About Dr. Benny Tritsch

Profile & Presentations

Profile

This website was created and is maintained by a virtualization enthusiast.

My name is Dr. Bernhard Tritsch, known as “Benny” to my peers. I write and update everything here. Since 1999, I have been in management positions at international IT vendors and consulting companies before starting my own consultancy practice in 2015. Here is a selection of my clients: Microsoft, Citrix (now Cloud Software Group), Amazon AWS, HP Anyware, Nerdio, Parallels, AMD, Dizzion/Frame, ControlUp, FSLogix, Lakeside Software, IT-Visions, and Ceterion.

Dr. Benny Tritsch

Biography

I am a technology evangelist, system architect and market analyst with focus on virtualization solutions based on Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop, VMware (now Omnissa) Horizon, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Parallels Remote Application Server.

I have many years of experience in IT research, Windows system tools development, digital employee experience benchmarking and large-scale end-user computing designs. In September 2015, I started Dr. Tritsch IT Consulting. With my EUC Score toolset, I introduced user-centric quality criteria and scientific benchmarking methods to the digital workplace market.

I hold an equivalent to a PhD in Computer Science (Dr.-Ing.) from Darmstadt Technical University in Germany, an equivalent to a Master of Science in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.) from Freiburg University in Germany and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Freiburg University in Germany.

Research institutes I've had the honor and the pleasure to work at: Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg (Germany), Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (RONAST) in Kathmandu (Nepal), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva (Switzerland) and Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics in Darmstadt (Germany).

For more details, please check out my LinkedIn profile.

Community Awards

I am very fortunate to have been awarded the following community recognitions:

MVP Award Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Windows and Devices since 2004 (formerly Enterprise Mobility and Remote Desktop Services)
NGCA Award NVIDIA GRID Community Advisor (NGCA) since 2016, renamed to NVIDIA Enterprise Platform Advisor (NEPA) in 2025
NVP Award Nerdio Valued Professional (NVP) since 2025
TechInsider Award Omnissa Tech Insider since 2024
VIPP Award Very Important Parallels Professional from 2016 to 2023, and again from 2025
CTP Award Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) since 2006, CTP Fellow - retired in 2025
vExpert Award VMware vExpert and vExpert EUC (formerly EUC Champion) from 2015 to 2023

 

Activities - Event Organization, Speaking & Presentations

2024

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
4 Dec 2024 Measuring and Analyzing Perceived Windows Desktop User Experience EUC Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
28 Nov 2024 Event Co-Organizer and Presenter: Brand New EUC Test Results - Cloud PC with GPU, HP Anyware and a Surprise EUC Forum DE, Karlsruhe, Germany
26 Nov 2024 Two voices, one future - End User Computing, DaaS and GPU trends for 2025 and beyond EUC Forum UK, London, UK [with Ruben Spruijt]
2 Nov 2024 A practical guide on how to get started with user experience benchmarking E2EVC, Barcelona, Spain
1 Nov 2024 New EUC Score Features and Community Test Results E2EVC, Barcelona, Spain
25 Sep 2024 How to select the right AVD and Cloud PC VM type AVD TechFest, Amsterdam, Netherlands
25 Sep 2024 Two voices, one future - End User Computing, DaaS and GPU trends for 2024 and beyond AVD TechFest, Amsterdam, Netherlands [with Ruben Spruijt]
18 Sep 2024 Everything Workplace Ninjas need to know about Windows performance counters in AVD and Win365 VMs Workplace Ninja Summit, Luzern, Switzerland
16 Sep 2024 Measure and analyze AVD and Win365 user experience like a science ninja Workplace Ninja Summit, Luzern, Switzerland
25 Jul 2024 DEX4DaaS - Measuring and comparing perceived remote desktop user experience in a Cloud PC era E2EVC, Montreal, Canada
4 Jun 2024 Two voices, one future - End User Computing trends for 2024 and beyond Experts Live NL, Utrecht, Netherlands [with Ruben Spruijt]
15 May 2024 Comparing digital employee experience - Azure Virtual Desktop versus on-prem Windows desktops European Cloud Summit, Wiesbaden, Germany
4 May 2024 Hands-on - How to record and visualize Windows performance counters and screen videos E2EVC, Madrid, Spain
3 May 2024 DEX4DaaS - Measuring and comparing perceived remote desktop user experience in a Cloud PC era E2EVC, Madrid, Spain
20 Apr 2024 How to measure DEX EUC Unplugged, Scottsdale, Arizona, US
26 Mar 2024 Digital Workspace Myths Debunked - The Science Of Remote Windows Desktop Performance EUC Forum UK, London, UK
15 Feb 2024 The best free tools to analyze user experience with GPU-enabled VMs TeamRGE Online Event, Netherlands
15 Feb 2024 Opening Keynote - Two voices, one future - End User Computing, DaaS and GPU trends for 2024 TeamRGE Online Event, Netherlands [with Ruben Spruijt]

