In-person workshop · Chicago, IL

Get hands‑on with Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365

Netrix and Nerdio are opening a live lab for one day in Chicago. Bring your laptop, work inside a real Nerdio Manager for Enterprise environment, and pick up deployment practices that actually hold up in 2026.

Two coworkers smile as they work together on a laptop, with one taking notes beside it.

Date

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Time

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT
Lunch included

Location

Microsoft Chicago Office
200 E. Randolph Dr., Suite 200

Presented by
Netrix Global
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Nerdio

Why block off the day

One day, a real lab, no slides‑only sessions

Using Nerdio’s management platform, you’ll work directly in a lab environment and pick up practices for simpler deployment and a better end‑user experience.

Work in a live lab

Every exercise runs inside a real Nerdio Manager for Enterprise environment. You’re not watching a demo, you’re driving it.

Learn from people who build this

Engineers from Netrix and Nerdio lead each block, so the questions you ask are the ones your team actually has.

Leave with next steps

Deployment, image management, auto-scale. You’ll walk out with practices you can put to work Monday morning.

Who should attend

Built for wherever you’re starting

New to AVD & Windows 365

Come as you are

We’ll walk through host pools, images, and user experience settings from the ground up. No assumptions about what you’ve already deployed.

Already running it

Get more out of what you’ve built

You know the basics. We’ll focus on cutting costs, tightening auto‑scale, and cleaning up the day‑to‑day so your environment runs itself.

Please bring your laptop. You’ll get access to your own dedicated lab environment right from your own device.

How the day breaks down

Roughly four and a half hours of hands‑on time

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM CT, lunch included. The order below may flex a little on the day.

Welcome and introductionsNetrix + Nerdio
Nerdio and end-user computing in 2026
Adoption and management framework
Building image source VMs
User experience settings
Creating host pools & session hosts
Creating images
Lunch
Updating session hosts
Configuring auto-scale
Wrap‑up and open Q&A

Logistics

What to expect on the day

Venue

Microsoft Chicago Office

200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60601

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Bring your laptop

Your lab environment runs right from your own device. No pre-install needed, just show up charged.

Check in at the front desk

Bring a photo ID. Front desk staff will point you to the workshop room.

Lunch is on us

It’s built into the agenda, so you can stay heads-down without planning around a food run.

We’re keeping this one small

Seats are limited so everyone gets real hands-on time in the lab, not just a seat in the room.

Questions before you register? Reach out to dgarreton@netrixllc.com.