I’m sure you’re all pretty sick of hearing about convergence. It’s been the buzzword from InfoComm, NSCA and most of our major publications for, oh, the last decade. IT is coming! Convergence is upon us! Adapt or die! The clarion call has been shouted from rooftops, proclaimed in industry classes and discussed endlessly — in roundtables and keynotes and blog upon blog. To an average integrator, this tintinnabulation has echoed falsely in our everyday work life. Sure, we meet with more IT guys than general facilities guys these days, and yeah, once in a while an IT firm shows up at an AV project pre-bid, but the wholesale takeover of our industry as predicted has simply not come to pass. It’s not that big a deal. Okay, business has slowed some places for integrators, but it’s the economy, right? Things are down all over!
It’s the Little Things
“Oh CRAP! AV Month is half over?? I’m not ready. We forgot to make plans! We haven’t done ANYTHING!” For years, I’ve heard (and occasionally uttered) this manic refrain once October rolls around – though back in the day it was more like “Oh CRAP! AV Week was last week?? We missed it.” The fact … Read more