2023

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
9 Nov 2023 Analyzing Horizon User Experience using free Tools on VMware TestDrive VMware Explore, Barcelona, Spain
4 Nov 2023 Deep Dive: Collecting, analyzing and using Windows performance counters E2EVC, Rome, Italy
4 Nov 2023 Performance and price comparison of GPU-accelerated Cloud VMs when running high-end CAD/CAM and CIM workloads E2EVC, Rome, Italy
3 Nov 2023 INTRO SESSION: EUC Score - new features and free downloads E2EVC, Rome, Italy
19 Oct 2023 Co-Organizer VCRMN & VCBaWue Event (Speakers: Ben Martin Baur, Matthias Schlimm, Matthias Pfeffer) Virtualization Community On-Site Event, Karlsruhe, Germany
29 Sep 2023 Analyzing DaaS Performance, User Experience and Price in Azure, AWS and GCP XenAppBlog Virtual Expo, Online [with Ruben Spruijt]
29 Sep 2023 Using GPUs to improve Azure Virtual Desktop user experience and scalability Workplace Ninja Summit, Baden, Switzerland
27 Sep 2023 Analyzing Performance, User Experience and Price in Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Cloud PC Workplace Ninja Summit, Baden, Switzerland
14 Sep 2023 Analyzing DaaS Performance, User Experience and Price in Azure, AWS and GCP AVD Tech Fest, Edinburgh, Scottland [with Ruben Spruijt]
20 June 2023 Windows Cloud Desktops im Expertentest: Leistung, Benutzererfahrung und Preise in Azure, AWS und GCP Experts Live Germany, Erfurt, Germany
25 May 2023 A deep DaaS Analysis in Azure, AWS, and GCP: Understanding Performance, Price, and User Experience Experts Live, Netherlands [with Ruben Spruijt]
6 May 2023 DaaS benchmarking: Azure VMs, Windows 365, Amazon WorkSpaces, Frame, Citrix Cloud on Azure and Thin Clients E2EVC, Berlin, Germany [with Jan-Hendrik Meier and Markus Zehnle]
5 May 2023 INTRO SESSION: Proactive Synthetic Testing with EUC Score - Masters of DEX E2EVC, Berlin, Germany
31 Mar 2023 A deep DaaS Analysis: Understanding Performance, Price, and User Experience Masters Retreat, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA [with Ruben Spruijt]
16 Feb 2023 A Deep DaaS Analysis in Azure, AWS and GCP: Understanding Performance, Price and User Experience IGEL DISRUPT, Munich, Germany [with Ruben Spruijt]
15 Feb 2023 Transforming the Employee Experience - Windows Endpoints versus Thin Clients IGEL DISRUPT, Munich, Germany [with Markus Zehnle, braincon]

