The Shiproom

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The Shiproom is Nerdio’s inside Cloud & AI track podcast for IT leaders, MSPs, and cloud architects who want to know what’s actually being built, debated, and deployed at the frontier of Azure and AI. No fluff — just real conversations from the people driving cloud innovation forward. The Shiproom is brought to you by Nerdio, a leading provider of powerful, simplified cloud management solutions trusted by enterprise IT departments and MSPs alike. With thousands of customers worldwide, Nerdio delivers seamless, cost-effective management for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, and Microsoft 365. Learn more at getnerdio.com. Follow the show so you never miss an episode, and reach out to Christiaan Brinkhoff at cbrinkhoff@getnerdio.com to suggest a topic or guest.

Episodes

  1. Sep 9

    Citrix to Windows 365: Assess Your Estate Before You Migrate (Nerdio Compass Demo)

    Every Citrix migration starts the same way: nobody actually knows what they have anymore. Years of policies, images, and tribal knowledge locked in one IT admin's head. Nerdio Compass is built to fix that, and this episode lands on the day it moves into public preview. Host Christiaan Brinkhoff, Senior Director of Product Management at Nerdio, sits down with fellow Nerdio members Aaron Parker and Ken Goossens. Aaron was in end user computing before it was called EUC, back at NetWare 3.11. Ken spent 20-plus years in endpoint management, from SMS and SCCM through Intune and Windows Autopatch. Between them, they've watched this problem take a lot of different shapes. Aaron frames what Compass is for as two questions: What have you got, and how is it being used? This conversation covers the first question in depth, including a full demo. The second is where the product is heading next, and Aaron and Ken both talk through what that takes to get right. In this episode, they cover: Connecting Compass to Entra ID and an Azure subscriptionPulling a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops or Citrix DaaS estate through a read-only PowerShell collector, with an option to anonymize sensitive data firstScoring delivery groups for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 migration readinessImporting Citrix published applications into Nerdio Manager as AVD RemoteAppsTranslating Citrix policy settings into their Microsoft equivalentsComparing two snapshots of the same source environment as a migration progresses Ken also walks through what changed between private and public preview, why the team stopped treating a migration assessment as a one-time event, and the two things an AI assistant grounded only in a customer's own tenant data would have to get right before it ships. Topics covered Why Citrix and VDI migrations stall before they start20-plus years of EUC and endpoint management, from two people who've lived itWhat a Citrix migration assessment actually has to answerThe EUC skills gap, and the migration paths customers are taking todayWhether Citrix policies and published apps can move to AVD at allOne-time migration assessments versus continuous discoveryConfiguration drift and Azure cost analysisWhat it takes to hit the bar for public preview: correctness, hardening, and supportA live look at connecting Nerdio Compass to Entra ID and AzureRead-only Citrix discovery with a PowerShell collectorMigration readiness scoring for AVD and Windows 365Importing Citrix published apps into AVD as RemoteAppsTranslating Citrix policies to their Microsoft equivalentsComparing snapshots to track a source environment through a migrationWhat's next: an AI assistant grounded in tenant data, Omnissa and Amazon WorkSpaces support, and sizing Windows Server workloads for Windows 365 Flex About The Shiproom The Shiproom is the show for people who build, manage, and rethink modern computing. Hosted by Christiaan Brinkhoff, each episode goes deep with the people shipping the products. Guests: Aaron Parker, Senior PM Architect at Nerdio, and Ken Goossens, product manager on Nerdio Compass at Nerdio. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Nerdio Compass 01:21 History and expertise 04:01 Purpose of Nerdio Compass 05:55 Migration challenges and solutions 16:05 Nerdio Compass in action 26:27 Future developments 30:46 Conclusion and next steps

  2. Aug 11

    “Curiosity Is Now Mandatory”—Former Citrix CEO Mark Templeton on AI, Inertia, and the Future of EUC

    In the premiere episode of The Shiproom, Mark Templeton, Former CEO of Citrix, discusses the past and future of EUC in the age of AI and Windows Cloud. He shares insights on leadership, belief, and the impact of AI on the IT industry. The conversation delves into the transformation of Nerdio and the importance of getting your hands dirty with AI. Takeaways EUC TransformationBelief in Leadership Chapters 00:00 The Journey of Citrix03:39 The Role of Design in Product Building05:45 Leadership and Belief10:43 Navigating CEO Role at Citrix11:27 The Power of Belief and Culture13:17 AI and Technology Transformation22:33 AI Governance and Future Opportunities27:38 The Impact of AI on Careers

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The Shiproom is Nerdio’s inside Cloud & AI track podcast for IT leaders, MSPs, and cloud architects who want to know what’s actually being built, debated, and deployed at the frontier of Azure and AI. No fluff — just real conversations from the people driving cloud innovation forward. The Shiproom is brought to you by Nerdio, a leading provider of powerful, simplified cloud management solutions trusted by enterprise IT departments and MSPs alike. With thousands of customers worldwide, Nerdio delivers seamless, cost-effective management for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, and Microsoft 365. Learn more at getnerdio.com. Follow the show so you never miss an episode, and reach out to Christiaan Brinkhoff at cbrinkhoff@getnerdio.com to suggest a topic or guest.

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  • Creator
    Nerdio
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Nerdio
  • Show Website
    The Shiproom