Episode #6 - Day 1 with Simon Townsend, ControlUp Field CTO
01/02/24 • 53 min
Join us in this exciting episode of ControlUp Community Radio, where our host, Douglas Brown, talks with Simon Townsend, the newly appointed Field CTO of ControlUp. It's Simon's first day in his new role, and Douglas delves deep into Simon's reasons for joining, his vision for the role of a Field CTO, and his insightful perspectives on the current state of the EUC industry. You will also discover what Digital Employee Experience (DEX) should mean for you. Plus, Simon shares his predictions for 2024 and beyond. Simon's expertise and broad knowledge make this episode a treasure trove of information for anyone interested in the future of technology and our industry.
ControlUp is thrilled to welcome Simon Townsend as our new Field CTO. Please tune in to this episode to get an insider's view of Simon's plans and insights into our ever-evolving industry.
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About Simon Townsend
As EMEA Field CTO, Simon’s primary role is to interface with customers, partners and ControlUp’s own sales, marketing and development teams to help both ControlUp and its customers navigate through an ever transforming market. Having spent 5 years prior to joining ControlUp as IGELs Chief Marketing Officer and with 20 years’ experience in the end-user computing market, Simon has helped manage marketing, product marketing, product management and Global Systems Engineering for several enterprise software companies. Prior to IGEL, Simon was at Ivanti where he was Chief Technologist and a member of the Office of the CTO. A frequent industry speaker, author and visionary on industry topics related to endpoint security, VDI, Citrix, Windows and DaaS. He holds a bachelor’s degree in IT and business.
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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.
Mr. Brown was awarded a US Patent relating to "social content management," US#8903912.
Mr. Brown hosted the #1-rated EUC podcast show, DABCC Radio.
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Join us in this exciting episode of ControlUp Community Radio, where our host, Douglas Brown, talks with Simon Townsend, the newly appointed Field CTO of ControlUp. It's Simon's first day in his new role, and Douglas delves deep into Simon's reasons for joining, his vision for the role of a Field CTO, and his insightful perspectives on the current state of the EUC industry. You will also discover what Digital Employee Experience (DEX) should mean for you. Plus, Simon shares his predictions for 2024 and beyond. Simon's expertise and broad knowledge make this episode a treasure trove of information for anyone interested in the future of technology and our industry.
ControlUp is thrilled to welcome Simon Townsend as our new Field CTO. Please tune in to this episode to get an insider's view of Simon's plans and insights into our ever-evolving industry.
Learn more:
About Simon Townsend
As EMEA Field CTO, Simon’s primary role is to interface with customers, partners and ControlUp’s own sales, marketing and development teams to help both ControlUp and its customers navigate through an ever transforming market. Having spent 5 years prior to joining ControlUp as IGELs Chief Marketing Officer and with 20 years’ experience in the end-user computing market, Simon has helped manage marketing, product marketing, product management and Global Systems Engineering for several enterprise software companies. Prior to IGEL, Simon was at Ivanti where he was Chief Technologist and a member of the Office of the CTO. A frequent industry speaker, author and visionary on industry topics related to endpoint security, VDI, Citrix, Windows and DaaS. He holds a bachelor’s degree in IT and business.
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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.
Mr. Brown was awarded a US Patent relating to "social content management," US#8903912.
Mr. Brown hosted the #1-rated EUC podcast show, DABCC Radio.
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Previous Episode
Episode #5 - Conversation with Steve Greenberg, Thin Client Computing
In the fifth episode of the ControlUp Community Radio podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Steve Greenberg, the founder of Thin Client Computing, Citrix CTP Fellow, and creator of the EUC Unplugged conference. Join us for an engaging conversation about the End-User Computing (EUC) market, exploring its past, present, and future. Steve also delves into what makes EUC Unplugged a unique conference tailored specifically for tech enthusiasts. We hope you tune in for this insightful discussion.
Learn more:
- Learn more about Thin Client Computing
- Learn more about EUC Unplugged
- Learn more about ControlUp
- Join the ControlUp Community here
About Steve Greenberg
Steve Greenberg is the founder of Thin Client Computing, a leading technical consulting group based in Scottsdale, AZ. A pioneer and innovator in advanced deployments of Citrix, Virtualization, and Cloud technologies, he has been awarded a number of industry recognitions including Citrix CTP Fellow. He is a popular industry conference speaker, community advocate, and the founder of the EUC Unplugged conference.
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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.
Mr. Brown was awarded a US Patent relating to "social content management," US#8903912.
Mr. Brown hosted the #1-rated EUC podcast show, DABCC Radio.
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Next Episode
Episode #7 - Conversation with Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk & Eltjo van Gulik from Go-EUC.com
In Episode #7 of ControlUp Community Radio, Douglas Brown interviews Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk and Eltjo van Gulik from Go-EUC.com. This podcast delivers an in-depth view of end-user computing (EUC), focusing on the contributions and discoveries of GO-EUC, as well as a thorough examination of user experience and remoting protocols like HDX and ICA.
The discussion focuses on several key topics:
- An explanation of what GO-EUC is and the objectives driving the organization.
- Insights into the tools and methods utilized in GO-EUC, with a particular focus on measuring user experience.
- A discussion about the critical role of latency in EUC, along with a summary of remoting protocols.
- Updates on the latest advancements and plans for GO-EUC.
- Engaging personal stories and travel tips from Ryan bring a distinctive and captivating aspect to the podcast.
Listeners will acquire a comprehensive understanding of EUC, enriched with detailed insights into current trends and technologies in the sector.
Learn more:
- Learn more about Go-EUC
- Learn more about ControlUp
- Join the ControlUp Community.
About Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Ryan is a self-employed Technologist at GO-INIT focused on the EUC and Code area.ri g Ryan primarily focuses on the user experience in centralized desktop environments. With his development skills, Ryan is capable of adapting quickly to customers’ needs by having an agile mindset. Ryan is a bit lazy, yes lazy, but in a good way. Ryan is all about automation, as he is not made for repeating tasks.
Community is very important for Ryan as he is an active blogger and has published multiple tools. Next, to his personal blogs and tools, Ryan is also a member of the Remote Display Analyzer team and TeamRGE. Ryan has been awarded several times for Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and currently holds the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), NVIDIA vGPU Community Advisor (NGCA), Very Important Parallels Professional (VIPP), and VMware vExpert status.
If you ever meet Ryan you can always do him a pleasure buying a beer because he loves beer. Besides that, he also enjoys sim racing and playing games like Rainbow Six Siege and CS:GO.
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About Eltjo van Gulik
Together with Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk, I co-founded the G0-EUC platform and community. I’m the Principal Product Manager for HDX Graphics & Seamless at Citrix, directing the vision and strategy for the Citrix HDX remoting protocol and I have two decades of experience in the End User Computing domain.
Recognised as a former CTP, my contributions span blogging, public speaking at international events like Citrix Synergy, and participating in other community-driven initiatives like TeamRGE.
Outside of work, I‘m a proud father and husband. And as a self-proclaimed beer and coffee aficionado, I prefer Russian Imperial Stouts, and the distinct tastes of Brasil/Costa Rica Arabica blends for my coffee.
In my spare time, I’m an avid Dungeons and Dragons player. Only 3rd edition though, because the newer versions suck (did I say that I was pedantic yet?).
Friends often label me as social, slightly pedantic, and suitably lazy.
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