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Patrick Murray interviews Fred Loucks about... How management will replace control in AV integration... How hardware manufacturers can modernize their business by moving to a subscription model and why they should... How to make the software delivery process as simple as installing hardware. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fred Loucks, CTO of Level 3 Audiovisual, takes us on his white-whale journey to answer one question: How do you get visibility of audiovisual systems at scale? We learn some cool new phrases like "Automated remediation" and "Signatures of common issues" while digging deep into... Program Management from designing, deploying and updating with a focus on administration. How programming let him rollout 3000 Zoom Rooms in two weekends with a one-man team. The real costs of downtime and disruptions i...
AJ Thompson is Vice President of Cloud Driven Solutions and provides a range of services including SaaS platforms, Consulting, and App Development Interview Highlights AJ was previously on the podcast in Episode 35 Cloud Driven Solutions offers a meeting and agenda management application that integrates with AV systems Scaling was the biggest challenge when going to market Expects an open source AV control system is inevitable Mentioned In This Episode AMX, Crestron, QSys, BrightSign Hosted on A...
Wes Hatchett is CEO of ControlEnvy . ControlEnvy is an open-source software based control system. Wes and the ControlEnvy team were one of the first podcast interviews in Epsiode 6 . Interview Highlights Can run on Android. Has a setup configuration interface that includes troubleshooting and debug tools. Chose to focus on Android because it continues to outpace even laptops in processing power. Sample application: Google Pixel 4a installed in a rack connected via WiFi. A Mac Mini can also be us...
Stephen Von Takach CIO at PlaceOS placeos.com PlaceOS ties together drivers into systems by running functions on a scalable cluster of computing resources. Similar to how AWS Lambda works. Constraints allow creativity to blossom. Drivers can exist in multiple systems. Logic is system specific. Built on Crystal-lang, similar to ruby, but type-checked. https://crystal-lang.org PlaceOS started in AV integration but, because they can integrate with anything, it has evolved to focus on workplace expe...
USC tasked Joe Way, Director of Learning Environments, to create the single best IT Department in all of academia. Joe tells about what it was like to achieve that vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Anton Karsten helps me understand: How web browsers work Some history of HTML and browsers The problem with frameworks Choosing frameworks Single Page Apps vs Server-Driven Architecture Using Javascript for AV Control and Automation Advantages of Typescript Organizing Project Teams Dealing With Different Devices How Large Companies Set User Experience Standards HTML, CSS, Javascript, Angular, Vue, React, PHP, Saas, Webpack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
A conversation with Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts about: Why I stopped podcasting Focusing on complex systems The effect of software tools on AV projects What developers need to succeed How tech managers are forcing change Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Highlights From This Episode… A great way to learn AV is to start on the end user/technology owner side. High Speed Internet at home was the spark for growth in AV. Keep a portfolio of your work and recommendations to present at job interviews. Study personal branding to improve your social media effectiveness. Social media is about building relationships by sharing information. Mentioned In This Episode… Altcomm New York Giants William Paterson University Picturetel Polycom RCM Technologies Sta...
Highlights From This Episode… AV focuses on the creative side of technology. That’s what separates us from IT; We help people tell their story and communicate ideas. We can improve our offerings by looking at every step of the delivery and use lifecycles. A short training after the install isn’t enough. System thinking includes considering every “user” in the supply and use chain. A company’s intentions are communicated at all of these touch-points. To be scalable, standards are required. Best p...
Highlights From This Episode… Handle change orders by presenting the facts and explaining why there is a cost associated with the request. Create new business by introducing yourself to customers already working with someone in case they need an alternative someday. How to do a good site survey is an important part of AV sales training. Sales teams need to respect engineering teams. The information Sales gives to engineering determines the success of a project. Don’t engineer without a budget. S...
Highlights From This Episode… Bring up security early in the process. IT is often treated as an afterthought in AV. Assess the impact of each device being comprised. Consider access for each device. Who? How? Why? Least resource or least route? Consider if network connectivity is really needed for each device. Perform role-playing to get better perspective of what a malicious actor could do. Assess if users can accidentally cause a security breach, such as plugging in unkown USB sticks. VLAN hea...
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Highlights From This Episode… Knowledge of industry is a good indicator of potential success. Knowing the end customer and distribution channels is important. Knowing the market is not so important - that will be learned through the development process. The Business Canvas is a 9 step process that can help determine the initial features of an app should be. Creating functional prototypes that really represent the finished product (as opposed to wireframes) before writing any code, always exposes...
Highlights From This Episode… 2015 Open Internet Bill Protects Browser Based Internet Traffic, but excludes VPN's, Hardware Codecs and IoT Devices Relying on the internet to provide a service introduces a 3rd party (the ISP). Contracts should consider reflecting this. CA requirement for no default passwords goes into effect January 1st, 2020. Mentioned In This Episode… TEECOM, Zoom, Barco Overture, Utelolgy, Extron, University Of California Merced, Santa Clara University Hosted on Acast. See aca...
