Today, Nerdio announced the general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid support in Nerdio Manager for Enterprise 8.2, delivering enterprise-ready integration between Nerdio Manager and Nutanix AHV for faster image creation, provisioning, and updates.
Together, Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid and Nerdio Manager give IT teams a more flexible way to deliver and manage virtual desktops across on-premises and cloud infrastructure while continuing to use the Microsoft technologies they already run.
A more flexible path to Windows cloud solutions
The end-user computing industry is in the middle of the Great Migration, a once-in-an-era shift as organizations move from legacy, on-premises systems toward modern, cloud-first environments. However, every organization’s modernization journey looks different.
Some are standardizing on Windows 365, others are expanding Azure Virtual Desktop, and many still have workloads that need to remain on premises because of application performance, data residency, existing infrastructure investments, or other business requirements.
Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid gives organizations a more gradual way to modernize. Customers gain the flexibility to keep workloads where they need to be today, while building toward the Windows cloud environment that is right for their business.
Nerdio Manager makes hybrid environments easier to operate by helping organizations manage Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid alongside Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop from one centralized platform.
“Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid is designed to meet customers where they are, enabling modernization without requiring a complete infrastructure transformation. Nerdio’s continued investment in the ecosystem helps customers deploy and manage virtual desktops at scale, making it easier for organizations to adopt Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid and prepare for future cloud migration,” says Bhavya Chopra, Partner Director, Product Management, Microsoft.
Simplify day-to-day hybrid desktop management
Microsoft powers the Azure Virtual Desktop service and its connectivity to supported on-premises infrastructure. Nerdio Manager 8.2 adds the desktop orchestration, automation, visibility, and operational controls IT teams need to run those environments at scale.
From the Nerdio Manager console, administrators can:
- Create, deploy, update, and manage images for Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid session hosts running on Nutanix AHV.
- Automate repeatable provisioning and image management workflows.
- Monitor Windows cloud environments through one centralized management experience.
- Apply consistent operational processes across on-premises and cloud deployments.
- Report on utilization and cost across the organization’s entire Windows cloud deployment.
This unified approach helps reduce manual administration and gives IT teams greater visibility and control as their Windows cloud environments evolve.
The right blend for every business
Nerdio believes the future of end-user computing will include a combination of Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, hybrid infrastructure, and physical endpoints.
The right mix will depend on each organization’s users, applications, infrastructure, and business priorities.
Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid gives customers another path to modernization, while Nerdio gives companies the management, automation, and visibility to make that journey practical.
“Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid expands customer capacity with flexible deployment that brings cloud efficiency to environments requiring on‑prem execution, strict compliance, data‑residency control, or ultra‑low‑latency workloads. It delivers full feature parity with leading market solutions, ensuring a seamless and consistent workspace across hybrid scenarios. This strengthens our ability to grow Azure Virtual Desktop adoption with Nerdio Manager for Enterprise across LATAM, where many organizations still rely on on‑prem architectures and need a bridge toward modern cloud‑enabled EUC.” -Juan Gomez, Managing Director, Virtex.
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Availability
Nerdio Manager for Enterprise 8.2, including general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid support for Nutanix AHV will be available in September 2026.
