Commercial Integration Blog

AV Service Agreements: Why Do State Government Agencies Need Them?

Posted by Brad Rojas on May 24, 2017 9:13:00 AM

Preventative maintenance is critical to protecting any investment.  To protect your health you visit the doctor, take vitamins, exercise.  To protect your car you change the oil, rotate the tires, have it inspected.  To protect your house you paint it, clean the gutters, pressure wash.  These fairly simple routines help to ensure that you won’t have an expensive repair or replacement to make down the road.  The AV equipment that your state agency uses is no different. 

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Topics: Maintenance

Commercial Integrators: How Can an Extron Media Processor Help Your Baton Rouge Business?

Posted by Scott Perrilloux on Apr 26, 2017 9:19:00 AM

The ability to stream and display a wide variety of different media is changing the way businesses and other organizations operate.  Using video, displays, and other platforms to communicate and collaborate is providing an entirely new way to share, promote, and operate.  However this new technology is only as good as the delivery method used to distribute it. 

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Topics: Video

Digital Media Streaming Technology for Your Baton Rouge Business

Posted by Brad Rojas on Mar 23, 2017 10:59:46 AM

Digital media streaming has taken over for the long forgotten VCR, quickly fading DVD player, and in many homes cable television.  While the magic of a Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, and Apple TV can put a world of entertainment at your fingertips; digital media streaming has much more potential for your business’ AV assets.  However, just as residential solutions are ineffective for commercial applications, the above mentioned devices won’t cut it for your boardroom and workspace needs.  This is where Crestron’s NVX Series of digital media streaming platforms come in.

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Topics: Brands

What Should Louisiana State Agencies Know About AV?

Posted by Brad Rojas on Mar 7, 2017 1:08:22 PM

Government agencies on the local, state, and federal level are just as dependent on technology as businesses and other organizations.  Having the ability to work effectively, efficiently, and securely has never been more important in both the public and private sectors.  It is for this very reason why AV integration has become a necessity for operational efficacy in terms of collaboration and communication.  However, the complexity of commercial AV implementation has its fair share of challenges. 

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Topics: Government

Baton Rouge AV Design: Why It Should Come Before Construction

Posted by Brad Rojas on Mar 3, 2017 12:21:22 PM

Have you ever packed your car for a trip?  Meticulously choosing the space and orientation for each item, ensuring that everything fits and nothing gets damaged becomes a real-life game of Tetris.  However, it rarely fails; with everything perfectly in its place you close the trunk only to realize you forgot your suitcase.  So much time and effort were spent organizing, but you forgot the most important item, now what?  Building or remodeling a new facility can be the same way.  The plans are drawn up, contractors are hired, ground is broken, but what about the AV needs of the space?  Is this going to be the crammed in suitcase, now full of wrinkled clothes? 

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Topics: AV Design

3 Ways Video Conferencing as a Service Can Help Your Louisiana Business

Posted by Brad Rojas on Feb 24, 2017 10:49:41 AM

We’ve all heard those commercials from car dealers.  They tout leases on brand new cars that give you a payment less than your cable bill each month.  It almost sounds too good to be true, but it’s not.  If you were in the market for a new car but didn’t want to blow your hard earned savings on a high sticker price, or commit to a burdensome note each month, this can be an ideal option.  Wouldn’t it be great if businesses had the same opportunity when it came to technology?

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Topics: Brands

Finding a trusted av consultant in baton rouge

Posted by Brad Rojas on Feb 9, 2017 10:29:59 AM

Finding the right and best technology for your business can be challenging.  What can be an even bigger obstacle is finding the right professionals to design, install, and service it.  This is especially true when it comes to commercial AV and automation projects.  But with a little research, this process can be an easy and smooth one, that makes your organization more productive in the end.  Here are few things to look for in AV consultant.

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Topics: Brands

Boardroom Automation in Baton Rouge: QSC Integrated Systems

Posted by Brad Rojas on Feb 1, 2017 9:32:00 AM

Not long ago when you would pack for a trip you would need to bring along a variety of different devices, each with a different function.  This also meant you would need to pack a number of different chargers, batteries, cables, and other accessories that would quickly monopolize the space in your luggage.  Today however, what once required a suitcase now fits in your pocket, or at the very least a backpack.  Phones, tablets and laptops have replaced the Walkman, portable DVD player, books, magazines and any other gadget you would use to pass the time while traveling.  No more wrestling with random elements that don’t work together and honestly become cumbersome while offering little reward.  Boardroom automation technology has followed a similar pattern.

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Topics: IT Convergence, Brands

Baton Rouge Conference Room Design: Better Meetings with Better Audio

Posted by Brad Rojas on Jan 31, 2017 12:16:30 PM

With the constant innovation of technology, face-to-face meetings are quickly becoming less economical, and less common.  In fact, a study by CMS Wire shows that 95% of those surveyed plan to use other business communication tools in lieu of traditional, in-person meetings.  This means that platforms like video conferencing are becoming more important.  But are your conference rooms and meeting spaces prepared for effective communication? 

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Topics: Audio

AV as a Service: When It Makes More Cents than Buying AV Equipment

Posted by Brad Rojas on Jan 18, 2017 10:11:27 AM

Keeping up with the fast pace of technology can be a challenge; not only from an implementation and execution perspective, but especially from a financial standpoint.  At the same time technology is an expense that can’t go ignored.  However for small to medium sized business, and even larger organizations, having the resources and capital to invest in a state-of-the-art platform can be challenging.  At least it used to be.

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Topics: Brands