2022

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
4 Nov 2022 EUC Score Benchmarking - New Toolset Features and New Test Results E2EVC, Athens, Greece
29 Sep 2022 CLOSING KEYNOTE: The Future of EUC, CVAD and the Digital Workspace DuCUG, Echteld, Netherlands
15 Sep 2022 Windows Desktops in der Cloud – echt jetzt? (Windows Desktops in the cloud - really now?) Cloud Computing Conference 2022, Science Congress Center Munich, Garching, Germany
1 Sep 2022 Comparing Digital Employee Experience - Azure Virtual Desktop versus Physical Workstation AVD TechFest 2022, Netherlands
11 Jun 2022 Workshop: Windows 365 Enterprise - Deep Dive Level 300 E2EVC, Berlin, Germany [with Christiaan Brinkhoff]
10 Jun 2022 EUC Score - New User Experience Benchmarking Tools and Results E2EVC, Berlin, Germany
8 Jun 2022 OPENING KEYNOTE: The Future of EUC, CVAD and the Digital Workspace CUGtech, Kragero Resort, Norway
5 May 2022 Optimizing the Digital Experience in VMware Horizon German VMUG UserCon, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
5 May 2022 VMware TestDrive Demo: Monitoring your VDI Environment Like a Pro German VMUG UserCon, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
25 Mar 2022 Digital Workspace Performance Myths Debunked with the EUC Score Community Toolset XenAppBlog Virtual Expo
9-11 Mar 2022 Remote Desktop Services, Azure Virtual Desktop und Windows 365 Cloud PC IT-Visions Online Training
7 Mar 2022 Azure Virtual Desktop Integration into ControlUp RDS Inner Circle, Microsoft office in Frankfurt/Main
17 Feb 2022 Event Co-Organizer, VC2GO #12 (Speakers: Jan Hendrik Meier, Rody Kossen and Ben Splittgerber) Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO

2021

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
12-14 Nov 2021 Simulated Workloads for Community Benchmarks - Update E2EVC, Lisbon, Portugal
10 Oct 2021 Event Co-Organizer, VC2GO #11 (Speakers: Mick Hilhorst, Daniel Weppeler and Ben Martin Baur) Online Event VCRMN/VC2GO
6-8 Aug 2021 Simulated Workloads for Community Benchmarks E2EVC, Hamburg, Germany
27 Jul 2021 THRIVEcast Episode 56 with DJ Eshelman and Jeff Pitsch ThriveIT YouTube Video
20 Jul 2021 Mit VMware Horizon Telemetriedaten zum optimierten Benutzererlebnis (Optimizing user experience with VMware Horizon telemetry data) DACH VMUG Virtual UserCon, Germany
15 Jul 2021 Event Co-Organizer & Moderator, VC2GO #10 (Speakers: Andi Fleischmann and James Rankin) Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
5 Jul 2021 Optimiertes Bedienerlebnis ganz schnell und einfach (Optimizing user experience fast and easy) Virtual Workspace Evolution Online Event, Germany
17 Mar 2021 Measuring VDI Performance from a User’s Perspective - Methods, Myths and Findings SmartIT Tech Forum
4 Mar 2021 Event Co-Organizer & Moderator, VC2GO #9 - Women in Tech (Speakers: Doris Franke, Esther Barthel and Kari Ludvigsen) Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
28 Jan 2021 Using GPUs to improve Windows Virtual Desktop user experience and scalability Windows Virtual Desktop Master Class

