If you’ve ever stepped away from your desk and come back to a yellow status in Microsoft Teams, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common questions users ask. The quick answer. Microsoft Teams changes your status from “Available”...
For years, the org chart told the story clearly enough. IT managed the network. Physical security managed the cameras, the access control, and the emergency notification systems. And for the most part, they stayed in their lanes. But today,...
You spent six figures on a camera system. You have 4K resolution, wide-angle lenses covering every blind spot, and a VMS that your integrator swore was "enterprise-grade." And then an incident happened. The footage was there. The detection event...
The badge reader is Facilities' problem. The DVR in the server closet is Security's problem. The network everything runs on? That's yours. This is where Cloud AI physical security come together. And it was a main point behind Liberty’s...
Learn how IT leaders can transition conference rooms from Zoom and Microsoft Teams to Visio as organizations rethink collaboration platforms and digital sovereignty.
As France moves away from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of Visio, IT leaders face new challenges in conference room design. Here’s a practical guide to migrating meeting spaces for security, flexibility, and long-term control.
Tim Albright explores how modern AV infrastructure and Crestron’s latest collaboration ecosystem are helping IT and AV teams manage meeting room technology at scale.
A proposal working its way toward an FCC vote has broad implications for the 900 MHz spectrum that powers smart building systems and secondary GPS.
UPCOMING DEADLINE: The FCC’s March 26th open meeting is days away. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
TYou already know the help desk ticket volume. You've seen the frantic emails from faculty five minutes before a lecture. You've done the walk of shame across campus to reboot a control panel that decided today was not going...
For years, AV over IP has been one of the most talked-about transitions in the professional AV industry. But if the conversations at ISE 2026 were any indication, the discussion is changing. The question is no longer whether AV...
Tim Albright is the founder of AVNation and is the driving force behind the AVNation network. He carries the InfoComm CTS, a B.S. from Greenville College and is pursuing an M.S. in Mass Communications from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. When not steering the AVNation ship, Tim has spent his career designing systems for churches both large and small, Fortune 500 companies, and education facilities.