FRIDAY15 - Quick Talks on Topical Tech

From pipes to pipe dreams, Brian Tenney of Karpinski Engineering deftly navigates the shifting terrain of Smart Buildings with oodles of practical steps to clinch your smart goals.

What if your security camera could alert you of issues that are uniquely characteristic to your environment? This Friday, Jarrod Miller introduces us to Flex AI, Hanwha Vision America’s new and affordable AI trainer.

This Friday we're feeling sassy about SASE! Learn about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of accessing the network when you are remote, and how a single system protects your assets from the perils of The Edge. Making it sound simple is Alexandra Méhat of Fortinet.

Why ever hardwire a door when you can go wireless?! Learn all about wireless entry solutions with Ashley DeFazio of ASSA ABLOY Group, this Friday at noon.

How inclusive is your environment? How do people with hearing impairments access your resources—and could you make it easier? What do ADA regulations require and what's new in assistive listening?! Kasey Kaumans from Listen Technologies has the answers!

Class 4 Power. Fault Managed Power Systems. You may have heard of these new terms, but do you understand how it is THE sensible way to push power and data to your extended campus applications? Hear it from Rodger Hyle of VoltServer, the pioneers of #DigitalElectricity.

How do you capture vehicle data when your point-of-entry is off the network? How do you ensure coverage for that backend gate of your parking lot or campus? And what can you do with that data? Hear it from Kimberly Hargrove of Genetec, this Friday at noon.

What happens when an AI-native network steers location services? Explore what's possible when you cross intelligent APs with people and assets. 15 sentient minutes with Jamie Sanpietro of Juniper Networks.

What's changed in desk phones since the mass Covid exodus from the office? How have they adapted to hybrid work? Join this frank conversation with Paul Durham of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.

Join us as we celebrate DES' 50th Anniversary and look back at the staggering role of telecommunications in the past half-century. With DES founder and president Bob Dagostino.

Hear how Nureva's conferencing sound bar provides auditory parity — a consistent audio experience for those joining remotely. In this episode we reenact "The Muffled CEO" and "The Back-Turned Professor"! Our partner in conferencing mischief is Adrian Doughty of Nureva Inc.

Every networked camera, sensor, access point and building system is a possible entry point for cyber attack. We are doing cyber warfare this week with Michael Hooper, Director of the OT (Operational Technology) channel at Fortinet.

You're ready to go smart. But what is the actual technology that makes a building do all that data aggregation? That's where our partner smartengine wtec shines. We'll be in conversation with the unflappable Timothy Miscovich this Friday at noon.

How is it “sustainable” when it misses the mark? We ask some tough questions of Beth Eckenrode of AUROS Group and explore how to use data science and building science to get it right from the outset.

From mountains to molehills! Join us to turn the mountains of digital evidence — security camera footage, cellphone videos, 3rd party cameras, docs, emails, request forms... yes a mountain! — into a streamlined workflow. We'll be catching 15-minutes with Bob Curry of Genetec this Friday at noon.