2020

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
15 Dec 2020 Optimiertes Bedienerlebnis mit ControlUp (Optimized User Experience with ControlUp) VMUG UserCon DACH, Horizon Track, Virtual Event, Germany
17 Dec 2020 Event Co-Organizer, VC2GO #8, Presenters: Rene Bigler (CTP) and Andreas Nick Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
12 Nov 2020 Event Co-Organizer & Moderator, VC2GO #7, Presenters: Carl Webster (CTP Fellow) and Sacha Thomet Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
30 Sep 2020 Exploring Perceived WVD User Experience Microsoft meets Community - Windows Virtual Desktop, Online Event
18-19 Aug 2020 Windows Virtual Desktop Training Online Event, Move Norway
17 Aug 2020 AMD GPU Update Inner Circle RDSH, Teams Meeting
7 Jul 2020 Event Co-Organizer, VC2GO #6, Presenters: Remko Weijnen and Geert Braakhekke - "2 hours of security in 45 minutes" Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
6 Jul 2020 WVD - RDP - SxS, Event Co-Organizer & Speaker, VC2GO #5 Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO [together with Luca Tritsch]
25 Jun 2020 Event Co-Organizer & Moderator, VC2GO #4, Presenters: Eltjo van Gulik (@eltjovg) und Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk (@Logitblog) - "The real user experience from a cloud workspace" Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
24 Jun 2020 Event Co-Organizer, VC2GO #3, Presenter: Rene Bigler (@dready73) - "Microsoft Teams in virtualisierten Umgebungen" Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
12-13 Jun 2020 DaaS Scalability and Load Distribution - Myths, Facts and Costs E2EVC Virtual Event [together with Jim Moyle]
9 Jun 2020 Opening Keynote TeamRGE Virtual Event 2020 [together with Ruben Spruijt]
9 Jun 2020 Why GPUs matter in EUC environments TeamRGE Virtual Event 2020 [together with Rody Kossen]
9 Jun 2020 RDP performance in GPU-accelerated WVD sessions TeamRGE Virtual Event 2020
28 May 2020 Event Co-Organizer, VC2GO #2Presenters: Jan Hendrik Meier and Ronald Grass - "Something with Graphics" Online Event, VCRMN/VC2GO
11 May 2020 RDP Side-by-Side Stack in WVD Inner Circle RDSH, Teams Meeting
30 Apr 2020 VC*DE Online Event "VC in den Mai" - Primary Organizer and Moderator Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Zoom Meeting
27 Mar 2020 Measuring Remote End-User Experience - What Users Really Want Online Event, Virtual Expo
5-6 Feb 2020 WVD + IGEL: End-User Experience and Protocol Comparison IGEL DISRUPT, Munich, Germany

2019

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
Nov 8, 2019 Microsoft GPU-P + AMD CPUs/GPUs - REX Analytics Results E2EVC, Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 5, 2019 VMware Horizon + ControlUp + REX Analytics at 2nd Annual EUC Community Tech Talks and Beer Evening VMworld Europe, Barcelona, Spain
Oct 30, 2019 FSLogix Deep Dive for Fresenius Microsoft Office, Bad Homburg, Germany
Oct 28, 2019 WVD + FSLogix Deep Dive Sepago Training, Cologne, Germany
Oct 23, 2019 Windows Virtual Desktop Workshop Bechtle Training Center, Muenster, Germany
Sep 24, 2019 Microsoft FSLogix Containers Kapsch - Citrix Reloaded Vol. IV, Leonding, Austria
Sep 16, 2019 Windows Virtual Desktop IGEL Strategy and Focus Day, Augsburg, Germany
Sep 14, 2019 What's new in Remote Desktop Services 2019 and Windows Virtual Desktop Community in Motion CIM, Lingen, Germany
Sep 5, 2019 GPU Update - NVIDIA, AMD and Intel Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Darmstadt, Germany [together with Ronald Grass, Citrix]
Jun 25, 2019 Top 3 REX Analytics results: Comparing remoting solutions and protocols TeamRGE Virtual Event 2019
Jun 25, 2019 Measuring perceived remote end-user experience with REX Analytics TeamRGE Virtual Event 2019
Jun 25, 2019 Graphics for Virtual Desktops Smackdown 2019 TeamRGE Virtual Event 2019 [together with Ruben Spruijt]
Jun 25, 2019 Opening Keynote TeamRGE Virtual Event 2019 [together with Ruben Spruijt]
Jun 7, 2019 What is End-User Experience -- Going Beyond Performance Counters E2EVC, Berlin [together with Jim Moyle]
Mar 28, 2019 Event Co-Organizer, VCRMN Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Darmstadt, Germany
Feb 21, 2019 Remote Desktop Service 2019 - Technology and Trends VCNDS, Hanover, Germany
Feb 7, 2019 Remote end user experience benchmarking results when using IGEL clients in Microsoft RDS and VMware Horizon environments IGEL Disrupt, San Jose, USA
Jan 24, 2019 Remote end user experience benchmarking results when using IGEL clients in Microsoft RDS and VMware Horizon environments IGEL Disrupt, Munich, Germany

