Nerdio announces new Azure desktop virtualization partnership with IGEL

Nerdio and IGEL announced that Nerdio has joined the IGEL Ready partner program, where Nerdio will interoperate with IGEL OS-powered endpoints used by 17,000 customers.

Nerdio deploys virtual desktops for Azure, and Nerdio Manager for Enterprise is intended to simplify and autoscale Azure Virtual Desktop deployments.

IGEL Ready launched in 2020 as a group of 100 partners offering hardware and software for digital workspaces. IGEL’s OS is designed for VDI and DaaS scenarios. The two companies stated that the addition of Nerdio will reduce Azure costs.

Divya Saggar, director at IGEL Ready, stated: 

Nerdio enables enterprises embracing Microsoft Azure for desktop virtualization to improve reliability, lower costs, and simplify management across AVD as well as Windows 365 Cloud PC. We welcome Nerdio to our growing list of well over 100 IGEL Ready partners who together have created a powerful end user computing ecosystem that delivers deployment and operational confidence through proven technology validation. Their participation in IGEL Ready expands IGEL's reach into the Microsoft Azure desktop virtualization market.