Liquidware Chats

David Greschler, CEO & Co-Founder of NomadGo and one of the original founders of Softricity, joins Jason E. Smith to discuss the early days of application virtualization, the evolution of App-V, and the innovation he’s focused on today. They look back at how Softricity started, why software delivery was such a major challenge for IT teams, and how the need for simpler, more reliable applicatio...

Brian Madden wrote The VDI Delusion in 2012 and called out an entire industry for believing its own marketing. Fourteen years later, he's a VP and Futurist at Citrix, and he thinks we're making the same mistake with AI.  In this episode of Liquidware Chats, Brian joins James and  introduces his "Cognitive Stack" framework and makes the case that everything we do in end user com...

Bill Gray, VP of Platform Services at Citrix, joins James 14 years after they worked together doing hands-on EUC consulting. They discuss what's changed, what hasn't, and where EUC is heading. Bill explains how Platform Services acts as the ""glue"" across Citrix's product pillars and breaks down Citrix Adrien: the AI assistant now in public preview for all Citri...

Jack Smith and Chris Walker, SME's for FlexApp and Stratusphere UX, join James O'Regan to discuss the idea behind Liquidware Sparks: small, field built utilities that save real time, fast. Sparks are about less clicking, more repeatable wins, and a clear path from prototype to product. We talk about the “15 seconds x 1,000” mindset, why PowerShell still matters, and how one-button automa...

Chris Marks, Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels, joins James O'Regan to discuss the seismic shifts happening in End User Computing. From vendor licensing changes creating a "perfect storm" to the reality of cloud repatriation, this conversation covers what's actually happening in enterprise IT right now. Chris Marks has over 20 years in End User Computing, starting...

In this episode, we chat with Jim Airdo, SVP of Alliances at IGEL. We talk about his career, including how he was the first SE at Citrix before the term EUC had even been invented. We look at the recent acquisition of Stratodesk and what customers can expect. We discuss the long-standing partnership between IGEL and Liquidware and what the future holds. We finish with a look at how AI is impacting...

In this episode, we sit down with Eddie Riddle, who recently joined Liquidware as Senior Technical Solutions Architect. Eddie shares insights from his extensive background in End User Computing (EUC), revealing what drew him to Liquidware and how his experience shapes his approach to today's technical challenges. We explore the current state of EUC, examining the trends that are reshaping how...

In this episode, we chat with Roberto Medina, Senior Solutions Architect at CDW. He talks about how he got into EUC, his role at CDW and what he enjoys most about his job. We also discuss the major pain points customers are facing and how Liquidware solutions help address them. Finally, we finish with Roberto's view on how AI is impacting EUC.  Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by...

In this episode, we chat with John Moody-Water, Presales Director at IGEL. He shares how he got started in the EUC space, gives an overview of IGEL and his role there, and dives into the strong partnership between IGEL and Liquidware—and how our solutions complement each other. We also discuss an exciting upcoming innovation designed to support IGEL OS 12, and wrap up with a conversation on the gr...

In this episode we chat with Jack Smith who is Liquidware's FlexApp SME. We talk about Jack's career from how he got started to his current position at Liquidware. Jack talks about the key differences between FlexApp, App Volumes , App-V and MSIX. He also talks through what are the hardest applications to package and some tips around best practices when packaging. We finish with Jack&apo...

In this episode we chat with Christiaan Brinkhoff who is the Principal Product Manager and Community Director for Windows Cloud & AI. Christiaan is extremely well known in the EUC Community and a regular keynote speaker at EUC events. To kick things off, we talked about Christiaan's early beginnings in IT all the way to his current position at Microsoft. We then discussed the key differen...

To celebrate our 20th episode, I invited Liquidware CEO and founder, David Bieneman, to talk about how 2024 has been from a business and technical perspective. David also gives us a glimpse of what is coming in 2025 and beyond, making this a don't miss episode.  Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by James O'Regan, Product Marketing Manager at Liquidware. The podcast is dedicate...

In this episode of Liquidware Chats we approached things a little differently and recorded in front of a live audience. For this special epsiode we had not one but two guests — Bjørn Riiber and Dave Fiske. We talk about their career in EUC, the general state of EUC, the IT challenges that Nerdio helps with, and finish with their views of the impact of AI on EUC.  Liquidware Chats is a monthly podc...

