What people say · 51 LinkedIn recommendations received
Deep, generous, raises the bar. Fifty-one people wrote it down independently, unprompted, across two decades and a dozen companies. You don't get that kind of consistency by accident. It's a character trait.
"A rare combination of technical depth and a desire to elevate those around him."
Stefan Georgiev
Principal Product Manager · Microsoft
"One of the superstars of our virtualization community · a bright star and guide."
Mick Glover
Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer · Microsoft
"Very positive, always willing to help, trustworthy, smart as can be · all while being very humble."
Douglas Brown
VP of Community · ControlUp
Career Timeline ⟡ 2026 to 1999
2026
Principal Learning Architect
Nerdio · 2026 – present
Defines and leads end-to-end learning architecture for Nerdio partner and customer success. Responsible for scalable training ecosystems, AI-assisted content pipelines, instructional experience design (simulations, microlearning, labs), and Level 300–400 technical content. Aligns learning strategy with product innovation and business goals. 25+ years of field experience combined with a focus on storytelling, technical depth, and real-world applicability. Cloud Mastery BOOK published EN (594 pp., ISBN 978-8288972034). Van de Basis tot Meester in de Cloud BOOK published NL. eucnewsnuggets.com active.
Turning Complexity Into Clarity AwardNerdioCloud Mastery · Book
2025
Principal Technical Trainer
Nerdio · 2025 – 2026
Technical training delivery across EMEA. NME-200 certification curriculum. Partner and customer enablement. eucnewsnuggets.com launched.
NME-200Van de Basis tot Meester · Book
2023–24
Field CTO EMEA ⟡ transition to L&D
Nerdio · 2023 – 2025
AVD Security Guidelines cheat sheet v1.0 (Apr 2023). NerdioCon 2023 San Diego. EUCdigest S03 finale (Jan 2023) · 87 total episodes. basvankaam.com frozen at 318 articles with tens of millions of views in total.
Microsoft MVP AlumniNerdioCon 2023
2021–22
Field CTO EMEA (continued)
Nerdio
NME Explorer launched · 282 features documented. NerdioCon 2022. EUCdigest Seasons 2 and 3. IGEL DISRUPT Unite and On Tour speaker. AVD TechFest Winter Edition speaker. THRIVEcast Ep. 052 and Technado Ep. 171 as guest. 12+ Innovation Days across Oslo, London, Munich, Brussels and Helsinki.
Microsoft MVP 2021–22NME ExplorerNerdioCon 2022
2020
Field CTO EMEA ⟡ joined Nerdio
Nerdio · June 2020 · first employee outside the US · first foot on the ground in EMEA
First employee outside the US · first foot on the ground in EMEA. Responsible for 100+ enterprise and MSP customers across the full EMEA region, covering it solely for the first three years. Also covered the Middle East, parts of Australia when Nerdio expanded there, and contributed to US operations. Helped drive revenue from almost zero in Europe to $1M+ monthly recurring revenue (MRR). Owned sales, technical pre-sales, technical support, evangelism, partner management and business development. Signed 60+ MSP and enterprise partners. For multiple years managed the largest MSP partner in the entire Nerdio portfolio. BusinessWire press release Jun 2, 2020. EUCdigest Season 1 co-founded (21 episodes). Founded Nerdio Tech Insider (NTI) and Nerdio Valued Professional (NVP) programmes.
NTI FounderNVP FounderEUCdigest Co-FounderMicrosoft MVP 2020Board Member Global AVD Community
2018–20
Sr. Business Consultant / Sr. Cloud Technologist
Salomon IT Solutions · May 2018 – June 2020
42 articles on salomon-it.nl. SCAF framework developed. Come Get IT co-organized (Jan 2019). EUCdigest co-founded Jun 2019. Byte-Sized Cloud Design Principles BOOK co-authored with Christiaan Brinkhoff (152 submissions, 20 countries).
CTA 2019EUCdigest Co-FounderByte-Sized Co-FounderCome Get IT Co-OrganizerByte-Sized · Book
2017–18
Pre-Sales Director Northern EMEA
Liquidware · Oct 2017 – Apr 2018
EMEA expansion in NL, Benelux and wider Europe. Liquidware Tech Insider NL (LTI) programme founded and managed.
