At InfoComm, CompTIA is sponsoring an IT Solutions Pavilion in booth #993. Top IT product, service and solution companies will be on hand, including Autotask, Barrister Global Services Network, ExchangeDefender, Field Solutions, InFocus, Level Platforms, N-able Technologies, Ricoh and Tigerpaw Software.
We’re also sponsoring four educational sessions:
- “Using the Cloud to Improve AV Systems”, set for 10:30 a.m. on June 15, is intended to educate attendees on how to use cloud computing to augment AV systems.
- “Owing the Cloud” at 12:30 p.m. on June 15 will offer advice on how to build a private cloud for customers; how to partner to deliver cloud services; and examine the factors that enter into the build-vs.-buy debate.
- At 10:30 a.m. on June 16, “Help Desk Solutions” will explain how the IT help desk works and how AV can become an essential element of help desk services.
- “IT Scheduled Replacement Planning” will focus on how IT departments plan and budget to replace electronic equipment. The session is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on June 16.
STEP to Guide Green Practices for AV and IT
CompTIA is engaged with InfoComm’s Sustainable Technology Environments Program (STEP), an effort by manufacturers, designers, integrators, programmers and the users of technology to guide project and building owners to implement best practices for green AV and IT and to promote sustainable use of technology.
InfoComm has completed significant work on the universal and AV specific components of STEP, focused on the electronic systems that operate within sustainable buildings. CompTIA now is active in developing parts of the framework specific to IT, such as data centers and the cloud; the role of managed services, including managed print services; cabling; and product end-of-life issues.
