Name: From Zero to Hero Image: Streamlined AVD Image Updates with Hydra
Start: 2025-09-24T14:00:00Z
End: 2025-09-24T14:00:49.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
Rating: 5

Login VSI is a leader in automated performance and scalability testing for images, applications and desktops. As a trusted strategic partner for enterprises and vendors managing EUC services, we are committed to eliminate barriers and ensure that technology enhances, not impedes, the workplace experience. 

Our flagship platform, Login Enterprise, delivers data-driven insights through automation on performance, scalability, and application experiences across VDI and DaaS, Cloud PCs, published applications, desktops, and laptops. This comprehensive visibility, both in pre-production and production environments, empowers our customers to make informed decisions, guiding them on what and how to deploy EUC services effectively and achieve optimal performance.  

Hydra simplifies and automates Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) management, making virtual desktops accessible, cost-effective, and scalable for every organization, regardless of Automation expertise. Join our webinar to find out how!

Simplifying Azure Virtual Desktop - Smarter Management and Cost Control with Hydra

AVD is a powerful, flexible platform that helps organizations modernize work and control costs. But without the right automation, many customers discover that AVD can become more expensive than expected. In this webinar, we’ll show how Hydra by Login VSI complements AVD with intelligent auto-scaling and automated image management- unlocking the full value of the platform with real-world savings examples.

What You’ll Learn:
- The hidden costs of running AVD without auto-scaling in place
- How Hydra’s auto-scaling of session hosts and disk management cut costs
- DEMO EXAMPLES: Auto-scaling (up and down), Disk switching and Image Management

Unlocking the Full Value of AVD: Smarter Scaling & Savings with Hydra

An In-Depth Look at Login Enterprise Powered by NVIDIA nVector

Dive into the transformative capabilities of Login Enterprise powered by NVIDIA nVector, a solution purpose-built to enhance scalability, consistency, and graphical performance across modern enterprise IT environments.

This integration enables organizations to automate performance monitoring, benchmark GPU impact, and optimize virtual desktops for today’s most demanding workloads including AI-enabled apps, CAD, and 3D applications. With advanced features like endpoint latency measurement and predefined test workloads, IT teams can ensure seamless deployment, reduce risk, and drive cost-efficient scalability.

Join us to explore how this innovation helps IT teams:

- Simulate real-world, graphics-intensive scenarios with confidence
- Benchmark GPU performance to maximize ROI
- Ensure reliable, repeatable testing for modern desktop workloads
- Optimize cost while maintaining a peak user experience

Whether you're supporting knowledge workers or power users, this session will give you actionable insights into redefining your VDI strategy for the GPU era.

Key takeaways:

- How Login Enterprise + NVIDIA nVector delivers visibility into GPU-accelerated performance
- Best practices for automating testing and measuring what matters most: user experience
- Why proactive benchmarking is essential for modern workload success
- Real-world applications: from various AI-enabled and design software to high-scale virtual desktop fleets


Who should attend:
IT architects, desktop virtualization leaders, system engineers, and anyone aiming to modernize their VDI infrastructure with high-performance GPUs.

Unlocking Performance and Scalability with NVIDIA GPUs in VDI

Join us on June 24th, 2025, to discover Hydra by Login VSI, our Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) management platform, designed to deliver everything you need and nothing you don’t. Learn how Hydra’s auto-scaling, one-click image management, and helpdesk-friendly controls can slash Azure costs, streamline updates, and empower your team—whether you’re an SMB, enterprise, or MSP.

We will cover the most common administrative tasks in our webinar, like:

- Lossless creation of images – also automated and auto-patched
- One-click deployment of new hosts
- Effective autoscaling
- Automation on host pools, like updating Windows
- Near real time monitoring of several aspects
And much more

Backed by Login VSI’s years of EUC expertise, Hydra offers top-tier cost efficient AVD management. See a live demo, hear about customers saving hours and dollars, and explore the free 30-day trial to transform your AVD experience.

Hydra by Login VSI: Simplifying AVD Management and Cost Savings Through Automation

Join us for an exclusive webinar on automating application validation and performance for Windows desktops, laptops, and workspaces.

Are you tired of time-consuming manual testing processes for Windows applications across your fleet of Windows systems? Worried about aging hardware compatibility? Looking to streamline deployment cycles and improve application quality? This webinar is your gateway to the future of automated testing!

This session is designed for QA Engineers and Managers, DevOps Professionals, IT Administrators, Software Developers, and anyone involved in Windows application deployment and management.

What You'll Learn:
- The importance of automated testing for Windows applications
- Key benefits of automation
- Automated application validation and performance benchmarking
- Strategies for automating performance testing
- Best practices for integrating automation into your CI/CD pipeline
- Analyzing and reporting results
- Real-world case studies and success stories

Key Takeaways:
- Reduce testing time by up to 70%
- Catch critical issues earlier in the development cycle
- Improve application performance and user satisfaction
- Streamline your deployment process

Don't miss this opportunity to transform your Windows application testing strategy. Register now and take the first step toward faster, more reliable deployments!