CTP 2017NTC 2017LTI Founder & Manager
2015–17
Sr. Management Consultant, Technology Officer & Technology Board Member
Detron ICT Group · 2015 – Oct 2017
20+ blog posts on detron.nl. Computable expert columns. Elsevier interview with Ronald Knoop. Detron Bloggers Borrel initiator. IGEL DISRUPT On Tour speaker.
CTP 2016NTC 2015–17ITCIInternational SpeakerCUGC Top Forum Poster 2016Inside Citrix · Book
2012–15
Sr. Technical Consultant & Citrix Product Lead
Qwise · 2012 – 2015
basvankaam.com launched Jan 2013 · peak 40,000 monthly visitors, tens of millions of total views. Cheat sheet v1.0 (Nov 2014, 100,000+ views). E2EVC & DuCUG speaker. FMA Internals Co-op with Mick Glover (Citrix Dublin). WhatMatrix contributor. DABCC Featured Author.
NTC 2014ACECUGC Founding MemberDABCC Featured AuthorWhatMatrix ContributorFMA Internals Co-op
1999–12
Helpdesk Support Technician → Sr. Citrix System Engineer
Qmagic · KPN · Zorgbalans · Caase.com
Started as Helpdesk Support Technician. Self-study driven progression to Sr. Citrix System Engineer over 13+ years.
"The best description of Bas as a colleague: hardworking, at a very deep and technically high level. Bas is capable of taking a company to a higher level. Nothing within Citrix, Microsoft and VMware is unknown territory for him. On top of his work, he invests enormous time in selflessly sharing knowledge with colleagues and various external communities."
Christiaan Brinkhoff
Senior Director of Product Management, Cloud & AI · Nerdio · co-author Byte-Sized
Publications ⟡ by Platform
2025–26
eucnewsnuggets.com
Microlearning platform · PDF cheat sheets · eucnewsnuggets.com
6PDFs
2026 – present
Microlearning PDFs covering AVD on Nutanix, Intune Policy Studio, Windows 365 for Agents, Windows 365 Flex, Nerdio Compass, and AVD Hybrid + Nutanix. Podcast listed separately under Podcasts.
eucnewsnuggets.com ↗
2024–26
basvankaamacademy.nl
Nooit Meer Blut · Altijd in Bèta · sole proprietorship
1platform
2025 – present
Nooit Meer Blut · the flagship training programme: a practical Dutch-language course on personal finance, investing, and building long-term wealth. Aimed at people who want to take control of their money without the jargon.
Free community tools: compound interest calculator, ETF top 10, Box 3 2028 overview, mini-masterclass investing. Podcast listed separately under Podcasts.
basvankaamacademy.nl ↗
2013–23
basvankaam.com
Personal blog · 318 articles · frozen April 2023 · tens of millions of views in total
Active Jan 2013 – Apr 2023. Peak 40,000 visitors/month. Each cell opens that month.
318articles
Jan 2013 – Apr 2023
Citrix FMA internals, XenApp, XenDesktop, Azure, WVD/AVD, cloud strategy, security, IGEL, Nutanix, VMware, and architecture deep-dives for the global EUC community.
Tens of millions of views in total · peak 40,000 visitors/month · archive remains live at basvankaam.com.
2018–20
salomon-it.nl
42 verified articles · May 2018 – May 2020
42articles
May 2018 – May 2020
Cloud adoption, hybrid strategy, SCAF framework, TCO/ROI analysis, application lifecycle, workplace delivery, and cloud exit strategy.
2014–26
LinkedIn Long-Form Articles
67articles
2014 – 2026
Citrix FMA internals, Azure, WVD/AVD, Nerdio platform, cloud economics, learning and development, and Shadow AI · spanning the Qwise, Detron, Liquidware, Salomon IT and Nerdio eras.
All articles on LinkedIn ↗
2012–23
Other Publishing Platforms
Eight external platforms across a decade of EUC community writing
80+articles
2012 – 2023 · approximate counts
TechTarget / BrianMadden.com · detron.nl · DABCC.com · MyCUGC · Computable.nl · Intense School · Liquidware blog · Nerdio blog
"Bas is a passionate IT professional with in-depth knowledge of virtual desktops and related technologies. He is able to translate technical challenges into workable solutions. His willingness to share knowledge and vision is remarkable ⟡ through his presentation skills he is able to enthuse and inspire others."
