Case Study: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero achieves 80% AVD cost savings and automated data analytics with Nerdio

Nerdio Powers Government Agency’s Data-Driven Approach to Energy Security

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is a UK government agency responsible for energy supply security and affordability. A small engineering team supporting about 1,000 users needed a reliable, secure, and automated platform to run cloud-based analytics on low-spec government laptops; after migrating to Azure and deploying Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) they struggled with manual VM orchestration, 24/7 compute costs, slow VM recovery, and outsourced patching that consumed time and budget.

Nerdio delivered Nerdio Manager for Enterprise (deployed from the Azure Marketplace) to automate image management, patching, and granular Auto-scaling, and to provide built-in reporting and Intune integration options. Nerdio’s automation cut AVD costs by 80%, brought patching in-house without added engineer load, sped help-desk response and image-release cadence, and gave DESNZ actionable cost and usage insights—freeing engineers to focus on estate modernization and mission-critical projects.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Emilie MacMullen

Product and Infrastructure Manager