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Barcode tracking your AV gear
With expensive AV gear getting lost all the time, you need to start tracking your assets perfectly. That’s where barcode tracking becomes important.
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The benefits of a remote equipment management tool
Equipment management is challenging at the best of times. And these are certainly not the best of times: we’re in the new normal, where we have to work remotely whenever this global pandemic forces us to because close physical contact is actually dangerous. Brrr.
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How item availability makes the life of an equipment manager easier
‘Item availability' is a key phrase in any equipment manager’s dictionary. Carefully handling equipment, meticulous tagging, setting up a modern equipment room chock full of high-quality gear. It would not matter much when you weren't sure whether everything is available...
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How to wrap cables, two techniques that work
People wrap cables in a dozen different ways, and 10 of them are wrong. Chances are you have dabbled in some poor cable wrapping in your lifetime - hopefully not with expensive cables in professional settings.
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Is your AV equipment in tune for the new semester?
So, you set up operations at the equipment room during the summer, thinking it would work for the entire school year… but it didn’t.
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Cable management best practices for the AV industry
This blog bundles some best practices for cable management that we learned from our specialist customers in the AV industry.
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How to set up a hybrid equipment room
A hybrid equipment room is exactly what you need to strike the perfect balance between oversight & flexibility. Take these steps for a flawless experience!
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5 simple ways to avoid your camera from being lost
Expensive AV equipment gets lost all the time. Don't let this happen when there are 5 simple ways to avoid this. Find out more!
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How to keep students accountable when they're using AV gear
Are students renting your AV equipment? Do you want to make gear management more effective & structured? Read our best practices to use this semester!
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How to organize gear maintenance and repair
AV equipment ain’t cheap. Add the costs of avoidable repairs and lost projects, and you have a recipe for frustration, budget issues, and even reputational damage. Making your stuff last and squeezing every drop of value out of it means knowing what you have, its condition, and how to organize it to keep it all in tip-top shape, 24/7.
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How to make a business case for new gear
So, your favorite brand has a new camera out – and it won’t come cheap. What’s the best way to prove to the decision-makers in your company that it should be purchased?
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The essentials of AV inventory management
Equipment managers basically have one mission: get all the gear back in the right place at the right time in good shape. “Those are in fact several missions,” any assertive equipment manager would say. “And there are more.” This short blog, however, sticks to that one base topic: how do you make a well-functioning equipment room?
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