Revolutionize Your App Validation

Over the past several months, AMD, Microsoft, and Login VSI have collaborated to evaluate the performance of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for Azure Local using both the AMD EPYC™ 9004 and AMD EPYC™ 8004 series processors.

AVD on Azure Local allows you to run virtual desktops and applications on Azure infrastructure, but with the advantage of running on-prem, in a hybrid cloud setup. It's like a bridge between your local datacenter and the cloud, letting you use the best of both worlds. Using the massive scalability potential of AMD EPYC™ 9004 series processors on-prem, it’s possible to drive down per-user costs while improving the performance and user experience.

In this webinar we will cover:
- AVD on Azure Local Architecture
- Best practices for unlocking massive performance and scalability with AMD EPYC™ processors
- How many AVD knowledge worker sessions a single server can host (hint: it may be a new record in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure world)

Unlocking the Power of Hybrid Cloud VDI: AVD for Azure Local for Next-Level Enterprise Performance

Leee Jeffries and Edwin de Bruin are plunged into the perilous maze of a complex EUC stack, echoing the Prince’s original 1989 quest. Like the Prince leaping over chasms, evading deadly traps, and unlocking hidden doors, they must navigate an intricate architecture of interconnected products driving a critical application.

But the stakes are higher: a relentless clock ticks down, driven by unyielding business demands. Time is their greatest enemy, adding urgency to their every move. Armed with Login Enterprise as their Sword, they slash through the layers of complexity, exposing subtle performance shifts and ensuring the environment operates flawlessly.

As the stack evolves—much like the Prince's path revealing new dangers—they must act swiftly and precisely. Each second lost could mean missed deadlines, degraded user experiences, or system failure. With every leap of logic and analytical strike, Leee and Edwin keep the EUC stack strong, proving that mastery of the system and the ticking clock go hand in hand in their race against time.

Mastering the Multi-Layered EUC Environment: A Journey Through the Maze

Join us for an exclusive webinar, Building a Hybrid EUC Multicloud Platform Like a Pro, featuring end-user computing industry leading vendors - Nutanix and Login VSI.

Together with Kees Baggerman, Senior Director at Nutanix, and Ron Oglesby from Login VSI, you will learn how to overcome key challenges in virtual desktop infrastructure deployment challenges, including:

- maintaining security patching
- ensuring virtual desktop image integrity
- managing complex infrastructure across hybrid multicloud EUC environments.

Discover best practices for integrating cloud-native and on-premises solutions while leveraging automation and end-user testing to enhance flexibility and performance.

Gain insights into creating a resilient, scalable platform that ensures security, agility, and business continuity. 
Don’t miss this chance to explore the future of hybrid EUC cloud management!

Building a Hybrid End-User Computing Multicloud Platform

In this exclusive webinar, join Jim McSorley, VP of Digital Workplace Enablement at a leading mid-sized retail bank, and Michael Kent, CPO of Login VSI, as they dive into the critical role of fully automated endpoint testing.
 
Discover how you can create automated persona-based workloads, using a low code/no code system that allows you to simply and quickly test things like:
- Impact on performance and functionality of your apps during security tool changes or updates
- Test new applications and updates for functional or performance impact to other applications
- Leverage the same tests across various hardware platforms (Windows Endpoints), hypervisor or cloud infrastructure changes.

Our guest speaker will show you how they identify performance and functionality issues before they happen. Leveraging automated tests to baseline Windows desktops and corporate applications, allows this organization to functionality test any change and identify and report performance impact before the change can impact the organization’s users.
 
Key takeaways include:
- A/B testing to compare past and current desktop releases—what’s changed and why it matters.
- Overcoming the challenge of new software updates and understanding their full impact on your environment.
- Enhancing network diagnostics and performance, even across remote locations, with automated security testing.
- Validating or identifying individuals or devices that report “poor performance”

Register now and learn how to elevate your endpoint testing strategy!
Date: October 10th
Time: 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET
 
Step up your testing game like a pro!

Why Automated Physical Endpoint Testing is a Must-Have: Insights from a Login VSI Customer

Microsoft has released the last version of Windows 10 (22H2), and now is the time to consider your move to Windows 11.

Given the changes in the VDI market we’ve seen recently, you may also be considering Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) as an alternative to your current on-prem solutions. How do these two changes impact your remote workforce's scalability, performance, and cost?

In our webinar “Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Performance with Windows 10 & 11 – Which is Better?” we tested Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-session 22H2, so let’s take a look at Windows 11 Enterprise Multi-session 23H2 in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to see what is changed. We will use Login Enterprise to discover how performance and scalability has changed with Windows 11 and AVD, and we will also use Azure Insights for AVD to see what kind of information it can provide for us.

Discovering Windows 11 Performance on AVD and What’s New With 23H2

Keeping up with the latest application and operating system updates, security patches and configuration standards is challenging in the current IT climate.

Join our webinar to learn how IT admins and owners can better understand the impacts of any change, before rollout into production environments with the help of Login Enterprise. 

