The Age of Artificial intelligence is changing more than applications — it is reshaping how IT organizations design networks, choose cloud strategies, modernize communications and control costs.

Join Parallel Technologies, powered by Bridgepointe, for an exclusive, in-person forum at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium’s Africa Event Center, where we will examine how AI-driven shifts across vendors, platforms, and infrastructure are creating both pressure and opportunity for IT leaders.

This is not about building AI workflows.

It is about understanding how AI is influencing the systems you already manage — and how to use that shift to improve performance, reduce complexity, and operate more efficiently.

Drawing from thousands of real-world customer engagements, we will share what we are seeing across IT environments: where organizations are simplifying their architecture, consolidating vendors, improving resiliency, and unlocking new performance — often while reducing spend.

You’ll gain:

• Insight into how increased workloads and security concerns are impacting networks, cloud, and business communications

• Real-world examples of increasing performance while reducing operational drag

• Strategies to simplify vendor ecosystems and lower complexity
  

• Perspective on evolving cost structures and smarter consumption models

• Direct access to experts who can help you problem-solve live

• Meaningful networking with IT leaders navigating similar challenges

You will leave with practical clarity on how to prepare your organization for AI-driven change — and how to achieve more with the resources you already have.

We’ll wrap up the event with a guided animal encounter—an engaging, interactive experience that adds a memorable close to a business-focused afternoon.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served as you connect with peers, exchange ideas, and leave with practical insights you can apply immediately—along with a stronger foundation for smarter, more sustainable technology decisions.