The Benefits of Mass Notification During a Health Crisis Like the COVID-19 Outbreak

As of Thursday, March 5, the World Health Organization has confirmed more than 90,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide. Originating in China, the disease has spread worldwide and resulted in over 3,000 deaths. Both public and private organizations have already revised travel guidelines and canceled large meetings and events. As these organizations continue to prepare for […]

How to Fund Your CX Strategy by Reallocating IT Spend

In today’s news media, it seems you can’t escape the story of a struggling retail or restaurant organization that is closing locations or trying to keep above water with shrinking profits. With all this negative propagation, it’s easy to see why you might think the days of the brick-and-mortar are on their way to extinction. […]

Employee Spotlight: Troy Swendal

A member of the Parallel team for 20 years, Troy Swendal’s wide range of expertise has made him an invaluable asset to the company.  Read below to learn more about Troy in his own words. Briefly describe a typical day for you at Parallel. When you wake up in the morning and don’t know how […]

Parallel Technologies, Inc. Announces New Partnership with Expedient to Expand Cloud and Security Offerings

Dublin, OH, January 7, 2020 – Parallel Technologies, Inc. is proud to announce its new partnership with Expedient, a leading cloud computing and data center infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider. The partnership is part of Parallel Technologies’ expanding portfolio of cloud and security products and services in order to continue to offer comprehensive communications […]

Parallel Technologies Offices Donate Over 6,500 Pounds of Food in Annual “Food Fight”

Though it’s been a years-long tradition, the last post about Parallel Technologies’ annual “Food Fight” food drive was in 2016. That year, the Cincinnati and Dublin offices together donated a total of 3,126 pounds of food to local food banks. Parallel’s annual “Food Fight” competition between both offices has been a yearly tradition during the […]

Five Strategies to Mitigate Cloud Risk

Written by guest blogger Jonathan Rosenson, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Expedient View Jonathan’s original post here. In a Gartner survey of risk, audit, and compliance executives, cloud computing ranked as the top risk concern. More specifically, these executives emphasized the potential of unauthorized access to sensitive or restricted information stored in the […]

Six Steps to Disaster Recovery Preparedness

Infographic provided courtesy of Parallel Technologies, Inc. vendor partner Expedient. Companies need to protect their data, files, folders and email, but they also must protect applications, networks, document repositories and business services. In the event of a disaster, could you list everything your IT staff needed to recover off the top of your head? Download […]

Telco Truth: BYOD Security IS Possible

Bring Your Own Device or “BYOD” as it is more commonly referred as, means a company allows their employees to use their personal communication devices for work-related activities. It’s a move that not only can cut expenses, but enhances and improves employee productivity. In a study by Tech Pro Research, they report that about 60% […]

Backups and Disaster Recovery: What’s the Difference?

Written by guest blogger Mike Garuccio, Product Strategy Engineer, Expedient View Mike’s original blog post here. Modern IT departments need to be able to protect their mission-critical data and quickly respond in the event of a problem in their environment. This capability hinges on maintaining a strategy for both backups and disaster recovery. These two […]