Robert Maijen
Solution Architect · Leiden University Medical Center
Podcasts
2026–now
EUC News Nuggets ⟡ eucnewsnuggets.com
AI-narrated podcast · voice: Finn Morgan · Spotify & Apple Podcasts
4episodes
2026 – present
Microlearning audio episodes paired with PDF cheat sheets. Covering Nerdio Compass, Windows 365 for Agents, Intune Policy Studio, and AVD Hybrid + Nutanix.
Listen on Spotify ↗
2025–now
basvankaamacademy.nl ⟡ Altijd in Bèta
Founder & host · Dutch-language · Spotify & Apple Podcasts
53+episodes
2025 – present · 2–3 episodes per week · rating 5/5 on Spotify
Personal finance for a Dutch audience: ETF investing, compound interest, Box 3 2028, pension age, market psychology, financial independence, and portfolio management.
Listen on Spotify ↗
2019–23
EUCdigest ⟡ Co-Founder & Board Member
87 episodes · 3 seasons · Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 · eucdigest.com
Co-founded June 2019 with Eric van Klaveren & Jits Langedijk as a registered non-profit (KvK). Advisory board: Kees Baggerman, Johan van Amersfoort, Ingmar Verheij. Bas is co-founder and board member, not the regular host. Main responsible for sponsor management and commercial deals.
87episodes
S01: 21 eps (2020) · S02: 13 eps (2021) · S03: 53 eps (2022–23)
EUC industry news, AVD, Citrix, Nutanix, IGEL, VMware, vendor spotlights, community discussions, and technology deep-dives with leading voices in the EUC field.
Co-founded Jun 2019 with Eric van Klaveren & Jits Langedijk · registered non-profit (KvK) · main responsible for sponsor management and commercial deals.
Listen on Spotify ↗
Guest
Guest Appearances
External podcast appearances as speaker or guest
7episodes
2018 – 2021
THRIVEcast Ep. 052 · Technado Ep. 171 · Come Get IT Ep. 21 · WVD Community Podcast Ep. 4 · Come Get IT Byte Podcast · Login TechCast · Login TechCast Ep. 06
Books
2026
Cloud Mastery: A Practical Guide to Cloud Strategy, Leadership & Execution BESTSELLER
Sole author · EN · 594 pp. · ISBN 978-8288972034 · 17 chapters · SCAF framework · Amazon bestseller in its category ·
Amazon ↗2025
Van de Basis tot Meester in de Cloud BESTSELLER
Sole author · Dutch · eBook PDF · SCAF toolkit (19 templates) · Bestseller in its category ·
PDF ↗2019
Byte-Sized Cloud Design Principles and Architectural Recommendations BESTSELLER
Co-author Christiaan Brinkhoff · ISBN 978-1797692104 · 152 submissions · 20 countries · Amazon bestseller ·
Amazon ↗2017–19
Inside Citrix (extended digital edition) BESTSELLER
Author · 28 chapters · free download · Goodreads 4.25/5 · Bestseller in its category ·
Goodreads ↗2016
Inside Citrix: The FlexCast Management Architecture BESTSELLER
Sole author · 508 pp. · ISBN 978-1530428526 · ±830 copies · Amazon bestseller in its category ·
Amazon ↗
Cheat Sheets & Microlearning PDFs
2014–26
Cheat Sheets & Microlearning PDFs
14+ reference sheets across 12 years · Citrix internals to cloud workspace
14+PDFs
Nov 2014 – 2026
eucnewsnuggets.com Microlearning PDFs (6) · AVD Security Guidelines v1.0 · Azure Reserved Instances · Remote video conferencing · Windows Virtual Desktop partner · Cloud Services v1.0+v2.0 · IOPS · (I)IoT networks · XenDesktop 7.x internals v2.0 (71 pp.) · App layering technology v1.0–v3.0 · Citrix IMA vs. FMA · XenDesktop 7.x internals v1.0
Combined views across all cheat sheets run into the millions · AVD Security Guidelines: 35 measures, 6 categories
"Working with Bas was very inspiring. He started at Detron as a Citrix engineer and architect and left being our Technology Officer ⟡ having written a book and become Citrix CTP. Bas is a person with an enormous drive."
