Episode #15 - A Conversation with Antony Awaida & Andy Tynes of Apporto

ControlUp Community Radio

Join us for Episode #15 of ControlUp Community Radio, where host Douglas Brown sits down with Antony Awaida, Founder and CEO of Apporto, and Andy Tynes, Head of Sales and Alliances. In this episode, Antony and Andy share the story of Apporto's growth, its leadership in the education sector, and plans to expand into other industries. They discuss Apporto's unique cloud-based approach to EUC, innovative technology, and how they're reshaping the VDI market. Whether you're curious about Apporto's expansion, technical capabilities, or how it compares to competitors, this episode is packed with valuable insights.

Key discussion points include:

• The founding story and growth of Apporto
• Why Apporto is making a push into the EUC market now
• Apporto's expansion plans beyond the education sector
• A look at Apporto's architecture, scalability, and HyperStream protocol
• Addressing browser limitations and integration with other solutions
• Apporto's setup, hosting, and migration capabilities
• Innovations in DEX and its impact on user experience
• Being named a Microsoft Preferred Partner for Azure Lab Services
• Apporto's position in the evolving VDI market
• How Apporto supports enterprise customers
• How to learn more and try Apporto

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About Antony Awaida

Antony Awaida holds an MS degree from MIT. Spent decades in Silicon Valley with large (Oracle) and small companies (Intellicorp). Antony is passionate about taking complex matters and making them simple. When he is not working with the Apporto team, Antony can be found tending to his grapes and olives.

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About Andy Tynes

Andy Tynes leads sales and alliances for Apporto. A seasoned EUC veteran, he helped build FSLogix from a start-up to 1200+ customers, which led to its acquisition by Microsoft. He has also led teams at Microsoft, IGEL, and Rimo3. Andy holds a BA degree from Wake Forest University and enjoys golf and college football in his spare time.

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About Douglas A. Brown

Douglas Brown is the VP of Community at ControlUp, where he plays a pivotal role in invigorating the company's customer and partner base. His responsibilities include cultivating and expanding the ControlUp Community.

As VP of Community at IGEL, Douglas Brown grew their community to 9,000 members with 330,000 messages, led the VIP Program with 45 experts, managed Technical Publications, and was the Global Technology Evangelist.

With 25+ years in virtualization and cloud computing, Doug Brown founded DABCC, Inc., a pioneering and top-visited EUC website.

Doug was honored as Citrix's SE of the Year in 2002, received the Microsoft MVP award from 2005 to 2016, and earned the Citrix CTP and VMware vEXPERT titles. A regular speaker at industry events, he has been an active author for two decades.

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