I met AJ Thompson from the LearnAVProgramming.com website. He enrolled in a bunch of courses over the past few years and we recently exchanged some emails where he told me about some interesting solutions he is working on. He tells us about what it takes to move from traditional AV programming to modern software tools and more importantly - why you would want to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Today’s guest is Co-founder and VP of business development at Global Cache. Global Cache makes connectivity products that let programmers like me control and automate pretty much anything using whatever software we like. In an industry full of propriertary solutions, this is quite the unique approach. That’s why I am really looking forward to learning a lot today from Robin Ford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
I have the honour of having Two cyber security experts on the show today. Dr Jonathan Butts is a retired Air Force officer who among many other roles served as Research Director at the Air Force Center for Cyberspace Research. Billy Rios has held security positions with companies like Ernst & Young, Verisign and Microsoft. He probably had one of the coolest sounding job titles as Google’s Security Ninja. Both Jonathan and Billy are currently Managing Partners at QED Secure Solutions, whose m...
Vangelis Mihalopoulos has a background in software engineering and product marketing and startup investing. He is currently CEO and founder of yodeck. a digital signage management platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Peter Krogh is a photographer and author the DAM book, Digital Asset Management aka the bible on digital photography. His currently the Acting Director of Digital Strategy at History Factory where he integrates storytelling, web-based media publishing and digital preservation into a seamless user experience. I am really looking forward to hearing more about how he uses technology to tell stories and preserve the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Thomas Walter is the Strategic Product Marketing Manager for NEC Display Solutions Europe where he also served as product manager for public display solutions. He’s also served as Product and Sales Manager for Sanyo Sales & Marketing Europe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bruno Napoli has a background in the Home Cinema scene in Paris, France. Which over the years, evolved into luxury smart home integration. He is a columnist for Smart Integrations Mag and served as co-founder of Krika, a remote monitoring platform for integrated AV and smart home systems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Dodd has an extended background in training and has served on the board of Cedia and as Director of Education. He was Co-founder of smart home and residential integration company thinkingbrinks and is currently Managing Director of Clavia - a coaching and training development company that creates e-learning videos and explainer animations for the AV industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today’s episode is a little different. Instead of interviewing a person, we review a University project that is changing it’s traditional control systems to Raspberry Pi’s and Raspberry Pi Touchscreens. Joining us from the Brigham Young University OIT AV Services team to discuss this project are Daniel Wells: Director of AV Engineering, Brad Streeter: Chief Engineer and Joe Blodgett: Primary Developer of the open source AV control and management solution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Andrew Page has been working at Cornell University for over 16 years and currently Manager of Integrated Audio and Video Engineering. He has experience designing and delivering for unified communications, digital signage, video conferencing, web conferencing, content delivery networks, webcasting, and video platform services as well as cloud based solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mike Adams got his start as a Sales and Support Consultant for Apple, and has held several marketing and management positions for AV manufacturers like Polycom and integration companies such as Videonations and Vega Global. He’s also served as a startup mentor and is currently EMEA channel manager at Zoom. Zoom is a software defined video collaboration solution in use by over 700,000 companies and millions of users including myself and this podcast. All of our remote interviews are recorded with...
Episode 23: Shane Springer On Human Centered Design And The Mythical Zero Punch List ProjectShane Springer of OneWorkplace got his start in theatre lighting and sound before moving on to be an AV technician, programmer and engineer. He is also a member of the Leadership Committee for the Association for Quality in AudioVisual ( AQAV.org ), where he has also served on the organizations’ Steering Committee for several years If that isn’t enough, he’s also designed and implemented the Quality Assur...
Carlos Martinez has held AV and telecommunications positions at some well known companies like, Juniper Networks, Zynga, Tesla and Uber. He was responsible for expanding the use of software codecs into quite a large operation environment at Uber. He is currently Co-founder and Director of Business Operations at Lumibild, a custom AV design and integration company in Silicon Valley that specializes in software codecs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dave Hatz guest started his career at Disney World Technical Services where he learned about integrating show control with AMX systems. He’s held several other positions in lighting and sound before zeroing in on AV programming and project engineering at Roscor Corporation and currently AVI Systems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Patrick Murray started his career as a freelance service technician. Moving up to serve the industry in various roles, as a systems engineer, a control systems programmer and finally pursuing his entrepreneurial spirit by starting an independent programming company. He has been in business for over thirteen years and he’s grown to become an educator, a software developer, an inventor, an online marketer and a podcaster. His extensive experience in major control system platforms as well as other ...
