Daily Download Thursday February 13, 2020

Change of Season

IT AV 37: Sean Reid, Chris Fitzsimmons and Michael Drainer join host Tim Albright talking about artificial intelligence. Sean Reid starts off talking about where AI fits within the AV and IT space.

Host: Tim Albright Guests:

Sean Reid – Astroman AV

Chris Fitzsimmons – Biamp

Michael Drainer – Drainer Technologies

Links to sources:

Wired – Artificial Intelligence in the IT…

.@Atlona appoints Grupo ABSA as commercial AV distributor in Mexico

Grupo ABSA has built a strong customer base in the industrial, datacom and electrical markets

Atlona, a Panduit company, has appointed Grupo ABSA as its commercial AV distribution partner across a broad swath of Mexico, covering 14 major metropolitan regions including Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Juarez, Mexico City, Monterrey and Tijuana. Grupo ABSA will focus on growing Atlona’s brand…

Daily Download Wednesday October 9, 2019

Comrades-in-Solutions

EDTech 77: Bill O’Donnel is joined by Scott Tiner, Ernie Bailey and Rob Rasberry talking about bridging the gap between AV and IT departments. Ernie Bailey starts off talking about the impact of learning the systems and training together to become a more cohesive unit to assist with campus systems.

Host: Bill O’Donnell Guests:

Scott Tiner – Scott on Twitter

Ernie…

IT and AV comes together for collaboration with ViewSonic displays. #AVTweeps

ViewSonic helps IT and AV work together

BREA, Calif. – ViewSonic, a leading global provider of display solutions, is addressing the convergence of audio-visual and information technology teams that is now a central aspect of creating integrated solutions for collaboration and organizational productivity. The boundaries between these two functions continue to blur as they and solutions…

EDTech 77: AQ-AV and AVUG form a partnership, building synergy between AV and IT departments, and looking at AV as a service in the classroom.

I Plead The Fifth

The main trio returns to the show to discuss the latest news and stories affecting the higher education side of AV.

The AV User Group and The Association for Quality in Audiovisual have announced a partnership to assist AVUG members with training and certification. How standards and certification affects what goes into designing and putting solutions into a classroom.

W…

Architech 4: Building a technology team, balancing form and function, and learning to speak IT and AV fluently.

Getting The Band Back Together

On this episode of Architech, we sit down with Brad Kult from HGAabout his journey into the architecture world and how it has crossed over with the AV Industry. We talk about the process of building a technology team for your projects and the benefits of an internal technology team, what goes into balancing form and function, and how to train yourself to speak…

ResiWeek 175: The opportunities for the residential market within InfoComm 2019's doors.

More Than Just Another Show InfoComm 2019 is finally here! We talk right above the show floor about the residential offerings that InfoComm has to offer. We talk to Ken Eagle from Atlona, Alesia Hendley from Access Networks and Taft Strickland from Just Add Power about what the industry has done to attract dealers into commercial space. We also discuss the unique offerings of the show, the best…