Bridging the Gap: ITSM Tools for AV and IT

Over the past several months at my institution, we have been implementing a new Information Technology Service Management Tool (ITSM). After looking at several different products, we chose to go forward with TeamDynamix. The cost is reasonable (not cheap, but reasonable), even for small higher ed institutions (like us). Cost was a factor in our […]

Bridging the Gap: ITSM Tools for AV and IT

An IT Degree in an AV World?

By Tom Kehr Almo Pro A/V “A degree in computer science for AV support?” was a question posed in response to a LinkedIn job posting for an AV support engineer (I’m listing only the first five bullet points): Minimum Requirements. The candidate for the position of AV support engineer must meet the following qualifications: Bachelor’s […]

An IT Degree in an AV World?

Bittree Intros Fiber-Optic Feed-Through Patch Panel Enclosure

Bittree today announced the launch of the DSFB124NL Series, its next-generation patch panel enclosures. The feed-through, slide-out enclosure solution is designed for customers managing interconnections and cross-connections within IT closets and data centers, as well as in TV and radio facilities, recording studios, sports and live event venues and various commercial AV architectures. The first […]

Bittree Intros Fiber-Optic Feed-Through Patch Panel Enclosure

AV -Is- Making the Comeback With IT (and IoT)

OK, so before you go saying AV/IT and the -c- word (over ten years going now) is here, hold on a minute. I read in many corners of the industry, as well as hear the discussions that AV – we still have a problem. IT is laying in wait and even moving into our territory to do […]

AV -Is- Making the Comeback With IT (and IoT)

con·ver·gence — Part 3: Partnerships and a Technology Spectrum View

It’s mid-2015 and I believe in terms of what I’m hearing lately we have arrived at convergence, although I’m not sure that all in the industry agree quite yet. However, in supposing that we have arrived closer to that point of being there, it’s still only part of the overall equation. As an industry — […]

con·ver·gence — Part 3: Partnerships and a Technology Spectrum View

con·ver·gence — Part 2: Going Way Beyond the Talk

I wrote a blog back in September of last year, con·ver·gence, which began this way: The premise of AV and IT convergence is simple, two separate realms of technology come together as a single entity to expand the industry’s capabilities to satisfy full-scale technology needs of the end user. In this day and age the […]

con·ver·gence — Part 2: Going Way Beyond the Talk

Weekly Wrap-Up 10.17.14 | ISE 2015 Registration, AV/IT Convergence, Social Media & Customer Service and more!

Miss anything last week? Here are the six stories we think you shouldn’t miss. Catch up on each story below for last week’s top headlines. Disruptive Forces: The Leaders Speak – Mark Loney, StarLeaf Android Signage Goes Dual Screen With VIA ALTA DS 2 Registration Opens for Integrated Systems Europe AV Buddy Pro: An In […]

Weekly Wrap-Up 10.17.14 | ISE 2015 Registration, AV/IT Convergence, Social Media & Customer Service and more!

The State of AV/IT Convergence

Back in the spring of this year I had the idea to write a piece on AV/IT convergence, and where I felt we were at with the concept as an industry. I have seen glimpses of convergence in different segments of the AV and low voltage worlds, and it seemed like it was possible to […]

The State of AV/IT Convergence

The Michelangelo Effect — Part A: Nine Points to the New Renaissance of AV/IT and Convergence

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, well-known as just Michelangelo, was possibly the most renowned artist of the Renaissance. Along with Leonardo and Raphael, they represented artistic pinnacles only to be imitated, but not perfected by other artists. Michelangelo’s body of work was incomparable, and all anyone else could hope to do was duplicate his greatness. […]

The Michelangelo Effect — Part A:  Nine Points to the New Renaissance of AV/IT and Convergence