Nerdio streamlines endpoint virtualization with Microsoft Cloud

July 15, 2025

Organizations around the globe are turning to Microsoft Cloud Endpoint Virtualization to enhance workforce flexibility, reduce costs, simplify IT management, and ensure robust security—all while seamlessly integrating with Microsoft tools. And Nerdio, a software provider and Microsoft partner, facilitates seamless, secure adoption of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for their customers. The 2024 Partner of the Year Award-winning organization helps clients across industries simplify and scale their Microsoft Cloud environments through Nerdio Manager for Enterprise—a unified management platform built for AVD, Windows 365, and Microsoft Intune. With this customizable solution, IT teams can manage all aspects of virtual desktops and endpoint security from one intuitive interface—reducing complexity, lowering costs, and accelerating transformation.

The team develops a tailored approach for each client but always works toward the same outcome: improved user experience and lower IT costs. Customers have found massive success with Nerdio’s month-to-month licensing, which provides much-needed flexibility, and its use of Microsoft-native tools, which let customers’ IT teams lean on existing partners and expertise rather than relying on specialized, high-cost consultants.

Discover how three vastly different customers—an accounting and payroll services firm, a stainless steel producer, and a small municipal government—all worked with Nerdio to unlock swift migrations and new levels of efficiency and cost savings.

Swapping complex systems to scale business swiftly and efficiently

Unlocking 90% faster AVD migration

Outokumpu, a global leader in stainless steel production, set out to modernize its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to improve operational efficiency and reduce complexity. Managing a large, distributed VDI environment had become increasingly resource-intensive, with manual tasks slowing down progress and burdening the IT team.

Nerdio worked with Outokumpu to overcome these challenges and dramatically accelerate the migration to Azure Virtual Desktop—reducing the expected migration timeline by 90%. What would typically take weeks or months was completed in just days, allowing the team to move faster and stay focused on higher-value initiatives.

Nerdio simplified day-to-day VDI management by abstracting the complexity of Azure and automating key tasks. This allowed Outokumpu’s IT team to streamline operations, improve responsiveness, and reduce the need for specialized cloud expertise.

Resource optimization was another major win. With built-in auto-scaling and policy-driven controls, Nerdio helped Outokumpu right-size its Azure environment, eliminating waste and improving overall cost efficiency—without compromising performance.

Today, Nerdio enables Outokumpu to run a more agile, scalable, and cost-effective VDI environment. The team has greater visibility, more control, and the ability to adapt quickly as business needs evolve—all while avoiding long-term contractual commitments and maintaining a more streamlined IT footprint.

Strengthening endpoint security and streamlining IT operations

Facing regular cybersecurity threats, the City of Corona, a small municipal government in Southern California, sought a more efficient, centralized way to monitor, manage, and secure their cloud environments. With a small IT team responsible for securing and supporting a distributed hybrid workforce, the city recognized the need for a more modern, automated approach. They turned to Nerdio to help develop a solution to their endpoint management and security challenges.

After migrating to Nerdio Manager for Enterprise, the City of Corona was able to centralize management of AVD, Intune, and Windows 365. This consolidated view gave the team better oversight and control while simultaneously reducing the manual work needed to manage endpoints. The city also created automated policies to establish and guarantee device compliance and security—without sacrificing end-user experience. The Nerdio interface made management and troubleshooting easier for IT, while intelligent auto-scaling helped them better allocate computer resources and reduce costs.

By simplifying the City of Corona’s cloud management and boosting their endpoint security, Nerdio helped the city become more resilient, responsive, and better prepared for the future, despite limited resources.

Through flexible licensing, deep Microsoft integration, and a customer-first approach, Nerdio helps organizations modernize their IT infrastructure, transition off legacy systems, and confidently move to the cloud. The result: faster migrations, stronger security, simplified management, and significant long-term cost savings—all backed by a partner committed to making cloud adoption easier every step of the way.