AI and AV 2024 Highlights: Avocor Overview
In the evolving landscape of work, Avocor, a company specialising in the UC (Unified Communications) space, is focusing on collaborative workplace solutions. This shift comes as organisations worldwide re-evaluate their workplaces in light of remote working, leading to new meeting room layouts and an increase in the adoption of UC platforms for hybrid meetings.
At the heart of this transformation is Avocor's FUSE technology, a cloud-based remote management tool integrated into their displays. This innovation allows for configuration, management, and analysis, while also being designed to easily integrate with preferred BMS (Building Management Systems), reducing complexity.
FUSE provides numerous benefits for sustainability. By remotely monitoring devices and feeding information to IT or facilities managers, it allows for the identification of system errors and remote troubleshooting, thus reducing the need for on-site visits. Moreover, FUSE enables managers to gain usage insights into how displays are being used remotely, aiding in optimising resources.
With FUSE, managers can see data from multiple technologies across a campus in one single interface, simplifying the management of AV systems. This cloud-based management also allows for easier deployment, maintenance, and scaling of AV infrastructure across multiple locations without the need for heavy on-site IT support.
Maureen Schmidt, Vice President of Sales, America at Avocor, emphasises the significant role AI and cloud technologies will play in transforming the Pro AV (Professional Audio-Visual) industry. AI-powered tools integrated with cloud platforms will improve real-time collaboration, making meetings and presentations more interactive and efficient.
AI can also enable AV devices to offer smarter functionalities such as voice and gesture recognition, automated content suggestions, and adaptive video/audio optimization, enhancing the user experience. Furthermore, these technologies will simplify management and scalability, providing data-driven insights to optimise AV system utilisation and performance.
As we look towards the future, these developing technologies will play a significant role in promoting sustainability. The cloud has become a vital component of Avocor's service offerings, and its remote management tools are essential for organisations to understand the ROI when assessing and making decisions about technology investments.
In 2024, 30 AV/IT thought leaders will discuss hybrid work, while there are 15 manufacturers, 15 thought leaders on esports, 15 thought leaders on next-gen audio, 28 thought leaders on visualization technologies, and 15 thought leaders on streaming technologies contributing to this technological revolution.
In conclusion, Maureen Schmidt envisions that AI and cloud together will drive a shift towards more intelligent, flexible, and user-friendly Pro AV solutions, enabling businesses to deliver more engaging and efficient communication experiences.
- Avocor's FUSE technology, a cloud-based remote management tool, integrates artificial intelligence features to improve real-time collaboration and offer smarter functionalities.
- In the Pro AV industry, Maureen Schmidt foresees the significant role of AI and cloud technologies, increasing the use of data-and-cloud-computing to provide data-driven insights for optimizing AV system utilization and performance, ultimately leading to more intelligent and user-friendly solutions.
