Case Study: Waterman Group cuts Azure costs and modernizes end-user computing with Nerdio Manager for Enterprise

Waterman Group cuts Azure costs 75% and saves 20% of IT budget with Nerdio

Waterman Group, a leading engineering and environmental consultancy, faced a challenge with Microsoft's native Azure Virtual Desktop tools, which lacked automation and visibility, leading to unsustainable Azure compute costs across 1,300 VMs. They needed to enable a device-agnostic, hybrid workforce without sacrificing reliability or oversight. To address this, they turned to the vendor Nerdio and its product Nerdio Manager for Enterprise.

The solution involved deploying Nerdio Manager via Azure Marketplace to automate provisioning and monitoring. Nerdio's implementation of auto-scaling and real-time cost dashboards right-sized resources and aligned usage with business hours. This reduced Azure compute costs by 75% and resulted in an annual savings of 20% of the IT budget. The deployment was completed in just two hours, and the platform provided the inclusive, flexible, and cloud-first workspace the company required.

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