Marching ahead with the Parallels platform
As the Senior Vice President of Product, I am thrilled about the latest release in Parallels platform – Parallels Browser Isolation (PBI).
In this post, I’d like to emphasize the importance of Parallels Browser Isolation and how it seamlessly integrates into our strategic Parallels platform, empowering our customers and partners to navigate the changing end-user computing and security landscape with confidence.
Cybersecurity at the forefront
Cybersecurity threats are multiplying at an alarming pace, fueled by the rise of remote work, BYOD, and the widespread adoption of SaaS applications. A recent survey paints a stark picture — a staggering 41% of organizations from different sectors experienced security breaches in the past year, highlighting the severity and prevalence of these threats.
With a growing need to protect their organization’s data from inadvertent compromises caused by cybersecurity incidents, administrators are looking for simple solutions to secure their data and applications.
Parallels has unified remote access as a single vendor capable of providing access to legacy applications – with Parallels RAS and Parallels Secure Workspace through VDI, as well as Parallels DaaS in the cloud. And now, with the addition of Parallels Browser Isolation securing remote access to SaaS applications. The need for secure access to apps and data has never been more pressing for organizations of all sizes.
By consolidating access under a single vendor, Parallels provides partners and customers with a one-stop shop for all their security access needs. There’s no need to juggle expensive secure access alternatives—Parallels Browser Isolation provides a way for partners and customers to use Parallels to access important tools that were previously only offered by CASB or DLP solutions.
A step towards a unified Parallels hub
With the launch of Parallels Browser Isolation, the Parallels team is not just enhancing security, but evolving the way customers and partners solve their application delivery and access challenges.
By implementing a hub and spoke model, we’ve centralized control through a robust control plane (the hub) that is architected to connect all Parallels products between endpoint, server, and cloud (the spokes). Parallels DaaS and Parallels Browser Isolation are the first two services in this hub and spoke model.
This milestone represents a significant step towards achieving our vision of a centralized hub for all Parallels products, streamlining operations for administrators, and ensuring a cohesive user experience.
Now, customers and partners can confidently rely on Parallels to securely access a wide range of applications, including legacy, cloud, desktop, and SaaS, all within our holistic platform of secure workspace solutions.
Our dedication to innovation and user-centric solutions
One of the first principles for Parallels has been to keep it simple for customers (administrators and end-users).
Moreover, Parallels offers a unified administrator experience that makes it easy for admins to deploy and manage desktops and applications. With our cloud services, we are building a centralized control plane that allows the management of various services via a common management interface.
The Parallels Browser Isolation release plays a vital role in realizing our central hub and spoke model. By addressing critical security perimeters, Parallels Browser Isolation becomes the cornerstone of building a seamless and comprehensive experience that encompasses remote access to all applications used by an organization.
We have a pipeline brimming with exciting innovations, all ensuring that Parallels remains at the forefront of technological advancement.
We assure our users that Parallels is and will be committed to innovation and user-centric solutions in the intersection of cybersecurity and end-user-computing (EUC) areas.
