Nerdio and Its Mission
Landes, who spent 23 years at Microsoft before co-founding Nerdio in 2018 with Vladimir Tamarkin, explains that the company was created to solve a critical challenge: helping MSPs build successful cloud practices in Microsoft Azure. Over its six-year history, Nerdio has expanded its offerings to include comprehensive solutions for Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft 365 suite, and more.
The company offers two primary products:
- Nerdio Manager for MSP: Designed to help managed service providers build successful cloud practices
- Nerdio Manager for Enterprise: Created for IT professionals and administrators managing AVD, Windows 365, Intune, or Azure environments
NerdioCon: A Microsoft Cloud Love Fest
NerdioCon began five years ago as a virtual event, attracting approximately 1,000 MSPs. It has since evolved into an in-person destination event that Landes affectionately calls a "Microsoft Cloud Love Fest."
What makes NerdioCon unique compared to other industry events is its laser focus on the Microsoft cloud ecosystem and the intimate access attendees gain to the very Microsoft engineers and product managers who create the technologies they use daily. For example, Scott Manchester, who leads engineering for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, attends annually and makes himself available for one-on-one conversations with participants.
Why Palm Springs for 2025?
After hosting previous in-person NerdioCon events in international locations (Cancun, Mexico for two years and Punta Cana last year), Nerdio decided to bring the event to U.S. soil while maintaining the destination resort atmosphere. The La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, with its rich history and incredible amenities (including an impressive 41 pools), provides the perfect backdrop for both learning and networking.
What Attendees Can Expect at NerdioCon 2025
The three-day event offers a comprehensive program including:
- Pre-Day Workshops: For the first time, NerdioCon will offer a pre-conference day on Monday with four different tracks in partnership with Microsoft, including deep dives into Windows 365 and Intune
- Keynote Presentations: Featuring industry leaders such as Nina Harding (Microsoft Channel Chief for the Americas) and Scott Manchester
- Over 50 Breakout Sessions: Ranging from highly technical deep dives to business leadership topics
- Major Announcements: Landes teased significant announcements to be made jointly with Microsoft at the event
- Networking Opportunities: Including innovative "speed dating" sessions with vendors, evening parties, and casual conversations around the resort's many pools
- Fun Activities: Golf tournaments, car racing, and various social events throughout the venue
Hot topics at this year's event will include Microsoft Intune adoption, optimizing Microsoft 365 Business Premium, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop roadmaps, and AI innovations in the modern workplace.
The Nerdio Difference
Throughout the interview, Landes emphasized Nerdio's commitment to being an "outside-in company" that actively listens to partners and customers. This philosophy extends to their product development (with new releases every six weeks) and to the NerdioCon event itself, which is carefully curated based on attendee feedback from previous years.
Landes also highlighted Nerdio's early strategic bet on Microsoft becoming the leader in desktop virtualization - a bet that has paid off as Microsoft now dominates in the desktop-as-a-service space according to major analyst reports.
Registration Information
IT professionals, MSPs, and anyone interested in maximizing their Microsoft cloud investments can register for NerdioCon 2025 at NerdioCon.com.
As Landes promised, attendees will "walk out with a tremendous amount of learning" and find the event to be "very worthwhile" for both technical knowledge and business connections.
Join the VMblog team and hundreds of Microsoft cloud enthusiasts in Palm Springs this April for what promises to be the premier Microsoft cloud event of 2025!
