Company Appoints Neil McLoughlin as Field CTO to Drive Business Expansion in the UK
Keynote from Microsoft CVP Gavriella Schuster Kicks off the 2-Day, Virtual Event to Help Managed Service Providers Build Successful Cloud Practices with Windows Virtual Desktop
Nerdio, the definitive Azure deployment, management, and optimization solution for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and enterprise IT professionals, today announced a significant global growth investment with the launch of a new office in the United Kingdom, led by Neil McLoughlin. McLoughlin will officially join Nerdio in February of 2021. Nerdio’s expansion to the UK comes on the heels of greater than 300 percent YoY growth in 2020 for the company and massive adoption of its Nerdio Manager for WVD product since its launch in February 2020.
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“From deployment, to management and strategic optimization, MSPs will learn directly from Microsoft and industry executives about how to achieve the best value at every stage of their cloud journey.”
As Field CTO, Neil McLoughlin will soon head Nerdio’s new UK office and be responsible for developing, incubating and commercializing new growth initiatives for Nerdio in the UK. Neil brings over 20 years of experience in the IT Industry, with a specialized focus on end-user computing (EUC) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) as it relates to desktop as a service (DaaS), Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) and Microsoft Azure. He is also the co-founder of the WVD Community and the UK WVD User Group.
“I am excited to be joining Nerdio next month amidst a pivotal time in the industry,” said Neil McLoughlin, Field CTO – UK, Nerdio. “DaaS and WVD are seeing explosive growth, and adoption rates will continue to increase over the next few years. Based on my experience with extensive VDI deployments, I know how difficult managing a VDI environment can be. I have chosen to join Nerdio because they have a one-of-kind product that makes deploying, managing, and troubleshooting WVD extremely simple, and I look forward to working with partners and customers within the UK to drive global Nerdio and WVD adoption.”
Inaugural NerdioCon Virtual Conference
Nerdio today also announced the details of the company’s inaugural virtual conference, NerdioCon, to be held January 26-27, 2021. NerdioCon will bring together customers, partners and industry visionaries to provide Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with best practices and resources to build a successful cloud practice in WVD.
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“NerdioCon will facilitate fundamental, technical and forward-looking conversations designed to help MSPs build profitable Azure and WVD practices,” explained Joseph Landes, CRO, Nerdio. “From deployment, to management and strategic optimization, MSPs will learn directly from Microsoft and industry executives about how to achieve the best value at every stage of their cloud journey.”
NerdioCon Keynotes
NerdioCon will feature keynotes from prominent industry leaders and Microsoft executives, including:
- Microsoft CVP, Gavriella Schuster, an industry trailblazer who leads a global portfolio of channel partners that has influenced over $1 trillion in ecosystem revenues, will present the day-1 keynote and conduct a series of interviews with Nicole Mumford of Airgate, Richard Harber of Decision Digital, and Jerry Koutavas of The ASCII Group.
- Brent Combest, General Manager – One Commercial Partner, Microsoft, will lead the session “How to Strengthen Your Relationship with Microsoft and Get Noticed as a Partner,” based on his vast experience building highly successful, profitable channels for technology companies.
- Kam VedBrat, Partner Group Program Manager—Windows Virtual Desktop, Microsoft, on how to deploy, scale and optimize WVD and the momentum Microsoft is seeing with WVD.
New Innovations
After launching Nerdio Manager for WVD in early 2020, the platform has been adopted by more than 1,000 enterprise organizations to date, with over 50 EUC partners who are committed to delivering Native WVD with Nerdio Manager for WVD. Nerdio is now preparing to deliver a new product that will push the channel forward in its continued shift to the cloud with Windows Virtual Desktop. During NerdioCon, Nerdio CEO, Vadim Vladimirskiy will unveil the company’s new solution that will enable MSPs to automatically deploy, manage, and optimize a complete WVD environment within an hour.
“With cloud migration moving at an accelerated pace and rapid adoption of Windows Virtual Desktop and Azure at an all-time high, Cubesys recognizes the obligation and opportunity to invest in integrated next-gen cloud solutions that will drive sustainable business success for our customers and save them money.” explained Paul Heaton, CEO of Cubesys. “Nerdio Manager for WVD offers best-in-class capabilities that has allowed Cubesys to help our customers better navigate the complexities of WVD and Azure in alignment with overarching business goals and strategies.”
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