VDI Performance Summit 2020
Improve the performance of your VDI/SBC environments
Free Virtual Event April 2, 2020
The VDI Performance Summit is the premier way to learn how to improve the performance of your VDI/SBC environments.
This one-day event has several inspiring keynote speakers. We’ll have leading experts from around the world, including speakers from Microsoft, Nutanix and VDI Like a PRO.
There will be technical and business breakout sessions as well. Attend a deep dive in the technical track or learn about experiences from the field, with real customer cases in the business track.
The exclusive focus of this event will be the performance and tuning of virtual desktop environments. You’ll get the opportunity to talk to thought leaders in the industry and connect with peers in the EUC community.
We will also have a showcase of leading vendors in the VDI space for you to discover the latest solutions.
Join us for a day full of new experiences, networking and fun!
What to Expect:
| Keynote 1: Become the Q of James Bond with Intriguing Insights in Workspace DevelopmenRuben Spruijt, Research organization VDI Like a PRO and Sr. Technologist - Nutani\ |
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| Keynote 2: Tales from the Dark: Avoiding Performance Issues in your EUC EnvironmentKees Baggerman, Technical Director EUC – NutaniSven Huisman, Sr. Solutions Architect EUC – Nutanix |
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Sponsor Presentation 1
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Sponsor Presentation 3
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Sponsor presentation 4
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Sponsor presentation 5
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Sponsor presentation 6
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Closing Keynote
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Jack Madden
Sr. Technologist
Nutanix
Ruben Spruijt is Sr. Technologist, former CTO at Frame and a well-regarded author, speaker, market analyst, technologist. An all-around geek. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), NVIDIA GRID Community Advisor, VMware vExpert and was in the Citrix CTP program from 2008-2017. Ruben (co)founded several independent industry bodies such as Project Virtual Reality Check (VRC), Team Remote Graphics Experts (TeamRGE), WhatMatrix, AppVirtGURU and VDI Like A Pro. Ruben also wrote and co-authored multiple disruptive research papers. @rspruijt
Jim Moyle
Technical Evangelist
Microsoft
Jim Moyle has been an infrastructure technologist with almost two decades of passionate involvement in the IT industry. Over the last decade he has been a specialist in Server Based Computing, application and desktop delivery. He has worked with many blue-chip companies around the UK including being involved in the architecture and delivery of some of the largest Citrix farms in Europe. He also enjoys speaking at various industry events such as BriForum, E2E and Citrix Synergy and you can find him sharing knowledge on his blog. @JimMoyle
Thomas Poppelgaard
EUC Consultant
Poppelgaard.com
Thomas Poppelgaard has 23 years of experience within IT and is awarded Microsoft MVP Enterprise Mobility (RDS,WVD) since 2015, Citrix CTP since 2013, NVIDIA (NGCA) since 2017, Parallels VIPP since 2016, VMware vExpert and EUC Champion since 2018. He is currently working as an independent Technology Evangelist and works with Advisory, Business development, IT-strategy, Pre-sales, Architectural designing, Planning, Implementation and Troubleshooting solutions within Citrix, VMware, Microsoft, NVIDIA/AMD/INTEL. Thomas is highly involved in Proof of Concepts to help prove why businesses should adapt new technologies. @_POPPELGAARD
Blair Parkhill
Director of Products
Login VSI
Blair Parkhill joined Login VSI in the summer of 2015 as Director of Products. He has been a marketing leader, avid architect and supporter of customer-focused technology solutions and technical marketing since the late 1990s. Residing in Colorado Springs, he spends much of his time playing music, doing yoga, hiking in the mountains and geeking out with the latest tech. @SANSpyder
Leee Jeffries
Managing Director
Independent Consultant
Leee Jeffries is an IT Professional specialized in Citrix Technologies (CCV-E, CCP-N, Login VSI Technology Advocate). He writes a blog to share his experiences with designing, deploying and troubleshooting technologies within the IT Industry. Leee’s main focus is in end-user computing, but he also works in other areas of IT covering hardware, software, project management and IT processes. He is always surprised with what technology brings and believes that one of the best things we all can do is share knowledge. @leeejeffries
Sven Huisman
Sr. Solution Architect EUC
Nutanix
Sven Huisman is a senior solutions architect for EUC at Nutanix. One of his responsibilities is to benchmark and validate key commercial software products running on Nutanix software. Investigating performance and troubleshooting EUC related issues is part of his day-to-day work. Sven is recognized as a vExpert since 2009 and a Login VSI Technology Advocate since 2018. Recently he joined the community project ICT-R to support investigation of performance impact of EUC-related products. @svenh
Kees Baggerman
Technical Director EUC,
Nutanix
Kees Baggerman is a technical director leading a team of highly skilled architects for EUC, Databases and Global 2000 focused areas. Kees is a Citrix Certified Integration Architect, Microsoft Certified IT Professional, RES Certified Professional and RES Certified Trainer and has driven numerous Microsoft, Citrix, and RES infrastructures functional/technical designs, migrations, implementations engagements over the years. Active in the Citrix and virtualization community, Kees has been named Citrix CTP for over 3 years, RES RSVP for 8 years straight including being named MVP in 2011 and was first recognized as a VMware vExpert in 2013 and currently still holds the title. He is co-founder and member of the Board of the Dutch Citrix User Group and maintains a widely read blog. @KBaggerman.