2018

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
Nov 8, 2018 Event Co-Organizer, VCRMN Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Darmstadt, Germany
Nov 6, 2018 How to measure end-user experience in a modern workplace - using REX Analytics in VMware Horizon VMworld Europe, EUC Community Event, Barcelona, Spain
Sep 24-28, 2018 THR3089 - Measuring perceived end user experience in RDS, and why you should care Microsoft Ignite, Orlando, USA [together with Freek Berson]
Sep 24-28, 2018 THR3086 - Community tools you should know to optimize your modern workplace Microsoft Ignite, Orlando, USA
Aug 23, 2018 Event Co-Organizer, VCRMN Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Darmstadt, Germany
Jul 19-20, 2018 Remote End-User Experience Benchmarking - New Results and Best Practices E2EVC, New York City, USA
Jun 8-10, 2018 Remote End-User Experience Benchmarking - New Results and Best Practices E2EVC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jun 8-10, 2018 The Future of Remote Desktop Services E2EVC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
May 17, 2018 News from Citrix Synergy 2018 VCRMN, Darmstadt, Germany [together with Helge Klein]
May 15-16, 2018 Remote Desktop Services 2018 - Present and Future (Aktueller Stand und zukünftige Entwicklungen) Cloud & Datacenter Conference, Hanau, Germany
May 15-16, 2018 Independent Performance Check of the Remote Desktop Protocol (Das Remote Desktop Protocol im unabhängigen Leistungscheck) Cloud & Datacenter Conference, Hanau, Germany
May 8-10, 2018 The Naked Truth - CTPs Investigating Citrix Cloud Performance Citrix Synergy, Anaheim, USA [together with Thomas Krampe]
Mar 26, 2018 Hard Facts - Benchmarking NVIDIA Virtual GPU Accelerated Remote Desktop User Experience NVIDIA GTC, San Jose, USA [together with Ruben Spruijt]
Jan 17, 2018 Automating graphics-intensive test sequences with AutoIT TeamRGE GeekOut365 Online Event
Jan 17, 2018 Using REX Analytics for benchmarking remote end user experience TeamRGE GeekOut365 Online Event

