Microsoft and Parallels are investing $5 million to accelerate cloud services in the healthcare sector.
To do so, it has teamed up with technology company Parallels, a company renowned for developing software on Mac computers.
With the aim of speeding up cloud services in the health sector, Microsoft and Parallels will invest up to $5 million in product development, professional services, joint sales and marketing.
The Parallels and Microsoft Health Community Cloud Automation Partnership will grant key stakeholders immediate access to critical information, including doctors, health administrators and insurance providers.
John Zanni, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing and Alliances, believes that the health sector has a lot to gain from cloud services, saying “Parallels and Microsoft will help accelerate this move with an end-to-end solution that service providers can use.” He added “We will work both with emerging cloud providers and established ones”