Patrick shares what being a Nerdio NVP means to him both personally and professionally, highlighting how this role allows him to be a conduit between his global customer base and Nerdio's development team. He emphasizes the collaborative nature of the NVP program, describing it as "super nerds doing super nerdy things" while consistently learning about new technologies.

The conversation explores Patrick's favorite Nerdio feature-the recently announced CIS baseline compliance reporting for AVD and Windows 365 pools. As a security specialist, he explains why this capability will significantly simplify compliance verification and enhance security for organizations using Microsoft's cloud desktop solutions.

Patrick offers valuable advice for those considering becoming Nerdio partners or NVPs, stressing that any IT professional working with VDI in 2025 should engage with Nerdio to better serve their customers. For aspiring NVPs, he encourages sharing knowledge through blogs and LinkedIn, including both successes and failures, without waiting for perfection.

Looking at Nerdio's roadmap, Patrick is particularly excited about upcoming Intune integrations that will help identify policy conflicts and compliance issues. He provides insightful comparisons between Nerdio's cloud-first approach and legacy VDI vendors who are constrained by backward compatibility requirements.

His parting advice emphasizes implementing Nerdio from day one of any AVD or Windows 365 project, rather than struggling with manual configurations before bringing in tools that could streamline the entire process-saving valuable admin time while improving user experience.