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Repurpose hardware. Reduce TCO. Migrate to Windows 11 in the cloud faster.
With the end-of-life for Windows 10 approaching in October 2025, organizations face a significant challenge: the looming need to move to Windows 11—potentially a costly and wasteful undertaking. Instead of replacing thousands of devices, NComputing offers a smarter, greener, and more cost-effective approach by repurposing existing hardware into modern, secure cloud endpoints. Adding Nerdio Manager into the mix streamlines the entire journey to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365, significantly reducing complexity, cost, and downtime for a seamless transition to the cloud.
LEAF OS: Extending the Life of Aging Hardware
NComputing's LEAF OS is a Linux-based software solution designed to securely repurpose aging Windows 10 PCs, laptops, and thin clients into high-performance endpoints for AVD and Windows 365, eliminating the need for expensive hardware upgrades.
Key benefits of LEAF OS include:
- Lightweight and Efficient
LEAF OS is a lightweight Linux-based system optimized for thin clients, delivering fast boot times and low resource use. - Secure and Hardened
Offers robust security with lockdown modes, read-only OS, restricted environments, and regular updates to reduce attack surfaces. - Easy Centralized Management
Supports remote deployment, updates, and control via PMC Endpoint Manager for IT teams. - Seamless Integration and AVD/Windows 365 Optimization
Designed for AVD and Windows 365, providing PC-like performance, broad peripheral support, and enhanced endpoint security with a fully locked-down Linux OS. - Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Extends hardware lifespan and simplifies management to reduce operational expenses.
Nerdio: Simplifying AVD and Windows 365 Management
While NComputing modernizes your endpoints, Nerdio tames the complexity and cost of the cloud. As a trusted Microsoft partner, Nerdio empowers enterprises and MSPs to master their Microsoft cloud environments with Nerdio Manager.
Nerdio Manager ensures your cloud desktop initiative is successful and cost-effective by delivering:
- Centralized management
Empower IT teams to centrally manage Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, and physical endpoints in large, complex environments from a single interface to streamline operations. - Control your cloud costs
Cut Azure costs by up to 55% with patented autoscaling that adjusts resources in real time—scaling up during peak hours and down during off-peak—to eliminate unnecessary consumption. - Security without compromise
Deployed as an Azure application in your own tenant, Nerdio Manager keeps all data within Azure and supports compliance by letting you choose the deployment location. - Powerful automation with maximum control
Automate policies, provisioning, and scaling for cloud and physical endpoints in one UI. Use role-based access, approval workflows, logging, and rollback to maintain security and compliance. - Microsoft-First, Azure-Native
Built in your Azure environment and aligned with Microsoft best practices, Nerdio Manager enhances native AVD, Windows 365, and Intune with advanced automation, visibility, troubleshooting, and reporting.
End-to-End TCO Reduction with NComputing and Nerdio
The partnership between NComputing and Nerdio minimizes your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by tackling both capital and operational expenses.
Together, the solutions help you:
- Slash hardware acquisition costs by reusing existing PCs and laptops with NComputing’s LEAF OS.
- Control your #1 cloud expense—Azure infrastructure spending—with Nerdio’s intelligent auto-scaling and cost-management policies.
- Reduce endpoint maintenance and IT workload through NComputing's centralized remote management.
- Dramatically simplify cloud administration and accelerate user onboarding with Nerdio Manager’s powerful automation.
- Enhance end-to-end security, from the locked-down NComputing endpoint to the centrally governed cloud desktop managed by Nerdio Manager.
A Strategic Partnership for the Windows 11 Era
The Windows 10 end-of-life is a significant turning point. Organizations that act now can avoid reactive spending and proactively modernize their IT with cloud desktops.
“Migrating to Windows 11 and cloud desktops should be seamless, secure, and affordable. LEAF OS lets organizations repurpose devices, enhance security with a locked-down Linux environment, and manage centrally—making transitions faster, safer, and greener,” said Richard Sah, CTO at NComputing. “NComputing’s LEAF OS, combined with Nerdio Manager, offers a complete Windows 11 solution—modernizing endpoints, simplifying cloud management, and boosting ROI. Together, we cut IT complexity, extend hardware life, and control costs.”
"The end of support for Windows 10 marks a pivotal moment for IT leaders to reassess and modernize their desktop strategy. Transitioning to Windows 11 is not just an upgrade—it’s a prime opportunity to embrace cloud desktops for greater flexibility, security, and scalability," said Ben Murphy, Senior Director of Alliance Management at Nerdio. "By leveraging industry-leading solutions like Nerdio Manager to centrally manage both AVD and Windows 365 desktop instances while controlling Azure costs and complexities, and NComputing to repurpose existing endpoint hardware, organizations can efficiently and cost-effectively make the move to Windows 11."
Whether you're an enterprise, government agency, finance institution, school district, or MSP, this partnership is your path to a future-proof desktop experience that is fast, secure, and sustainable.
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