The basic fact of technology convergence is the digitization of analog AV products and solutions. It is the least transforming aspect of the technology convergence process, and most manufacturers have adapted rather swiftly.
The deepest changes have come from the dissolution of the walls that compartmentalized technology silos, such as security, audiovisual, low-voltage applications (structured wiring), telephone systems, and IP telephony. These critical applications converge over the IT network for easier implementation and management.
Traditionally self-contained AV rooms are turned into nodes on organization-wide IT infrastructures.
Consequently, the systems they are outfitted with are required to be designed and configured to operate and be managed from the central IT backbone in order to integrate seamlessly with the overall communications infrastructure.
When reading this and turning this convergence into reality you can look at the integration curve as designed by MII (see picture)
By moving your AV infrastructure from stand alone components into a completely managed integrated environment you can increase availability of the total infrastructure against lower costs. It also give an organization new ways to communicate (content can be shared more easy since everything is integrated into 1 managed environment)
Doing so however requires some knowledge when designing. Not all equipment can be attached to a networked environment (your stand alone projector would not fit in). Also when managing this using your IT management environment some custom made adjustments might be needed. This asks for a strong collaboration between the group managing the IT environment and the group managing the AV environment. However it is worth makingthe investment and create a platform that gives you not just somenew opportunities or cost savings but a fundament for the near future as well
Posts
View Ben Loos's profile
Geen opmerkingen:
Een reactie posten