Handling AV Operations as a team Anton Zeiher, MBA SARS-COVID or COVID-19 will be etched into the minds and memories of a generation of people worldwide. Never before has a virus literally been able to shut down the world in such a way as this virus has and left such chaos behind it. The way... Read More
5 things you do not want to miss from may 1. Heather Sidorowics releases ‘True tales from Women in AV’ “I have to admit, if you were a man, I would have signed the agreement by now. “ Read more 2. SCN welcomes the 2021 call of “the Nine2 “This year, many of these new... Read More
AV & IT Debate James King This month’s theme is AV&IT. As you might be well aware there is a divide in the AV community on if AV is IT or if AV is not IT. If you are unaware of this divide please check out BC Hatchett’s April article “AV is IT Versus AV... Read More
Embrace Being an Information Technology Integrator Mike Pedersen, CTS-D, CTS-I “The world has changed. I see it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, For none now live who remember it.” Galadriel, Opening to the movie The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship... Read More
AV and IT – Building different parts of the same sandcastle. Director of Multimedia Services, California Baptist University It doesn’t feel like very long ago we were having the debate about where audiovisual equipment fell in with the IT world. And not long before that, the debate didn’t even exist. I got into the AV... Read More
Facebook Twitter Youtube Google AV and IT: Stronger Together! This month’s article is By Lisa Stephens and Rebecca V. Frazee of FLEXspace.org, featuring guest contributors Noah Holm from University of Minnesota, Adam Pellittieri from University at Buffalo, Andrea Mayer from Wolfvision and Don Merritt from University of Central Florida. To browse details, images, floorplans and more from spaces featured in this column, plus hundreds... Read More
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Do you know what AV & IT both have? CX! Jimmie Singleton The great debate of whether AV is IT. I don’t know if this is a debate that I have much of an opinion on, but I do enjoy watching the battle rage on from a distance. What I care about more though is... Read More
One Simple Thing #5 – How to work with the IT team Craig Shibley, MBA, CTS The debate of whether AV is IT rages on, but we are not here to discuss that specifically. Here are a few tips and tools to make sure the communication flows well between the AV and IT teams: Get... Read More
Converting Your AV Spending from CapEx to OPEX Joe Way, PhD, CTS We are IT. Simple. Get over it. We are. Yes, we are intrinsically different in that rather than pushing around ones and zeros, we deliver content and experience. However, our vehicles for doing so are fundamentally ingrained into standard IT protocols and practices.... Read More
AV Superfriends: On Topic IS AV Part of IT? Originally recorded April 16, 2021Is AV part of IT? It’s a topic that keeps coming up in the larger higher ed AV circle and it’s the focus of our discussion this month. Did you know there are still schools out there who don’t consider their AV... Read More