Regional, national, and global companies that want a single trusted AV partner haven’t always had many options. Historically, the AV industry was fragmented and primarily comprised of small, regional vendors. Because of this, enterprise-level companies had to string together a network of AV vendors to execute large projects.   But that approach doesn’t scale.    So, we’ve been listening to our enterprise clients to identify what’s most important to them and are transforming our operations to meet their needs better. While our branch model has served AVI very well with the loc ..read more

When AVIXA published its report “Pro AV: Are Women Fully Welcome?” it revealed what many in the industry already knew: women are underrepresented in Pro AV. Various factors contribute to this lack of representation, including pay equity, parental leave, and advancement opportunities.     Yet, when we sat down to talk with a few women on our team recently, another contributing factor quickly emerged: awareness.  Jen Ehland, a Certified Technology Specialist and Design Engineer at AVI Systems, studied Engineering in college but was unaware of careers in the AV industry ..read more

AVI Systems will soon open its newest branch office at 4710 E Elwood St., Ste. 11 in Phoenix, Arizona. The office is scheduled to open in April, however, a team of design engineers, install technicians and sales professionals is already in place to serve the region. Additional career opportunities at the AVI Phoenix location can be viewed here ..read more

At our first AVI LIVE of 2024 (at the beautiful Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta), we asked Kay Sargent, Director of Workplace Thought Leadership at the global design firm HOK, to kick off the event by discussing the future of work. In a thought-provoking style, Kay shared why she believes the modern workplace is at a tipping point.   ..read more

Our sales, field technician, and support teams often work closely with the IT departments of the clients we serve – especially on large-scale implementations. And, in some cases, we find ourselves alongside workplace, real estate, facilities, and other functional leaders to ensure their audiovisual and unified collaboration solution needs are met.   No matter who the client is, AVI carefully examines every solution to ensure IT security requirements meet or exceed expectations.     Recently, we sat down with Josh Braun, AVI’s Vice President of Information Technology, to get ..read more

As a veteran IT leader, I spend a fair amount of time talking to tech executives. In those conversations, a few themes regularly surface at the intersection of IT and audiovisual solutions. So, when AVI Systems asked me to contribute to their blog, I saw it as an opportunity to share some trend predictions with other IT leaders. Following are three ways workplace tech will continue to evolve in 2024 and beyond ..read more

Summary: Learn how to get more from your audiovisual technologies in multi-purpose combine and divide rooms.  ..read more

Summary: If you’re in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin or Minnesota – then there’s an AVI LIVE technology show near you in 2024!  ..read more

Summary: In this post, we summarize the benefits of AVI’s new MTR Pro Advanced Service offering for Microsoft Teams Rooms ..read more

Summary: The following article looks at AVI’s Microsoft Consulting business, Magenium and its new Microsoft Experience Center in Chicago. Learn about Converged Communications and our Microsoft Experience Center in the video below.  ..read more