How Standardized Software Platforms are the Future of Video Over Ethernet By Justin Kennington published 9 January 17 In the realm of the traditional matrix switch, most of the value—where manufacturers spend their resources to differentiate—is centralized in the matrix switch itself.
Isolating Networks For AV System Security By Kevin Gross published 5 December 16 Quick Bio Name: Kevin Gross
Top Systems Integrators Commentary: 2016 Challenges By SCN Staff published 29 November 16 Along with our annual Top 50 Systems Integrators feature, we polled a selection of leading firms on industry topics. What was the biggest business challenge of 2016, and how have you overcome it?
Don't Panic, It's Just a Merger By Tom Stimson published 18 November 16 Rarely does a week go by without a business owner expressing concern to me because he or she heard about a merger in their business space and wonders what it means.
AV Hardware: Vaporizing Into the Cloud By Joey D’Angelo published 27 October 16 In 2011—five years ago to this exact day—I wrote an article titled “The Clouds Are Forming,” which, little did I know at the time, ended up to be very prophetic.
Specifying a Secure AV System By Paul Zielie published 27 October 16 As AV systems are increasingly attaching to enterprise data networks, user organizations expect the network-connected AV system to maintain a security posture in alignment with their security goals.
How to Provide More Precise Proposals By Jeff Greenberg published 27 October 16 Quick Bio Name: Jeff Greenberg
Developing a Strategy for Customer-Centric Sales By R. Randal Riebe published 4 October 16 Are your customers’ and prospects’ expectations vastly different than what they were just a few years ago?
Field Notes from a GVE Upgrade By Bill O’Donnell published 3 August 16 My university was in the process of updating our SQL servers during the spring term, and it came to note that our original version of GVE (v 1.3) was still on an older physical 2008 server.
The Challenge of Succession Planning By Jay B. Myers published 27 June 16 One of the toughest topics to discuss with any small business owner is the idea of succession planning and having a well thought-out exit strategy.
AVI-SPL Sales Summit Keeps Eye on Collaboration By Kelleigh Welch published 12 April 16 AVI-SPL’s annual Sales Acceleration Summit was all about looking to the future this year, specifically when it comes to remaining as one of the industry’s leaders in collaboration design solutions.
Does HDR Really Matter? By Sander Phipps published 29 March 16 What is HDR, and does it matter to the AV and systems integrator market? What do integrators need to know about HDR, so they can advise end users?
Emerging Prospects at Enterprise Connect By Mike Brandes published 23 March 16 Historically, Enterprise Connect (previously Voice Con) was a telecommunications, data, and eventually videoconferencing show primarily for the IT channel, but that has shifted.