EUCdigest looks back on past recording season. In this last episode (this year) our hosts Eric and Jits bring back memories together with the podcast crew. For example, which episode or guest remembered most. How difficult the first episode was recorded several times. Special guests and topics are reviewed and of course what is up for next season. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to EUCdigest, our sponsors and listeners of course!
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 20 – VMWorld From The EUC Perspective
In this episode, Johan and Kees have a chat with Huib Dijkstra (EUC specialist at VMware). They talk about the EUC announcements from VMworld 2020 including some of the highlights around EUC and this first online VMworld in general.
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 19 – The New Normal
In this episode Ingmar and Johan had the honor to welcome Christian Reilly, former VP and CTO of Citrix and Bechtel and had a chat about the “new normal”. How decades later we’ll look back and see the pandemic as an inflection point in human development. How the pandemic was a catalyst for distributed work, put digital transformation back on priority list and robots are an employees best friend. Sparked your curiosity? Tune in and enjoy the show.
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 18 – How to Avoid The Common VDI/DaaS Mistakes
In this episode Eric and Jits invited Rody Kossen (IT consultant at PQR) and Ruben Spruijt ( Sr. Technologist at Nutanix) to have a chat about their upcoming session; Top 5 VDI/DaaS Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them. If you actively work with Amazon AWS, Citrix, Microsoft, Nutanix, or VMware VDI and DaaS solutions, you don’t want to miss this session. They’ll dig into essential topics, provide technical details, examples, and best practices to help you deliver a successful VDI and/or DaaS deployment. Can’t wait? Hit that play button!
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 17 – GPU Acceleration In The EUC Space
In this episode Eric and Johan invited Sarah Mannion. A coffee addict, gin collector, semi Flemish speaking NVIDIA evangelist and technology fan, to have a chat about GPUs and whether or not we need the parallel processing. Naturally, we discuss GPUs in the EUC space but what other solutions are there? What are GPUs doing in cars? Or… Don’t wait any longer and press play to unfold many other use cases
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 16 – Citrix Added Value To WVD
In this episode Jits and Kees had the pleasure to have Mathias Alleyn as their guest. Mathias is a strong believer of ‘sharing is a fundamental truth’ and with that a great supporter as well as initiator within the EUC community. Together with Mathias, Jits and Kees chatted about the added value of Citrix combined with Windows Virtual Desktops (WVD). Learn how to increase user experience, security and manageability. Tune in and enjoy this podcast.
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 15 – EUC Use Cases Over The Years
In this episode Ingmar and Eric have a chat with industry veteran Steve Greenberg about end user computing through the years. After starting as an audio engineer, he shifted into IT and made OS/2 applications available on NeXT computers using Citrix technology. Steve shares his experience on how EUC has evolved over the years and how things have changed and yet so much has remained the same. The important role of the community in the early days and how that has evolved and led to the creation of EUC the Masters Retreat. A great conversation with many historical fun facts. Tune in and find out.
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 14 – How Vendors Shape The EUC Community
In this episode Jits and Eric had the pleasure to have Pim van de Vis as a guest. Pim explained his role at VMware and how his customer engagements can influence product development and priorities. And, we discussed how software vendors influence the way people conduct their work. Who is defining what? Is it the customer, the vendor or a healthy mix of both? Tune in and find out.
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 13 – A Holistic View on EUC
In this episode Jits and Kees had a casual chat with industry veteran Ron Oglesby. With his experience, dating back from the days with Novel Netware and Windows NT all the way up to today and tomorrows developments, Ron has holistic view on IT in general and EUC in particular. Insights from a vendor perspective based on his various roles at Unidesk, Citrix and now VMware, provides input on where we are heading in EUC. A great podcast with some interesting facts and views, tune in and enjoy.
Continue ReadingEUCdigest Podcast EPISODE 12 – User Trends on WVD in the EUC Space
In this episode Eric and Jits have a conversation with Vadim Vladimirskiy, CEO at Nerdio. Vadim is an EUC enthusiast with a strong focus on MSP Microsoft solutions. In this podcast he explains how he is helping MSPs build cloud practices in Microsoft Azure and what Nerdio is doing on top of WVD.
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