Tobias Brich
Sr. IT Solutions Architect,
Volkswagen Group Services
Tobias Brich is a senior IT Solutions Architect at Volkswagen Group Services. Over the last decade, Tobias has become a specialist in server-based computing, application and desktop delivery. With his DISAS Team (Data Intelligence Services as a Service) he is supporting Audi's business intelligence unit with high performing applications. DISAS's product portfolio contains a set of published applications and virtual desktops delivered through WTS. Their mission at Audi is to provide outstanding end user experience. At the same time Tobias is studying Digital Transformation Management at the Danube University in Austria.
Verron Martina
Hybrid Cloud Architect,
NetApp
Verron Martina has been active in IT for over 22 years. During the last 12 years he mostly advised clients on storage and virtualization. In his current role as Hybrid Cloud Architect, he advises customers and partners on their (Multi) Cloud strategy.
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Kilian Arjona
CTO
Flexxible IT
Kilian has 15 years of experience in the IT industry specializing in consulting, training and as a technology evangelist. For the last 7 years, Kilian has focused on digital workspace transformation projects and is a member of the Flexxible IT executive board. During his spare time he enjoys researching emerging technologies and sharing knowledge in different tech communities.
Federico Zani
Pre-Sales and Technology Trainer
Flexxible IT
Federico joined Flexxible IT to lead the Support Services department. Within two years Federico started a new challenge to develop the pre-sales function and to create the company’s technical training program. With experience in datacenter environments, MSP and B2B, Federico remains strongly attached to the technical area focusing on achieving the best user experience for all clients. In the VDI world, user experience is key and it is our mission to ensure an excellent experience is a reality.
Kees Baggerman
Technical Director EUC, Databases for Global 2000
Nutanix
Kees Baggerman is a technical director leading a team of highly skilled architects for EUC, Databases and Global 2000 focused areas. Kees is a Citrix Certified Integration Architect, Microsoft Certified IT Professional, RES Certified Professional and RES Certified Trainer and has driven numerous Microsoft, Citrix, and RES infrastructures functional/technical designs, migrations, implementations engagements over the years. Active in the Citrix and virtualization community, Kees has been named Citrix CTP for over 3 years, RES RSVP for 8 years straight including being named MVP in 2011 and was first recognized as a VMware vExpert in 2013 and currently still holds the title. He is co-founder and member of the Board of the Dutch Citrix User Group and maintains a widely read blog. Get in touch and follow him on Twitter @KBaggerman.
Jed Ayres
CEO, North America and global CMO
IGEL
Jed Ayres leads worldwide marketing for IGEL and is responsible for IGEL’s corporate marketing, social, branding, communications and global lead generation strategies. Ayres brings over 20 years of technology experience to IGEL and has a wide range of industry experience across workspace management, virtualization and mobility. Prior to joining IGEL, he was the SVP of Worldwide Marketing for AppSense, where he helped the company re-brand and achieve significant growth prior to being acquired by LANDESK. Ayres was also CMO at MCPc, a $300m Solutions Provider in Cleveland that achieved rapid and sustained growth and was acquired by Logicalis. Prior to MCPc, Jed spent six years as SVP of Partner Management and Marketing at national Solution Provider MTM Technologies, a large Citrix Platinum Partner that focuses on virtualization and managed services. Previously, Ayres held senior management positions at Megapath, Rhythms NetConnections and GE Capital IT Solutions. He has also held a number of advisory board positions, including Citrix Platinum Council, VMware Global Partner Advisory Board, Hewlett Packard Partner Marketing Advisory Board and the Cisco Marketing Council. Ayres holds a BS Business Administration from Sonoma State University and an MBA from San Francisco State University. An avid swimmer, biker and runner, Ayres successfully completed six full Ironman races and several ultramarathons. He resides in Marin, California with his family.
Bryan Hilton
Global VDI Technical Solutions Architect
Cisco
Bryan is the Global VDI Technical Solutions Architect at Cisco. After joining Cisco in 2013, he accepted the worldwide VDI TSA role in February of 2017 helping customers globally achieve their VDI goals. Bryan is passionate about desktop virtualization and ensuring customers can deliver an excellent end user experience without compromise. In his free time, Bryan enjoys time with his family, camping, and being outdoors. Twitter: @VDI_Geek.
Andre Leibovici
VP of Solutions & Alliances
Datrium
Leibovici is a leading expert in the current area of virtualization, mobility, and End User Computing and maintains an award-winning and world recognized blog. Andre was previously Sr. Director of Technical Alliances. Andre worked at Nutanix as a Sr. Director for Alliances Engineering and Vertical Alliances, Sr. Staff Architect at VMware, and CTO Office at EMC. Andre’s expertise is backed by 25 years’ industry experience in IT and managing teams for large organizations.
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If you are in town the evening before the summit, we are hosting a casual pre-event get-together. We’ll have plenty of cold beers, hors d’oeuvres and several national and international industry experts will be available for networking as well. If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP and we’ll fill you in with the details.
If you have any questions or would like more information about the event, please don't hesitate to email us.
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