2017

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
Nov 28, 2017 >Remoting-Erfahrungsbericht: Grafikintensive Windows-Anwendungen aus dem Rechenzentrum und aus der Azure-Cloud (Graphics-intensive Windows applications delivered from the datacenter and from the Azure cloud) MVP Community Connection Event, Munich, Germany
Nov 2017 Remote Desktop Modern Infrastructure and Project Honolulu Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Darmstadt, Germany
Nov 17-19, 2017 Endpoint Context for an agile Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) - Secure and Compliant E2EVC, Barcelona, Spain [together with Sascha Goeckel]
Nov 17-19, 2017 Microsoft RDS - current state and future vision E2EVC, Barcelona, Spain [together with Freek Berson]
Nov 17-19, 2017 Things you didn't know you can do with FSLogix E2EVC, Barcelona, Spain [together with Jim Moyle]
Nov 13-14, 2017 Ein Filtertreiber für alle Fälle - Zauberei mit FSLogix (A filter driver for all cases - Scalable Office 365, user profile and application management in RDS environments) TecCon, Kassel, Germany
Oct 10-12, 2017 Hard Facts - Benchmarking GRID-Accelerated Remote Desktop User Experience NVIDIA GTC Europe, Munich, Germany [together with Ruben Spruijt]
Sep 25-29, 2017 Measuring end user experience in virtual desktops Microsoft Ignite, Orlando, USA
Sep 9, 2017 Remoting-Erfahrungsbericht: Grafikintensive Windows-Anwendungen aus dem Rechenzentrum und aus der Azure-Cloud (Graphics-intensive Windows applications delivered from the datacenter and from the Azure cloud) CIM Lingen, Germany
Sep 7, 2017 Keynote: The Future of Remote Windows Apps in an Emerging Cloud World Conecto TechTalkPLUS 2017, Søborg/Copenhagen, Denmark
Jul 13, 2017 Test Lab Stories - RDP10, PCoIP und FSLogix O365 Container Benchmarking Virtualization Community Rhein-Main-Neckar (VCRMN), Darmstadt, Germany
Jun 9-11, 2017 My Top 10 List of Remote End-User Experience Benchmarking Tools E2EVC, Prague, Czech Republic
June 9-11, 2017 Hands-on AutoIT Scripting for VDI Testing and UI Automation E2EVC, Prague, Czech Republic
May 29-30, 2017 Deep Dive Remote Graphics, User Experience and GPUs Citrix Technology Exchange, Bonn, Germany [together with Ronald Grass]
May 26-27, 2017 Remoting Performance Smackdown E2EVC, Orlando, USA [together with Ruben Spruijt]
May 23-25, 2017 Independent Citrix Experts' Deep Dive on Remote Graphics, User Experience and GPUs Citrix Synergy, Orlando, USA [together with Ruben Spruijt]
May 4-5, 2017 Aktuelle Windows Desktop Remoting Lösungen im unabhängigen Leistungscheck (Independent performance check of Windows desktop remoting solutions) Cloud & Datacenter Conference, Munich, Germany
April 7, 2017 Storytelling MVP Local Summit @ Microsoft Germany, Munich, Germany

2016

Date Session Title / Role Event [Co-Speaker]
Dec 2016, 2016 Get an independent insider's view of desktop virtualization and desktop remoting Microsoft Technical Summit, Darmstadt
Oct 14, 2016 XenApp and XenDesktop on Windows Server 2016 Dutch Citrix User Group, Efteling Theme Park, The Netherlands
Sep 26-30, 2016 Get an independent insider's view of desktop virtualization and desktop remoting Microsoft Ignite, Atlanta
Jul 25-28, 2016 Pandora's Test Box: Ultimate Lessons Learned when Benchmarking Virtual Desktops BriForum US, Boston, US
Jun 20-21, 2016 XenApp/XenDesktop on Windows Server 2016 Citrix TecExchange, Berlin, Germany
Jun 9-12, 2016 Azure RemoteApp Past, Present & Future E2EVC Dublin [together with Freek Berson]
Jun 9-12, 2016 The ultimate GPU Smackdown E2EVC Dublin [together with Thomas Poppelgaard]
Jun 9-12, 2016 What's new with Microsoft Virtualization? E2EVC Dublin [together with Thomas Maurer & Michael Ruefli]
Jun 7-8, 2016 GPUs and Monitoring CUGtech, Norway
May 19-20, 2016 Azure RemoteApp Past, Present and Future: A Technical Deep Dive BriForum Europe, London, UK [together with Freek Berson]
May 19-20, 2016 TeamRGE.com - From the Fire Hose Series: Graphics for Virtual Desktops and Apps, 2016 Edition BriForum Europe, London, UK [together with Ruben Spruijt]
May 19-20, 2016 Pandora's Test Box: Ultimate Lessons Learned when Benchmarking Virtual Desktops BriForum Europe, London, UK
May 12, 2016 Remote Desktop Services 2016 Datacenter and Cloud Conference, Duesseldorf, Germany
Apr 20, 2016 News about Azure RemoteApp and GPU-accelerated Remoting VCNRW, Cologne, Germany
Apr 4-7, 2016 From the fire hose series - Graphics for Virtual Desktops and Apps NVIDIA GTC, San Jose, USA [together with Ruben Spruijt]
Jan 28, 2016 Graphics Acceleration for VDI - Myths versus Technical Facts VCNRW, Cologne, Germany