Join us in Episode #11 of ControlUp Community Radio, where your host, Douglas Brown, welcomes Chris Marks, Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels. Chris and Douglas dive into the exciting and evolving world of EUC, exploring what it means for the industry and for Parallels. They discuss Chris’ unique role at Parallels, the company’s innovative solutions for hybrid work and cloud environments, and how Parallels is tackling the challenges of modern application delivery. This episode is packed with Chris’ expert insights and the strategic direction of Parallels, making it a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of remote access and digital employee experience.
The discussion focuses on several key topics:
- Chris Marks’ background and his journey in the tech industry
- Understanding the role of a Principal Outbound Product Manager
- The broader scope of Parallels in the EUC market beyond running Windows on a Mac
- Parallels’ solutions for on-premises, DaaS, secure browser, and secure workplace without VPN
- Strategies for migrating off VMware or Citrix
- Identifying the ideal market for Parallels
- Trends and developments in hybrid work and hybrid cloud
- The future of application delivery and remote access to apps and data
- Major challenges customers face and how Parallels addresses them
- Considerations of DEX (Digital Employee Experience) by Parallels
- Synergies between ControlUp and Parallels
Resources
- Learn More about Parallels RAS
- See more of Parallels RAS in action
- NEW Parallels incentive to migrate away from Citrix
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About Chris Marks
Chris is a Principal Outbound Product Manager at Parallels. As an experienced public speaker with a passion for the power of community engagement, he spends time with customers and channel partners, learning about how their businesses are coping with fundamental shifts in working practices alongside rapid changes in the way services are being consumed. He’s focused on how organizations can remain competitive in today’s shifting sands and how we can work together to deliver simplified, more agile services that allow them to do so.
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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