In this epsiode we chat to Andy Tynes, VP of Worldwide Sales at Apporto. We discuss Andy's career in EUC from FSLogix up to Apporto. We delve in the who and what is Apporto. As always we finish with the look at the impact of AI on EUC.  Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by James O'Regan, Product Marketing Manager at Liquidware. The podcast is dedicated to discussing topics rel...

In this episode we chat with René Recker and Sebastien Perusat who run IGEL Community. We discuss their careers, how they started out, and some of the key announcements from IGEL Disrupt Munich. We also talk about the partnership between IGEL and Liquidware, how the integrations benefit customers, and finish with the impact of AI on EUC.  

In this episode we talk to Yashu Arora, a Senior PM at Citrix. We chat about her career and her move into EUC then examine the ways Citrix helps customers adapt to the hybrid world. We talk about the FlexApp One integration, how it benefits customers, and we look at the ways AI can impact EUC and finish with a chat about Autonomous cars.  Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by James O&apo...

In this episode we talk to Gary Taylor who is Leader of Workplace Virtualization at Kyndryl. We chat about his career in EUC before talking about apps, application strategy and how important modern app management is. We finish with Gary's views on the impact of AI on EUC.    Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by James O'Regan, Product Marketing Manager at Liquidware. The podcas...

In this episode we talk to Jarian Gibson, Chairperson of the World of EUC, who takes us through his career in EUC and then talks about how the World of EUC came into existence. We finish with Jarian's view on the impact of AI on EUC.  Sign up for the World of EUC at: https://worldofeuc.org/join-us Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by James O'Regan, Product Marketing Manager at...

In this episode we talk to David Butler-McAllister, COO at Access IT Automation, who walks us through his career in EUC, the Access Capture service which is integrated with FlexApp, the importance of an application strategy, and we finish with David's view on AI in EUC.   Liquidware Chats is a monthly podcast hosted by James O'Regan, Product Marketing Manager at Liquidware. The podcast i...

In this episode we talk to Chris Walker SME for Stratusphere UX and he walks through the new 6.7 release and all the new features including the enhanced UI and the DEX User Sentiment Surveys , he also covers how Stratusphere UX can enable very large savings on VM costs on prem and in the cloud.

In this episode, we chat with James Graham, EMEA Field CTO for Rimo3. James describes how he ended up in the world of EUC, delves into Rimo3's solution, and discusses in detail the newly announced integration between Rimo3 and Liquidware. Learn more here – https://www.rimo3.com/liquidware.  Finally, we close with a discussion on the impact of AI on EUC.

In the first episode of 2024, we chat with Steve Greenberg, President of Thin Client Computing and Founder of EUC Unplugged. Steve begins by talking about his career in IT and EUC including the founding of Thin Client Computing in 1997. We start by chatting about the huge news that came out late in 2023 about AWS launching a thin client. We then chat about the flux around the platform vendors and...

In the final episode of 2023, we sit down with Liquidware CEO David Bieneman. David starts by talking about his beginnings in IT, the founding of Vizioncore and vRanger, the transition to Liquidware, how digital employee experience (DEX) has impacted the Liquidware roadmap, plus a look at CommandCTRL and its part in DEX. Usually we ask the guest about how AI will affect EUC, but in this episode we...

In this episode, we talk to Johan van Amersfoort. Johan is a technologist in EUC and AI at ITQ, a Liquidware partner. Johan is extremely active in the EUC community, particularly around VMware technologies. We talk about his career to date, including how he started working on Citrix. We also discuss a new DaaS Readiness Service ITQ is launching soon that is powered by Stratusphere UX and, finally,...

In this episode we talk to Gabe Knuth Analyst at ESG. Gabe is an EUC Veteran having being involved in the running of the renowned  BrianMadden.com. Gabe has had pretty much every role in EUC including stints at FSLogix, and most recently, VMware. Gabe shares some stories about his career and we also discuss what DEX means to us as an industry. We finish with a discussion on Gabe's view on AI....