you're troubleshooting issues before users notice them or discovering powerful features you didn't know existed, these AI tools make complex management tasks surprisingly simple. Speaker: Wayne Bellows, Technical Account Manager, Nerdio

Tired of managing complex VDI infrastructure and watching your margins shrink? Learn how Kyndryl transformed their virtual desktop business using Nerdio's automation platform. Through real customer examples, discover how they cut migration times by 60% while creating new recurring revenue streams. See how they tackle skeptical clients' concerns and turn traditional VDI conversations into cloud transformation opportunities. Join us to learn how one partner, Kyndryl, combines their enterprise expertise with Nerdio's automation to streamline migrations, reduce technical complexity, and build sustainable cloud revenue. Perfect for partners looking to transition their VDI practice into a high-margin cloud business without overwhelming their technical teams.  

Think your VDI deployment is secure? Join security expert Patrick Coble to discover the vulnerabilities lurking in seemingly 'locked down' environments. Learn how users break out of applications, bypass session policies, and exploit common configuration oversights in AVD, Windows 365, and traditional VDI deployments. Through real-world examples, discover a methodical approach to securing virtual desktops without sacrificing user experience. See live demonstrations of security assessment techniques, policy configurations, and emerging Windows security features that actually work. Leave with a practical framework for evaluating and hardening your VDI environment against modern threats.  

Join Ryan Heidorn, CTO of C3 Integrated Solutions - an MSP specialized in supporting the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) - as he reveals how to build AVD environments that meet CMMC certification requirements. With over 300,000 defense contractors now needing to achieve compliance, learn how combining Nerdio's automation with CIS Hardened Images creates a powerful foundation for secure virtual desktops. Drawing from C3's extensive experience with DIBCAC and Joint Surveillance assessments, discover practical strategies for designing effective compliance boundaries, implementing security controls at scale, and automating dozens of CMMC Level 2 requirements. See real-world examples of how to leverage Nerdio and AVD to create secure, compliant environments that satisfy the most stringent defense industry standards. Speaker: Ryan Heidorn, Chief Technology Officer at C3 Integrated Solutions

Transform your Intune onboarding from complex to confident. Starting with native Intune capabilities, discover how to build effective enrollment workflows, then see how Nerdio's automation enhances these processes for multi-tenant management. Through practical demonstrations, learn to create standardized templates and automated deployment policies that ensure consistent configurations across your entire client base. Walk away with a step-by-step playbook for creating and implementing workflows combining the best of both platforms to modernize your device management practice. Speaker: Marcos Artiaga, Sales Engineer, Nerdio

On your marks, get set, BUILD! Join us for a scrumptious showdown of cloud image creation where we'll whip up a deliciously technical comparison of Azure Image Builder, Packer, and Nerdio Manager. Watch our talented bakers put each tool through its paces - no soggy bottoms allowed! From selecting the perfect base ingredients to crafting automated deployment recipes, see which tool rises to the top. Through live demonstrations, discover how each platform handles the essential ingredients of modern image management. We'll taste-test their approaches to automation, versioning, testing, and deployment pipelines. Expect no half-baked solutions - just pure cloud magic as we compare these tools and serve up practical tips for creating the perfect Windows desktop images. Speaker: Aaron Parker, Senior Staff Engineer, Nerdio

Follow WTS and Orange Business on their transformative journey from traditional Citrix infrastructure to the cloud. Discover how this mid-sized tax services firm broke free from the complexity of Citrix environments and embraced a modern AVD workplace powered by Nerdio. See how they turned the headaches of constant updates, licensing fees, and manual maintenance into automated success stories. Through their real-world experience, learn how they achieved remarkable results:

• Slashed operational costs by 35% through smart automation
• Transformed sluggish logins into lightning-fast experiences
• Turned complex application management into a one-click operation
• Made scaling resources as easy as ordering takeout

Speaker: Matthias Schlimm, Principal Architect, Orange Business

Transform your Nerdio demonstrations from technical walkthroughs into compelling customer conversations. Learn proven techniques for showcasing Nerdio's value in ways that resonate with different customer personas - from technical teams to business decision-makers. Through live examples, discover how to turn complex features into clear business benefits that drive decisions. Watch as we go through key features that consistently capture customer attention. Learn which capabilities to emphasize for different industries, customer sizes, and pain points. Get practical tips for handling common objections and turning technical questions into business value discussions.