Enable the full lifecycle with ease and pinpoint the performance drift with:
- Automated App UAT
- Performance Impact Testing
- Continuous Monitoring.

Gain best practices on cost reduction, better image quality, increased productivity, and user satisfaction while mastering the necessary updates and image changes.

Join the conversation today!

Navigating the Image Performance Drift

As organizations increasingly rely on Zoom for seamless communication and collaboration, ensuring optimal performance is paramount. 

In this session, we'll explore how our newest Script Recorder simplifies the process of testing Zoom performance, enabling you to create custom scripts effortlessly to automate Zoom workload testing. Discover how this innovative feature empowers you to conduct comprehensive performance tests, including launching Zoom sessions, initiating video calls, and simulating various user interactions.

Don’t wait to register! Secure your spot today to streamline workload automation, drive productivity, and deliver exceptional Zoom experiences.

Uncover the Secret to Quickly Improving Zoom Performance

Prepare for the evolution of Teams with confidence! 

As the countdown to the end of classic Teams begins, recent studies highlight potential scalability and memory requirements challenges—particularly in environments with slower storage capabilities. 

Don't risk being caught off guard! Join us for an essential webinar where we'll guide you through validating your infrastructure's readiness and ensuring a smooth transition. 

In this session, we'll delve into key strategies such as benchmarking performance, stress testing, measuring user experience, ongoing monitoring, and more! Secure your spot now to stay ahead of the curve and maximize the performance of Microsoft Teams.

Uncover the Performance Impact of Microsoft Teams 2.0

With GPU buzz taking center stage, join us for an enlightening webinar where we unravel the complexities surrounding GPUs, addressing burning questions in the EUC community. 

Dive deep into the GPU vs CPU performance debate: 

Do your users really need GPUs? 

Will GPU integration genuinely enhance performance? 

And, of course, the pivotal aspect of cost considerations.

Our experts are geared up to provide comprehensive insights, clarifying the complex dynamics of GPU implementation in EUC environments. Take advantage of the chance to make informed decisions for your EUC strategy. 

Register now and join the conversation.

Decoding the GPU Dilemma

Security agents like antivirus, anti-malware, and intrusion detection systems are pivotal in protecting corporate information. However, those same tools have performance penalties when building and managing desktop images. Worse yet, EUC teams rarely have control over the selection and configuration of the tools and often don’t have the data to quantify performance impact. 

Ron Oglesby, SVP and Field CTO at Login VSI, will be joined by  Patrick Coble, CISO at MSKai and an expert in VDI and Security.

Together, they will show you how to unravel the complexities of security agents in your EUC deployments. Learn about:
• Tackling system resource utilization 
• Navigating potential conflicts with other software components
• Optimizing their impact without compromising image performance and user experience.

Don't miss out - register now!

How to Measure Security Tooling Impact on Your Desktop Images

Virtualized desktops are the cornerstone of the modern workforce. However, maintaining efficient and functional VDI gold images poses unique challenges to IT.  

Join us live on 12/19 at 1 PM ET | 7 PM CET for this hot-topic conversation to explore performance and functionality validation. Deep dive on: 

• Importance of VDI Image Updates: Discover the security, performance, and compliance impacts of up-to-date VDI images. 
• Common Challenges: Explore issues like compatibility, performance degradation, and functionality disruptions during VDI image updates.
• Proactive Testing Strategies: Learn effective validation methods—load testing, compatibility testing, and user acceptance testing—to identify issues before they affect users.
• Selecting the Right Tools: Discover tools and solutions that streamline VDI image validation.
• Automation and Continuous Integration: See the power of automation and continuous integration for faster, reliable updates.
• Live Q&A Session: Engage with experts during a live Q&A to address your VDI image update challenges.

Don't wait; register now to stay ahead in VDI management and deliver a seamless VDI experience.

Houston, We Have an Image Problem: Top Tips to Master Updates & Validation

Join us for an enlightening conversation with DJ Eshelman, a distinguished Author, Speaker, and the President of Thrive-IT.com.

In this engaging episode, we dive deep into the ever-evolving landscape of EUC, shedding light on its current state and where it’s headed. Discover the importance of active listening and exceptional service in your professional journey. Gain valuable insights into the emergence and pivotal role of the Field CTO, a position at the forefront of EUC innovation.

Whether you’re a seasoned EUC professional or just starting your career, DJ Eshelman shares invaluable advice to help you thrive in the ever-changing EUC industry.

Chart Your EUC Journey with DJ Eshelman

Keeping Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) images up to date doesn’t have to be complicated. In this session, we’ll walk through Hydra’s Image Management capabilities and show how you can move from manual processes to an automated, repeatable workflow. 

You’ll learn how Hydra can: 

 - Run application install scripts on a clean template VM 
 - Capture and publish an updated image 
 - Seamlessly roll it out to your host pool 

Join us to see how Hydra removes the pain from image maintenance and helps you deliver fresh, consistent environments with minimal effort.

From Zero to Hero Image: Streamlined AVD Image Updates with Hydra

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