Tom Meulendijks
Director IT Consultancy · Esprit ICT
Awards & Community ⟡ 26 titles and programmes
Industry Awards & Recognition
Turning Complexity Into Clarity Award 2026
Microsoft MVP · Enterprise Mobility 2020–2023
Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) · Class of 2019
Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) · 2016 + 2017 · 1 of 50 worldwide
IGEL Tech Community Insider (ITCI)
Nutanix Technology Champion (NTC) · 2014–2017
Atlantis Community Experts (ACE)
CUGC Top Forum Poster Award 2016
CUGC Member of the Month · June 2015
60+ Professional Certifications
Programmes Founded & Led
Nerdio Tech Insider (NTI) Programme · Founder & Manager
Nerdio Valued Professional (NVP) Programme · Founder & Manager
Liquidware Tech Insider NL (LTI) · Founder & Manager
EUCdigest · Co-Founder (registered non-profit, KvK)
Project Byte-Sized / ProByteSized · Co-Founder
Come Get IT (CGIT) · Co-Organizer
FMA Internals Co-op · Co-Founder with Mick Glover
Board Member · Global AVD Community & Founder Dutch AVD User Group
Nooit Meer Blut / Altijd in Bèta · Founder
Community Roles & Platform Contributions
CUGC Forum Moderator & Content Working Group · Founding Member
CUGC Content Working Group · Founding Member & Forum Moderator
WhatMatrix Contributor · App Layering & DaaS
Featured Author on DABCC · 2014–2017
Inside Track for EUC/VDI VIP's
Citrix Facebook Group Moderator · "Citrix Certified"
International Speaker · Citrix Synergy, E2EVC, VCNRW, Virtual Expo
"Working with Bas was very inspiring. He started at Detron as a Citrix engineer and architect and left being our Technology Officer ⟡ having written a book and become Citrix CTP. Bas is a person with an enormous drive."
Tom Meulendijks
Director IT Consultancy · Esprit ICT
Sport Achievements
Snooker
Personal Records
Highest break: 137 · Highest break in tournament: 123 · Century breaks: 68 · Highest line-up: 147 (x2)
Snooker
Dutch Team Competition ⟡ Super League
1st place (x3)
Snooker
Dutch Team Competition ⟡ First Division
1st place (x2)
Snooker
Dutch Team Competition ⟡ Second Division
1st place
Snooker
Dutch Championships ⟡ Super League Team
1st place (x3)
Snooker
Dutch Championships ⟡ First Division Team
1st place
Snooker
Dutch Championships ⟡ Second Division Team
1st place
Snooker
Dutch Championships A Ranking ⟡ 2nd place
Individual ranking event
Snooker
The Hague Open ⟡ 3rd place
KNBB open tournament · The Hague
Snooker
Dutch Championships Scotch Doubles ⟡ 3rd place & 8th place
Two separate editions
Snooker
Dutch Championships Juniors ⟡ 5th place (x2)
Two separate editions · also 2 century breaks during Dutch Championships
Snooker
Dutch Championships Highest Break Winner ⟡ 115
Individual highest break prize at Dutch Championships
Snooker
Top 10 Dutch Snooker Ranking (x4)
Four separate ranking periods · national competitive ranking
Snooker
Summer Cup Snooker League ⟡ 1st place
Three-month snooker league · overall winner
Snooker
House tournaments won ⟡ 60+ across the Netherlands
Various locations throughout NL · snooker and pool combined
Snooker
Open tournaments ⟡ 10+ wins
C/B/A Ranking · X-mas · Easter · Open IJmuiden · Invitation · dozens of semi and quarter finals & highest break prizes
Pool
Dutch Team Competition ⟡ First Division
1st place · won all matches throughout the season
Pool
Dutch Team Competition ⟡ Third Division
1st place · won all matches throughout the season
Pool
Dutch Championships ⟡ First Division Team: 5th
B-Ranking Tournament: 1st (x2) · Qualification Tournament Dutch Open 9-Ball: 1st · House tournaments: 15 wins across NL
Cycling
Alpe d'Huez ⟡ approx. 40 ascents
Completed an organized time trial up the Alpe within the hour · 59 minutes and change
Cycling
Alpe d'HuZes ⟡ three editions participated
3 consecutive climbs per edition · approx. 1:10–1:15 per climb · charity fundraising event
Cycling
Longest solo ride ⟡ 205 km · 2 km elevation · avg. 27.8 km/h
Non-stop · most active year: approx. 13,000 km in the saddle + 1,000 km running
Running
Burpee-Mile completed ⟡ fastest: 1:48
Death by Burpees (broad jump) · completed 3 times · personal bests on Strava
Running
Personal bests recorded on Strava
Running alongside cycling and swimming · active despite Crohn's disease
